Name: Crunchy chocolate nests
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 200g milk chocolate (or half/half milk and dark); 100g fried noodles; 2 Tbsp desiccated or shredded coconut; 125g mini Easter eggs, crushed, to serve

Crunchy chocolate nests

Quick and easy Easter treats!

Serves 10

Prep

20M

Cook

Resting

30M

Total

22M

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These little chocolate nests are almost too cute to eat… almost!

Steph de Sousa’s delicious chocolate nests are a quick and easy treat to create with the kids just in time for Easter! Crunchy, chocolatey, and made with just a few simple ingredients, they’re the perfect Easter treat for kids and grown-ups alike. Plus, no baking required! Just melt, mix, shape, and pop in some mini eggs. So easy, so fun, and so delicious!

Ingredients

200g milk chocolate (or half/half milk and dark)

100g fried noodles

2 Tbsp desiccated or shredded coconut

125g mini Easter eggs, crushed, to serve

Method

Step 1

Melt chocolate in 30-second bursts in the microwave, stirring each time until smooth.

Step 2

Stir the fried noodles and coconut into the melted chocolate, until completely covered.

Step 3

Using about 2 tablespoons of mixture at a time, scoop rounds onto a baking paper-lined tray, then use the spoon’s back to shape into little nests.

Step 4

Pop a few mini eggs into each nest, then chill in the fridge for 30 minutes until set.

chocolate nests — *(Photography: Tim Roberts, styling: Michele Cranston, recipe: Steph de Sousa)*

Steph De Sousa

Steph de Sousa is a social media sensation who loves sharing her passion for food with the world! After entering the MasterChef kitchen a few times, she's built a large following on Instagram amassing 3 million people and she has her own TV show, The Frugal Foodie on 10.