Easter egg recipes: Use leftover chocolate to create great desserts

Easter is over but you’ve got lots of Easter eggs left. You’re not alone. Here are some ways to help you clear out your chocolate stash in the most tasty way.

Use leftover Easter eggs to make a chocolate hazelnut cake.

Easter might be over for another year but the evidence of the happy holiday remain — leftover Easter eggs.

Instead of trying to hide it from the kids (or yourselves) so you don’t go into a chocolate coma every day, taste.com.au has come up with a few dessert ideas. Take them to the office or to school holiday outings and share the sweet treats.

Some of these clearly use Easter eggs but for the recipes that say to add milk or dark chocolate, just substitute with the leftover choccy. You won’t regret it!

Just click on the links below for the top 10 recipes.

1. Easter bunny milkshakes

2. Easter egg mousse

3. Chocolate hazelnut cake

4. Mini Easter cheesecakes

Use some little Easter eggs to make these cheesecakes.

5. 3-ingredient Easter egg brownie

6. Soft-centred chocolate Easter egg puddings

7. Chocolate Easter trifle

Create this gorgeous Easter egg trifle.

8. Easter egg tart

9. Rich chocolate Easter egg tart

10. Coconut caramel mud cake with Easter egg filling

For more dessert recipes, go to taste.com.au

Originally published as Easter egg recipes: Use leftover chocolate to create great desserts