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
Chocolate Chick Eggs in a Nest Recipe
Chocolate Chick Eggs in a Nest
Ingredients
- 6 cups rice cereal
- 10 oz puffed marshmallows
- 3 TBSP butter
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 7-10 drops green food coloring
- 1 bag chocolate egg candies
Instructions
- Place the shredded coconut in a ziplock bag and add food coloring. Mix until coconut turns green. Set aside.
- Place butter in a sauce pan and heat on low.
- Once butter has melted, add marshmallows and stir until melted.
- Remove from heat.
- Add rice cereal and stir until completely mixed.
- Spray muffin tin with non-stick spray or lightly spread butter in each section.
- Fill each section with the finished cereal mix.
- 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.
- Remove from the tin and place on a plate.
- Fill each with green coconut.
- Top with chocolate egg candies.
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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Paula @ I'm Busy Being Awesome04/17/2019 1:12 pm
Such a great recipe, it sounds so easy and quick to make and it looks adorable
Mimi04/17/2019 1:11 pm
These look delicious! I need to make them for easter
Paula Schuck04/10/2019 8:44 pm
I have never ever made these this way. I make nests every year. I love these nests the way you make them here. Also I have never thought of dying the coconut. They look fabulous.
Kalyan Panja04/10/2019 12:39 pm
I love your easy and useful tips to prepare the chocolate chick egg nest treats. Great job.
Courtney04/09/2019 7:03 pm
Omg how cute!!! Perfect for Easter!!! So need to make these with my daughter
Mimi04/07/2019 9:02 am
These are so crafty and cute! My daughter and nephews would love to do this, so this is right on time!
Lyosha04/07/2019 6:04 am
the recipe looks fine to follow (not too easy but manageable) and the result is super pretty! awesome treat so easter
remo04/07/2019 5:34 am
This is really beautiful. I’m going to try this out. Thanks for sharing!
Elizabeth O04/06/2019 7:22 pm
I will definitely have this on the table on our Easter Sunday party with the kids. Cute little treats and I’m sure the kids will love this.
Yeah Lifestyle04/06/2019 7:02 am
What fun Easter treats! My children have just finished school for the Easter holidays and we’re looking for fun Easter activities to do so we will definitely be giving these a try!
Alexandra Cook04/06/2019 2:46 am
My kids would absolutely love these. This would disappear in no time at our house! This is my kind of weekend treat.
ricci04/06/2019 12:22 am
These look like super fun Easter treats to make with kids! I would love to make these with my nieces and nephews!!
Rosey04/05/2019 10:46 pm
These are cute as can be. I like the little bunny bottom too.
Catherine Santiago Jose04/05/2019 10:45 pm
Wow, this is such a cute recipe to make for Easter and kids will surely like to eat these treats.
Porsha04/05/2019 10:29 pm
These look delicious heather! I wanna try them for Easter.
Cassie04/05/2019 7:56 pm
These are absolutely adorable! Such a cute idea!
Toni | Boulder Locavore04/05/2019 5:19 pm
This is such an amazing Easter treat!
Thena Franssen04/05/2019 5:09 pm
Too cute! Making these this weekend with my girls!
Claire Lee04/05/2019 4:10 pm
These are so adorable and super easy to make! What a fun snack for Easter!
Jasmine Hewitt04/05/2019 4:07 pm
this is a really cute treat to include in easter baskets. i should try this
Julie04/05/2019 2:38 pm
These are so cute for Easter! I love it! My boys would love these. I will have to make them. They look really doable!
rika04/05/2019 2:03 pm
Adorable eggs, love the colors too! I love chocolate so this would be perfect for Easter.
Ruth I04/05/2019 12:27 pm
I really love this creative idea! I like the color and all. This is perfect!
Tamara04/05/2019 10:03 am
Such a cute idea for Easter. I know my grandkids would love this.
Chubskulit Rose04/05/2019 9:33 am
What a great idea this is. I should make this for my kids as well, I think they will love it.
Diana Natal04/05/2019 9:22 am
These are adorable! No doubt I am making them for Easter this year. What a great way to wow the dessert table!
Sonal04/05/2019 8:07 am
Awwww these are so cute n doable. I am sharing it with my kids for the Easter project!
Bianca04/05/2019 7:27 am
These are such a great idea. I have my nephew visiting for Easter, we will have to turn the kitchen upside down and recreate these. If only I can get him to clean up afterwards without creating more work for my self.
Catalina04/05/2019 6:06 am
I love how easy these treats are to make. I need to make these nests with my son!
