Yummy chocolate Easter nests

Making these Easter nests is too much fun! And with this versatile recipe, you will end up with multiple flavors that suit everyone’s taste buds!

Do you usually get excited about the Easter season as much as I do? Along with the Christmas season, Easter brings as well joy with its spiritual and religious importance. And at home, we get so excited to celebrate this occasion, be it with Easter crafts for kids, Easter decorations around the house, and Easter recipes. And these yummy chocolate Easter nests are what my kids look for year after year. It is a combination of delicious sweets crafted with their little hands. Aren’t these little colorful Easter nests adorable?

The base of these Easter nests can be done in many ways. Some would cut it short and use cornflakes. Others prefer using shredded wheat instead. However, if you want to have shaped crunchy nests, then you’ve got to use vermicelli or fried noodles. 

Making these Easter nests is too much fun! Melting dark, brown, and white chocolate to have a versatile range of nests is amazing. White nests are not that famous but are still delicious. If you have a sweet tooth, then you can always go with milk chocolate. Otherwise, dark chocolate is your best friend. You can choose it as well flavored with orange, mint, sea salt and the list goes on. Now, let’s dig deep into this topic and see how you can prepare these tasty chocolate Easter nests at home!

So, what are the ingredients of these Easter nests?

To make these nests, you will only need a very few ingredients:

• Chocolate: you can use dark, milk, or white chocolate in this recipe. 
• Vermicelli: or even noodles slightly fried. 
• Vegetable oil: to stir fry the vermicelli
• Easter eggs: use colorful eggs for more attractive nests.

How to make this recipe?

These nests look wonderful, right? Don’t panic. Making them is much easier than you think. 

Start first by stir-frying the vermicelli in oil until they slightly become gold and crispy.

Drain the oil then set the vermicelli aside to cool.

In the meantime, melt the chocolate and let them cool.

Then use the muffins mold to shape the nests as you pour the melted chocolate over the vermicelli.

Finally decorate these nests with a few small colorful Easter eggs.

Are there any variations for this recipe?

• Dark chocolate: for tasty Easter nests with lower calories. 
• White chocolate: you can have them with red eggs on Easter or Valentine. 
• Milk chocolate: kids will love this option, especially since milk chocolate is considered real chocolate for them.
• Caramel: why not swap chocolate with caramel for a change.
• Cereals: many recipes call for using cereals instead of vermicelli. 
• Shredded wheat: here is another option for the nests.
• Rice crispy: kids love rice crispy, and they will love them more in this recipe.
• Rolled oats: only if you are planning to serve them immediately.

Craving sweets? Check out these recipes:

• Classic strawberry tart
• Fluffy marble cake
• 15 minutes ice cream cake
• Chocolate flourless cake

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