How to Make Chocolate Surprise Eggs

This is how to make hollow chocolate eggs right at home! Like Copycat Kinder Eggs DIY style, we will show you this copycat surprise eggs instructions filled with candy, sprinkles and marshmallows for Easter.

How to Make Chocolate Surprise Eggs

I mean we have been buying these for years right? Remembering back in time, I got at least one similar to this in my own Easter basket way back when. It wasn’t nearly as fun as this though, mine were just empty inside.

Fast forward ten (or twenty) years and you’ve probably bought yours one of those Kinder Surprise Eggs at the store. You can even buy them in August if you want, they aren’t just an Easter dessert anymore.

Filled with little toys and trinkets, those can be a bit dangerous for little ones. BUT if you make them yourself at home you can add exactly what you want them to have. Yogurt melts are great to use for toddlers!!

Copycat Kinder Eggs

I said it was quite simple really, and it is. You just need a bag of chocolate chips to begin with. The type is totally up to you. Milk chocolate is probably the most popular but dark is more my style really. This will make the egg shape, no you aren’t using those from hens. 😉

Homemade Hollow Chocolate Eggs

Want to have a variety? Then do a double batch, one with white chocolate chips and one with brown. Ingredients and things you will need are;

1. Chocolate chips of your choice.
2. You’ll need a silicone mold to make the traditional shape you see here. This one has a bit of inlayed designs on it but you can find them plain as well I am sure.
3. Candies of all kinds to fill the center. Of course they should be small so here are a few suggestions you might choose from:
   • Yogurt melts are great for really little kids.
   • Sprinkles of all types bring a lot of color when they spill out.
   • Mini marshmallows work.
   • Jelly beans are always a favorite, smaller varieties work better so you can stuff a few different things in there.

Easter M&Ms are just the right colors for the season.

How to Make Candy Surprise Eggs

To start with this is how melting chocolate chips in the microwave works. I find the best way to do this is to use a paper bowl (less clean up) and microwave them for 30 seconds. Then stir, again for 30 seconds, and do this until it is smooth.

How to create hollow eggs?

You don’t want any chunks left, it needs to be really creamy. Then if you use a tablespoon you can scoop some into 1 of the silicone molds. Then use the back of your spoon to smooth it inside so it covers the whole thing. You don’t want it too thick or it will take up room where it should be hollow. Once they are all done you want it to cool down so put it in a very flat spot in your freezer until set.

How to glue chocolate pieces together?

Now gently pop them out with your hands, did I say gently! The way to get them to stick together is simple, all you need is heat. Yep, just like our hot chocolate bombs you see down below you just need to heat up the edges a bit and stick them together. That is after you’ve filled the inside with candy and trinkets though.

Put as many as you can inside before placing the second hollow piece on top. Allow to sit and harden around the sides. You can decorate the outside of the egg too with melted candy melts if you wanted to pipe on decorations.

There is a printable recipe card at the bottom of this post but here is a quick step by step for you:

Homemade Kinder Eggs

Like I said, you can keep them simple or do all sorts of things to the outside if you have a steady hand. Just melt candy melts, put into piping bag, and squeeze on the outside. Let cool and you can make all sorts of decorations. Here is a look at one of the hot chocolate balls with marshmallows.

Looking for even more EASY ideas? Try our Easter bread using frozen dough, or throw together some Crockpot chocolate candy bites with nuts to enjoy together.

We shared how to make homemade fudge too the other day which you can add all sorts of goodies into. While you’re making any or all of these, enjoy this free Easter color by number page too.