HERSHEY'S Easter Candy Brownie Trifle
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Serves: 8-10
 
A new way to serve your favorite HERSHEY'S Easter candy as a delicious Spring Dessert. Peanut butter eggs are layered with crumbled brownies, coconut and whipped cream.
Ingredients
  • 1 Family Size box of HERSHEY's Brownie Mix (plus ingredients listed on box)
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 4-6 Tbs powdered sugar
  • 8 REESE'S Peanut Butter Eggs
  • 1½ cups coconut
  • 6 drops green food coloring
  • WHOPPERS' Robin Eggs or other assorted Easter Candy
Instructions
  1. Bake the brownies according the box instructions for a 8"x8" pan. Cool completely and crumble before assembling trifle.
  2. Chop the peanut butter eggs into ½" squares.
  3. Place coconut and green food coloring into a baggie. Seal and squeeze together until the coconut is evenly colored green - fun job for the kids!
  4. Pour heavy whipping cream into a chilled metal bowl. Beat on medium speed, adding the powdered sugar and vanilla gradually, until cream forms soft peaks.
  5. In a 9" glass trifle bowl layer half the crumbled brownie, half the whipped cream and 1 cup of the green coconut.
  6. Evenly spread the chopped HERSHEY'S Peanut Butter Eggs over the coconut. Top with remaining brownie and whipped cream.
  7. Sprinkle remaining ½ cup of green coconut into a nest shape in center of whipped cream and decorate with the WHOPPERS' Robin Eggs, or other candy. you could even place a cute chocolate bunny in the center!
  8. Store airtight in the fridge for up to 2 days.
Notes
Optional: Prepare a box of HERSHEY'S Chocolate pudding and add a layer in between the peanut butter eggs and top brownie layer.
For sweeter whipped cream add another 2 Tbs of powdered sugar.
Recipe by A Hen's Nest - NW PA Single Woman Mom Blog at https://ahensnest.com/2014/04/easter-candy-brownie-trifle-hersheys.html