These Easter chocolate nests are super easy and a great activity to do with the kids. Perfect for school holidays.
I used the same recipe for the nest as I do for making Chocolate Spiders.
Ingredients:
- 1 pkt Chang’s Original Fried Noodles (100 grams)
- 2 tbspns crunchy peanut butter
- 200 grams of chocolate (I have previously always used Cadbury, but this time I used Coles Belgian Milk Chocolate and it tasted great. The price difference per 200gm block is substantial – Cadbury was $4.59 and Coles $2.68)
- approx 18 small Easter Eggs
Instructions:
- Find a bowl or cup that is the size you would like to make your nest. Line the bowls with baking paper. To make it easier for the kids to do, I cut the baking paper up into smaller squares which would fit into the bowls more easily.
- In a microwave safe bowl, break up chocolate into small chunks.
- Add peanut butter and melt on high for about 60 seconds.
- Stir the chocolate mixture and if it is not melted, heat for repetitive short bursts (15 secs) until the chocolate mixture has completely melted.
- Add the noodles and mix well.
- Spoon mixture into the bowls. Aim to have a thinner base and build up the nest around the edges, using the spoon to help shape the chocolate nest.
- Pop them into the fridge to set. They take about an hour.
- Lift the nest out of the bowl by pulling up on the baking paper. Peel the baking paper off and add your Easter eggs to the nest. We are placing ours in cellophane bags and tying them up ribbon.
This recipe makes three larger nests. We are going to make more than three, but I have had bad experiences when I try to double the mixture, so we are making them in batches.
Are you making any gifts for Easter?
Our Family Menu Plan For This Week.
As it is school holidays and I have much less running around to do, I am trying a couple of new recipes this week!
Baking: Chocolate Balls
Monday: Mexibake
Tuesday: Party food! We are having a 10th Birthday Party for our second son – happy birthday little rascal.
Wednesday: Pumpkin Soup
Thursday: Butter Chicken – trying a new recipe
Friday: Pan Fried Fish With Salad
Saturday: New Chicken Slow Cooker Recipe
Sunday: Chicken Lasagne
If you are looking for further recipe inspiration, check out my complete list of Family Friendly Recipes. All of these recipes are in the database of the Planning With Kids Free Menu Planner. You can use the menu planner to plan a week of meals for your family and then print out the associated shopping list.
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I make something similar but with toasted coconut… a hanger from our gluten free days. Might give this one a try!
I like coconut and chocolate, that would make a great variation.
Sweet! I want to snuggle into that nest myself!
I always remember wishing I could have a go at hopping into Big Bird’s nest from Sesame Street!
I make a very similar nest – with crumbled Shredded Wheat, using a muffin tin as the mould….
A muffin tin is a great idea – did you line them?
I’ve made them with muffin tins before too – I did line them with patty pans, but I suppose if you use the non-stick ones you shouldn’t need to??
Love the coconut idea too – yum!
xxxCate
Thanks Cate. Patty pans are a great idea.
I’ve been chocolate free since January 1st (New Year’s Resolution not to eat it for a whole year!), and this is the first time I have had any cravings for it after reading your post! Working in childcare I can’t count the number of times we’ve made chocolate spiders, and I never get sick of them. Have to agree with you on the Coles Belgian chocolate too, back when I was eating chocolate I would often pick up a block on special for $2 – tastes delicious in Mars Bar Slice too.
So funny that you posted this as just two days ago I saw your old post on chocolate spiders and thought I’m going to use that recipe to make nests for easter gifts! I did a half batch yesterday to test them out and they worked out pretty well. (although not as cute as yours so I will endevour to improve with my next batch for the cousins kids for Easter Sunday.)
Loving your blog and enjoying delving deeper at every opportunity!
Thanks,
Amy
Thanks Amy! Hope you have a lovely Easter.
I have LOTS of chocolate moulds (most are at the Kinder right now though as that was one of their Easter activities), and I will be using the large ones to make a half egg, thn filling those with a rocky road mix. The recipe is my sister’s secret recipe, so I can’t share it, but it is supposed to be very good
I do have a super yummy rocky road recipe and I love the idea of fillling halg an egg – thanks for sharing the idea Amanda.
mmm, no ideas from me, i am afraid, but i think the boys would have a great time with this, and so would I of course!
Gill xo
Such a clever idea!! We tried this recipe a couple of days ago. My 4 & 6 yo loved this activity. It was simple and quick enough to fit in between my 8 week olds feed times, and once finished off with cellophane and ribbon looked like something you’d buy from a chocolatiers. Definitely a keeper and we’ll be including this in our Easter activities from now on.
Thanks for such a practical, inspiring blog. Love checking in to see what my tribe can try next.
Hi Cia,
Thanks for letting me know. I am all about the “easy” tasks with the kids. We are making another batch tomorrow!