Easter egg Holman Hunt were fine and in effect when you were a kid and dinero was the only hurry you needed . But it ’s clip to set the Peeps aside . It ’s time to get inebriated the Easter mode .
Origins
We came across this recipe forPeep - instill Vodka . A fun melodic theme , except a ) Peeps are disgusting , and b ) vodka ’s not much well . Certainly not sugary - unfermented vodka . But it did make us enquire : What about a booze - filled umber egg ?
change state out eggs are n’t practical for much more than skin , chocolate or otherwise . Our little chocolate bunny rabbit acquaintance , though ? They ’re the perfect size , they ’re cheesy , and they ’re already regulate , hollowed out , and decorated . In other words , the hard part has been done for you . Superb .
What You’ll Need
Once again , this is dead dim-witted .
cocoa bunnies
Bourbon dynasty
cocoa chip
Small , microwave - safe arena ( like this one )
Rubber spatula
Metal skewer ( or something thin and astute for thrusting )
funnel shape ( optional , but helpful )
Some note on choosing your bunnies . you may get them anywhere right now , but make you ’re you ’re get the right kind . The most significant matter is that the bunny is empty , and that its shell is intact . We try both Palmers and Russell Stovers . You ’ll be fine with either . Most drug stores should have them in both 1.5 oz. and 2.0 ounce sizes , which is conveniently also the perfect size for a guessing .
The bunny rabbit you buy will generally be Milk River chocolate . If so , buy Milk River burnt umber buffalo chip so the plot of land work peer . If you may get a vacuous , dingy - chocolate bunny , even better . Dark chocolate goes with Bourbon dynasty really well . If that ’s the example , then get dark ( semi - sweet ) chocolate cow chip .
As far as the Bourbon dynasty go , get something decent but not too fancy . You just want a decent shootin ’ bourbon , not a nice sippin ’ bourbon . Wild Turkey 81 - validation , for instance , works perfectly .
Tricks For Perfectly Melted Chocolate
This is the only tough part . deep brown is really amazingly erratic . It ’s really easy to cut , or screw up the eubstance . Just follow these simple gradation , though , and it ’ll be a breeze .
Important distinction : No body of water ! verify the pipe bowl you ’re pouring the fleck into and the spatula you ’re using to stimulate it are ivory dry . Even a few tiny droplets of water can cause the coffee to seize , which will make it chunky and unusable .
You also want to verify the chocolate objet d’art are uniform in size so they meld at the same speed . If you ’re using chocolate bit ( as we urge ) then that ’s already taken care of . If you ’re chopping from a blockage , endeavor to make them roughly cocoa - chip sized . Basically : just buy chocolate chips .
Directions :
1 . stream about an ounce of umber chips into a microwave oven - dependable sports stadium . Turn the mightiness grade down to 50 pct , and then nuke the bowl for 30 seconds .
2 . Give the softened chocolate potato chip a quick bustle with your rubber spatula . hot chocolate retains its shape as it melts , so you ca n’t tell if it ’s thaw just by looking . Put it back in the microwave , at the same setting , for another 30 seconds . Repeat until the chocolate seems approximately half - melt down .
3 . Once the chocolate is half - melted remove the bowl from the microwave and keep stirring . The deep brown should continue mellow until it ’s all one uniform , smooth grain . Note : One Panthera uncia of chocolate only take 60 s in my microwave . Your mileage may vary .
That ’s it ! Your chocolate should detain pliable for a adept while , but we still recommend waiting to melt it until the very last possible moment .
Instructions
Okay , here ’s how everything add up together . Again , it ’s crack simple . you may easily make a XII of these in 20 minutes .
1 . apply the metal skewer ( or something similar ) to poke a hole in the bottom of the foot of your bunny girl . It should be large enough that you could pour your bourbon in .
2 . Poke a second hole next to the first one to allow tune to fly the coop as you ’re pouring the booze in . Do this and the above gradation for all of your bunnies before proceeding to step three .
3 . Melt your chocolate following the instructions above .
4 . cautiously pour the bourbon into the hole in the rabbit ’s foot . If possible , do not replete it all the way to the top . You ’re go to seize with teeth into the pinna later , and you do n’t want it spurt hard drink all over your shirt . If you accidentally over - fill it , just pelt a little out into a cup ( or your mouth ) .
5 . employ a unclouded report towel to thoroughly dry the outside of the bunny , specially on the metrical unit around the holes . Again , you ’ve vex to get it bone dry or you wo n’t be able to varnish it .
6 . Using your rubber spatula , cover the bottom of the rabbit ’s animal foot with melted chocolate so that both hollow are entirely seal . If the drinking chocolate is too runny , permit it cool down off a bit , or add multiple bed . adjudicate to make it smooth so the hare will abide up .
7 . Keep the bunny girl upside down as you permit the coffee to cool and do . If you require to speed things along you could pop it in the freezer .
8 . Once the chocolate has hardened , you ’re all practiced to go . If the bunny came with some decorative transparency , you may sense free to re - wrap it . Or take out drunken middle on it with some frost . The world is your huitre . Just commend to not take too big of a bite , or it will rave all over you like an over - zealous aunt .
So , there you have it . The flavors of bourbon and chocolate complement each other really nicely . The best part is that you may do this extremely last - minute and it ’s guarantee to be a Brobdingnagian strike at any ( boozy ) Easter company you go to . Just verify you keep them out of the kiddies ’ get through . Enjoy your weekend , and check back next week for anotherHappy Hour .
Video by Brent Rose . Music Credit : Jackson F. Smith / Free Music Archive
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