Snehal04/05/2019 5:59 am
These are so cute! I’ll have fun making them. I personally liked the bunny ones. Thanks for sharing the recipe. ?
artchee04/05/2019 4:59 am
Those look incredibly tasty. I like the bunny design thingy. :0)
Jaimee04/05/2019 1:48 am
These are so cute and the perfect size for my toddlers. Can’t wait to try
Lydia Smith04/05/2019 1:44 am
Making this with kids would be so much fun. Looks so cute and delicious. The kids would love it.
Gervin Khan04/04/2019 11:36 pm
I have never done this before. It look so delicious and so easy to prepare. I am sure kids will love and enjoy eating this treats.
GiGi Eats04/04/2019 11:07 pm
These are too stinking cute!!! So festive and creative!
Terri Steffes04/04/2019 10:03 pm
Super cute! I love the rice krispie nests. I wish I could find a replacement for the coconut. Not a fan!
Sara | mshealthesteem.com04/04/2019 9:56 pm
These are so creative and perfect for Easter! My mother in law loves to make special treats for the grandchildren. I can’t wait to show her this!
Explore The 604/04/2019 8:40 pm
Awesome idea!!! My 4 yr old niece would love to make these, bookmarking 😉
Leigh Suznovich04/04/2019 7:44 pm
Oh my gosh, these are so adorable!! Absolutely perfect for Easter and yummy too.
Bill Sweeney04/04/2019 5:09 pm
These look fun to do with the kids. They look really easy and they turned out awesome.
Sarah Bailey04/04/2019 4:48 pm
Now this a lovely idea of something different to make for Easter. Just something a bit different from the normal egg nests that are made.
Colleen04/04/2019 4:42 pm
Those look so cute AND so tasty! I have to make up a big batch of these for, uh, the kids. Yeah. The kids…
Chad04/04/2019 4:18 pm
These look amazinggggg! I have no idea how you came up with this creative treat. Will try to do it for sure. Thanks a lot.
Paula Schuck04/04/2019 3:15 pm
These are so adorable. I could make these with the kids. I was looking at the photos wondering if the nest bedding was even edible then I read the post and realized it’s coconut. Awesome. That is genius and so tasty. I bet kids love these.
Kimberly Rambles04/04/2019 1:59 pm
These look adorable and I know the kids would enjoy them! I wonder if the bunny tail and feet from target actually taste good?
Danielle04/04/2019 1:58 pm
My kids are going to freak out when they try these!
Thanks for sharing.
Danielle
ClarkandAldine.com
Subhashish Roy04/04/2019 1:55 pm
A great fun treat for kids. But am sure it also excites adults like me. Awesome ideas. Loved it.
wander women abroad04/04/2019 1:31 pm
What a perfect Easter treat! I will def try this out with the kids
Melissa Chapman04/04/2019 1:05 pm
What a cool treat and so crafty. I usually do not do Easter stuff but this is also a nice spring treat.
jaye shields04/04/2019 12:50 pm
What a great idea. If I had kids, I would totally do this!
Heather04/04/2019 1:20 pm
The adults love them just as much as the kids!
Tracy Scotto Rinaldi04/04/2019 11:56 am
Such a cute idea! Thanks for sharing! Your blog is so neat snd organized! We don’t have kids of our own but we had 2 foster kids for nine months, 10 years ago, and despite getting to go back with their mom, they have remained a huge part of our life! I am very grateful to their mom for that!! So, even though we might not have kids I am a second mom to them and I am an aunt who appreciates all this great fun advice and I get to live vicariously through all of my online friends!! ???!
Another fun treat was this cake I made (found idea on pinterest) where I surrounded it with little bunny peeps in alternating colors and used the spring m & m’s to help decorate it! The kids all loved it, young and old! And it photographs well, too! ? P.S. can’t wait to see what your doggies DNA is!
Heather04/04/2019 12:05 pm
We actually got the results this morning so I’ll be announcing it sometime next week!!
Funke Olotu04/04/2019 10:52 am
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
Cinny04/04/2019 10:42 am
Oh, those are adorable. What a fun idea to spice up Easter treats!
Tasheena04/04/2019 10:40 am
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.
Amber Myers04/04/2019 10:36 am
These are the cutest! I know my kid will want to make these. They would be perfect for Easter, that’s for sure.
Alli Smith04/04/2019 9:50 am
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.
Terri Beavers04/04/2019 8:58 am
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.
candy04/04/2019 8:38 am
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.