Chocolate Chick Eggs in a Nest – Fun Treats for Easter and Spring

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Category: Easter
Published Date: 04/04/2019
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Looking for an easy and fun recipe for Spring and Easter treats? Check out these adorable chocolate chick egg nest treats! A recipe so simple, your kids will be able to help and a treat so delicious, they’ll beg you for more. These cute little nests are made from handmade rice cereal treats, shaped like a bird’s nest, shredded coconut and three colorful chocolate eggs. It’s an inexpensive and easy treat for the whole family. These are perfect for your next Easter party or just for an after school snack!

When it comes to holiday treats, I try to come up with options that are quick. When you have three very impatient kids in the house, you really don’t have any other option. These treats took about 15 minutes and that was only because I didn’t realize how sticky they really are. My advice, make sure you have wax or parchment paper on hand! Which reminds me…

Here Are The Supplies You’ll Need:

Ziplock bag
Muffin Tin
Cupcake Liners (optional)
Something Small and Round
Wax Paper
Sauce Pan
Silicone Spatula or Spoon
Tongs

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Chocolate Chick Eggs in a Nest Recipe

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Chocolate Chick Eggs in a Nest


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The perfect treat for Easter. Rice cereal treats, filled with coconut and topped with chocolate candy eggs.


Ingredients

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  • 6 cups rice cereal
  • 10 oz puffed marshmallows
  • 3 TBSP butter
  • 1 cup shredded coconut
  • 710 drops green food coloring
  • 1 bag chocolate egg candies


Instructions

  1. Place the shredded coconut in a ziplock bag and add food coloring. Mix until coconut turns green. Set aside.
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  2. Place butter in a sauce pan and heat on low.
  3. Once butter has melted, add marshmallows and stir until melted.
  4. Remove from heat.
  5. Add rice cereal and stir until completely mixed.
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  6. Spray muffin tin with non-stick spray or lightly spread butter in each section.
  7. Fill each section with the finished cereal mix.
  8. Take something round, cover it with wax paper and push down in the center of each treat. This will help to create the nest shape. Repeat with all.
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  9. Remove from the tin and place on a plate.
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  10. Fill each with green coconut.
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  11. Top with chocolate egg candies.
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Want to Create the Bunnies Too?

After we were done with the chocolate chick egg nest treats, we wanted to create a little bunny as well. What’s more Easter than bunnies and chicks? The bunny is super easy to do. Just take some shredded coconut that hasn’t been dyed and add the rabbit feet and tail. These cute little tail and feet candy pieces can be purchased at Target for under $5. They also come with white sprinkles that you can use instead of the coconut (or save them for your next baking project).

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If you’re looking for a little more complicated option, you can also make cupcakes and top them with a little frosting, the green shredded coconut and chocolate candy eggs. I bet those would be just as much a hit as these chocolate chick egg nest treats are.

What special treats does your family make for Easter? Comment below! I’d love to hear. Maybe next year, we will try out your recipe!

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A simple Easter recipe consisting of rice cereal treats, chocolate candy eggs and shredded coconut. The kids will love this recipe. It's perfect for Easter.

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  • i have never made easter eggs or anything like this, this looks so pretty and yummy.m my little brother will love this so maybe i will give it a trial






  • These would be so much fun to make for my guest on Easter. I love the colored shredded coconut too. It’s such a cool idea.






  • These are the cutest! I know my kid will want to make these. They would be perfect for Easter, that’s for sure.

  • These are the cutest eggs in a nest. I love the Bunny tails too. These would be so pretty on my Easter dessert buffet. I know my grandkids will love these.






  • I’ve never made anything remotely like this before but I’m ready to start. These are so adorable and yummy looking, I think I’ll try to make them next week before the grandkids arrive. I’m fixing to check out your baskets on a budget.






  • I always make the birds nests and let the grandkids decorate the coconut and place the eggs in the nest. Great way to spend sometime in the kitchen.