Chocolate Hedgehog Hedgehogs

Hedgehog Portrait 2

In Australia, a hedgehog can mean the animal or the treat. Today, I decided to combine the two of them and make hedgehog hedgehogs!

Hedgehog Landscape

Hedgehog Hedgehogs

Ingredients
250g plain biscuits, coarsely crushed
1/2 cup dessicated coconut
1/2 cup caster sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
100g dark chocolate
100g butter
1 tsbp golden syrup
1 egg

100g chocolate (for dipping)
100g chocolate chips (for decoration)
Black piping gel
Nuts

Method

  1. Combine all the ingredients of the first list together.
  2. Mold into egg shaped pieces and leave in refrigerator to set for an hour or two or until firm.
  3. Dip pieces into dark chocolate and decorate with chocolate chips, black piping gel and nuts.

Hedgehog Portrait
Below is my rough sketch – originally i was going to do a huge one made out of Hershey’s Kisses as well but decided against it due to the sheer amount of chocolate I would have to consume. Might be cool for one of you guys to make it instead though!

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