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    Home » Easter » Easter Treat Recipes

    Easy Easter Nest Crispy Cakes Recipe

    Apr 7, 2020 · 2 Comments

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    I've given the classic rice crispy cakes recipe an Easter upgrade with this yummy Easter Nest Crispy Cakes recipe that kids will love!

    Easy Rice Crispy Nest Cakes Recipe - fun Easter treat for kids

    We made this recipe live as part of our Kids Cook-Along sessions over on the Eats Amazing Facebook page on 9th April 2020, click here or on the video below to watch and cook along in your own time!

    You can’t beat a chocolate crispy cake – every child should have the chance to make these yummy treats at some point in their childhood! They are the perfect base for making edible Easter nests for a fun Easter treat the whole family can enjoy.

    We've added mini eggs to the classic rice crispy cakes recipe for a fun Easter treat the whole family will love!

    We used rice crispy cereal to make our crispy cakes, but if you don't have any, don't worry, you'll find a list of alternative ingredients further down this post.

    To save time and keep things easy we melted our chocolate in the microwave, but you can also use the double boiler method on the stove top if you prefer – just pop the ingredients in a heat-safe glass bowl, place over a saucepan of simmering water and stir until melted.

    Cute and easy rice crispy nest cakes recipe - fun food for Easter

    Easter Nest Crispy Cakes

    Ingredients (makes 12): 

    • 150g dark chocolate
    • 50g butter
    • 2 Tbsp honey
    • 100g rice crispy cereal
    • 36 mini eggs

    Method: 

    Line a 12 hole muffin tin with muffin cases.

    Break or cut the dark chocolate into small pieces and place in a large microwave safe bowl.

    How to make rice crispy nest cakes - step 1 break or cut the chocolate into chunks

    Add the butter and honey to the bowl, then pop it into the microwave and heat in short bursts of around 30 seconds, stirring in between, until all the chocolate has melted. 

    Note: Be patient and don't be tempted to heat for longer at a time as chocolate is very easy to burn!

    How to make rice crispy nest cakes - step 2 melt the chocolate with the butter and honey

    Mix well to completely combine the ingredients, then add the rice crispy cereal to the bowl.

    Carefully mix it all together until the cereal is completely coated in the chocolate mixture.

    How to make rice crispy nest cakes - step 3 mix in the rice crispy cereal until coated in the chocolate mixture

    Spoon the crispy mixture into the muffin tin, dividing equally between the 12 cases.

    Working quickly, press down gently in the centre of each crispy cake with the back of a spoon to make a rough nest shape.

    How to make rice crispy nest cakes - step 4 spoon crispy cake mixutre into cupcake cases

    Decorate each crispy cake by popping 3 mini eggs in each hollow.

    How to make rice crispy nest cakes - step 5 top each cake with 3 mini eggs

    Once finished, pop the nest crispy cakes in the fridge to chill for an hour or so until set.

    Serve and enjoy!

    How to make easy Easter rice crispy nest cakes - no cook recipe for kids

    Alternative Ingredients:

    If you don't have rice crispy cereal, you can easily substitute it in this recipe for another cereal - the following all work well:

    • cornflakes
    • bran flakes
    • all bran (makes really pretty nests!)
    • full sized shredded wheat (break up before adding to the chocolate mixture)
    • cherrios / mutligrain hoops
    • puffed oats

    If you prefer to use milk chocolate it's fine to substitute it for the dark chocolate in this recipe. 

    If you don't have honey, you can substitute it with maple syrup, golden syrup or agave nectar. 

    If you can't find mini eggs, you could give the recipe a slightly healthier twist by using blueberries or grapes!

    As this recipe was designed for our live kids cook-along series, I’ve created an extra child-friendly recipe sheet with simpler instructions for your child to follow. Click here or on the picture below to download the PDF file to print out your copy. 

    Easter Nest Crispy Cakes Recipe Card

    Don’t forget to join us over on the Eats Amazing Facebook page where we’ll be cooking this recipe live! Check out the Eats Amazing Live Cook-Along page for full details.

    If you enjoyed this recipe, you might also like these fun Easter cupcake ideas:

    Easter Bunny Cupcakes

    Super fun Easter Bunny Cupcakes - these are easy to make and the kids love them

    Cute Lamb Cupcakes

    Fun and easy lamb cupcakes recipe - great Easter treat for kids

    Extra Easy Nest Cupcakes

    Quick and easy Easter nest cupcakes recipe - a fun dessert for Easter that takes no time at all to make

    Easter Nest Cupcakes

    Easter Nest Cupcakes Recipe - Chocolate crispy nest and cupcake in one - lovely treat for Easter

    Or for more fun Easter recipes and ideas, check our our Easter Treat Recipes and Fun Easter Food sections here on the Eats Amazing blog.

    Happy baking!

    Grace

    How to make easy Easter rice crispy nest cakes - no cook recipe for kids
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    Easter Nest Crispy Cakes

    Classic Rice Crispy Cakes have been given an Easter upgrade with this yummy Easter Nest Crispy Cakes recipe! Kids will love making this fun Easter treat!
    Prep Time10 minutes mins
    Chilling Time1 hour hr
    Total Time1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
    Course: Dessert, Party Food
    Cuisine: British, Easter
    Servings: 12 cakes
    Author: Grace Hall

    Ingredients

    • 150 g dark chocolate
    • 50 g butter
    • 2 Tbsp honey
    • 100 g rice crispy cereal
    • 36 mini eggs

    Instructions

    • Line a 12 hole muffin tin with muffin cases.
    • Break or cut the dark chocolate into small pieces and place in a large microwave safe bowl.
    • Add the butter and honey to the bowl, then pop it into the microwave and heat in short bursts of around 30 seconds, stirring in between, until all the chocolate has melted. (Note: Be patient and don't be tempted to heat for longer at a time as chocolate is very easy to burn!)
    • Mix well to completely combine the ingredients, then add the rice crispy cereal to the bowl.
    • Carefully mix it all together until the cereal is completely coated in the chocolate mixture.
    • Spoon the crispy mixture into the muffin tin, dividing equally between the 12 cases.
    • Working quickly, press down gently in the centre of each crispy cake with the back of a spoon to make a rough nest shape.
    • Decorate each crispy cake by pushing 3 mini eggs into each hollow.
    • Once finished, pop the crispy cakes in the fridge to chill for an hour or so until set.

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