22 Spoon Egg Recipes to Enjoy Any Time of the Year

When Easter arrives, it is common to increase the demand for chocolate eggs, of the most varied types and flavors. Although there are many options in supermarkets, producing your own egg can be a way to save money and still put your culinary skills into practice.

Being able to use different types of chocolate, such as milk, semisweet, white or mixed, it is still possible to add different confections, with different colors and flavors, according to what your imagination dictates.

Among the most sought after egg options is the stuffed version, which can receive from mousses, tasty creams and even cake inside. As its production requires a little more work than the traditional version of the egg, its selling cost also increases.

If you want to save money and make your own stuffed eggs to taste with a spoon, check out a selection of recipes below to get inspired and let your imagination run wild:

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1. Chocolate egg: while each half of the egg is made with semi-sweet chocolate melted in a bain-marie and seasoned, they still receive a spice syrup, containing sugar, cloves, cinnamon sticks and cardamom seeds. Only then are they filled with brigadeiro, with the help of a pastry bag.

2. Brigadeiro egg: this version already has the “egg shell” made with the chocolate of your choice, and can even be purchased ready-made. To fill it, homemade brigadeiro prepared with condensed milk, unsalted butter, chocolate powder 70% cocoa and cream. For a more beautiful look, roll up some brigadiers, pass the chocolate sprinkles and place it above the middle of the egg.

3. Strawberry open bonbon egg: the chocolate shell can be made with your favorite version, either milky or semi-sweet. The chocolate ganache takes the same chocolate chosen for the shell along with whey-free cream. White cream uses condensed milk, butter and cream. Finally, beautiful strawberries.

4. Two loves egg: ideal for those who can’t decide whether they prefer white or milk ganache, this egg has a milk chocolate shell and a filling that mixes the two creams. The base of both creams is the same: sour cream, unsalted margarine and condensed milk, but the chocolate cream still gets an extra ingredient: chocolate powder.

5. Passion fruit mousse egg: simple and easy to make, when using chocolate to make the shell, it is melted in the microwave, making the process easier. The filling couldn’t be simpler and more delicious: passion fruit mousse made with condensed milk, cream and concentrated passion fruit juice. To decorate, natural pulp of the fruit.

6. Chocolate cake egg and passion fruit mousse: in order to balance the sweetness of the cake, the chocolate shell was made with its semi-bitter version. To facilitate the preparation of the cake, try to use a ready-made mixture purchased at the market. When assembling, alternate layers of passion fruit mousse with chocolate cake and finish with meringue.

7. Lemon pie egg: here the eggshell was produced using white chocolate. The lemon cream is very simple: it only takes condensed milk and juice from the fruit itself. To add texture to the egg, the shells receive a crumb made with broken sweet biscuit, followed by the lemon cream. To finish, meringue and lemon zest for an even more beautiful look.

8. Nest milk egg with Nutella: using white chocolate shell, the filling of this egg will please lovers of powdered milk and hazelnut cream. To assemble it, add a generous portion of the hazelnut cream, then the soft brigadeiro, followed by the brigadeiro breaded in powdered milk and decorate with the hazelnut cream.

9. Oreo truffle egg: with the white chocolate again forming the egg halves, add the chocolate ganache prepared with a mixture of white chocolate melted in the microwave with cream and finally the biscuit in pieces.

10. Chocolate mousse egg: with the intention of reusing unused chocolate eggs, this mousse recipe uses 300g of its shells together with cream, condensed milk and cocoa powder to prepare the chocolate mousse that will fill our milk chocolate shells. Easy and practical to do.

11. Ovaltine Egg: for the shell, milk chocolate, for the filling, semisweet chocolate is chosen. This is accompanied by fresh cream, forming a kind of ganache to fill the half of the egg. To finish, Ovaltine sprinkled on top of the ganache, adding flavor and texture to the egg.

12. Kinder Bueno Egg: with a milk chocolate shell, this spoon egg is filled with white chocolate ganache interspersed with the famous hazelnut cream. Finally, pieces of Kinder Bueno chocolate are arranged side by side, resulting in a beautiful effect.

13. Alpino truffled egg: using the halves of the Alpino Blacktop easter egg, just fill the egg with a layer of fluid ganache, followed by the chocolate cake, alternating them. Finally, apply the truffles made with firm ganache and refrigerate.

14. Egg of paçoca brigadeiro: in addition to the brigadeiro made with the peanut candy that is national pride, this chocolate egg is also filled with a brownie-style cake made with semisweet chocolate. When assembling, alternate the brigadeiro with the cake and finish with paçoquinha in crumbs and chocolate chips.

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15. Caramel and Peanut Spoon Egg: Foot lovers will love this version of egg in shell and milk chocolate stuffed with layers of roasted peanuts and a delicious caramel prepared with sugar, butter, cream and flower of salt.

16. Egg of 2 brigadiers: if you always have doubts when choosing which brigadeiro is the best, the one with powdered milk or with hazelnut cream, this is the ideal option for you. To balance the mixture of sweets, semisweet chocolate was chosen to be used in the eggshell. For a mouthwatering look, sprinkle with powdered milk before placing the brigadiers on top and finish off with a little more hazelnut cream.

17. Brownie spoon egg, churros, paçoca and dulce de leche: another easy and practical recipe, rich in flavors and textures. To assemble the egg, add a layer of dulce de leche inside, followed by chocolate brownie in pieces. Then add churros, covering them with dulce de leche and finishing with paçoca crumbs to finish off.

18. Carrot cake egg and chocolate mousse: ideal option for intolerant, vegan or allergic people, the carrot cake used to fill this egg does not contain eggs, milk or gluten in its preparation. Here it will be interspersed with a chocolate mousse prepared with just two ingredients: aquafaba and dark chocolate without milk in its composition.

19. Egg of pavé: here the classic pavé gained a reinterpretation by being served inside the Easter egg. To assemble it, alternate the vanilla cream with champagne biscuits soaked in milk, followed by red fruit jam, successively and finishing with a layer of biscuit. Finally, cover the egg with a generous layer of chocolate ganache and add fruit for garnish.

20. Fit spoon egg: with many filling suggestions to make this option fit, just add the combination of your preference in an eggshell made with semisweet chocolate. Among the suggested options there is a combination of hazelnut cream with strawberry and cocoa nibs, peanut butter and jelly, diet dulce de leche with nuts or diet paçoquinha and finally a combination of nuts, apricot, cranberry and raisin.

21. Vegan spoon egg: here the egg with milk-free chocolate shells is stuffed with chocolate truffle made with semi-sweet chocolate, soy milk cream, glucose and almond essence. To decorate, sprinkle cocoa powder and top with fresh strawberries.

22. Gluten-free and lactose-free egg: ideal for allergy sufferers and intolerant people, this recipe does not have any of the most common allergens such as gluten, soy, eggs or milk. The filling is made with a chocolate cake made with millet and almond flour and is also accompanied by a red fruit cream made with green banana biomass.

Whether at Easter time or any other occasion when you feel like eating a sweet tooth, making your own spoon eggs can be an economical option and a great opportunity to let creativity flow and abuse your culinary skills.