‘Use What You’ve Got’ Chocolate Easter Nests

These chocolate Easter nests are easy-peasy to prepare – simply melt your pick of chocolate, mix in a selection of goodies, spoon into muffin cases, push a few chocolate eggs in the middle of each, and then place in the fridge to harden.

I love all the different textures when you bite in – squidgey dried fruit, crunchy nuts, crisp cereal…yum. Cute looking too! A fun one to make with the kiddies this Easter.

'Use What You've Got' Chocolate Easter Nests

Author Danijela Unkovich

Prep Time: 10 mins

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Ingredients:  

• Chocolate (your pick of dark, milk or white)
• A selection of nuts, seeds, cereal or coconut - whatever’s in the pantry
• A few mini Easter eggs (if you have them)

Method:

• Break chocolate into small pieces and melt. You could do this in a microwave or bain-marie style over a stove.
• Chop any ingredients into smaller pieces if needed (e.g. dice apricots, chop cashews or almonds into thirds). Add all to a mixing bowl.
• Mix in the melted chocolate and using a spatula toss together until evenly coated.
• Spoon and divide mixture into muffin cases. Press in a few mini easter eggs.
• Place the fridge to harden.
• Remove or keep in muffin cases to serve.

Notes:

Storage instructions In the fridge. If out for long at room temperature they may soften.

Dairy-free? Most high percentage dark chocolates will be free of milk solids. Check ingredients list to confirm. 

Gluten-free? Use gluten-free cereal. 

Not Easter time? No problem. Make all year around, sans mini chocolate eggs.

Using dark chocolate?High percentage dark chocolates can taste a little bitter to some. To break through the bitterness, a little bit of dried fruit is great included in the mix.