Easter Chocolate Nests require just 2 ingredients and no baking involved. Melt, mix, shape, and then fill with your favourite treat.
Adorable cute birds nest cookies perfect for Easter fun. Chewy chocolate coconut goodness.
These easy homemade chocolate nests are gluten-free and peanut-free too. You can even get the kids involved to help make them.
My grandkids get so excited about this holiday. Hunting for eggs on Easter morning. I remember those days when my kids were young too. Trying to remember where all the eggs were hidden. Counting to make sure they found them all. Hoping the cats didn’t help themselves to treats during the night.
RECIPE and INSTRUCTIONS for these chocolate egg nest treats can be found at the bottom of the post.
When I was a child, every Easter we would gather for dinner with our very large family. Being Ukrainian I got the luxury of celebrating the holiday twice. My absolute favourite dessert was something I call Spring Delight. My aunt would make this every year.
Simple, yet totally delicious. I can actually taste this as I sit and reflect back on those special times. I even made an Easter ice cream of this childhood favourite.
No-Bake Birds Nest Cookies Need:
- unsweetened shredded coconut
- good quality milk chocolate
- of course, you need something to put in the nests (jelly beans, Smarties, M&M’s my favourite is mini eggs)
The first time I heard about birds nest cookies was from someone I used to work with. He told me about how his wife made these nests out of shredded wheat and chocolate bars. He said they looked like a mini egg nest.
If you have had no-bake chocolate macaroons or haystack cookies these are similar. Chow mein noodle cookies are another great example.
This sounded like a delicious idea to me. Since he didn’t have a recipe, I just went by the trial and error method. With only 2 ingredients, how hard could it be? They turned out perfect the first time. It really does not get easier than this.
How To Make Chocolate Coconut Nests
This is a fun Easter treat. Super easy to make.
- Melt your chocolate either in the microwave or using the boiling water method on the stovetop. (see Recipe Tips below)
- Add the coconut and mix well.
- Place mounds of the mixture onto a silicone mat.
- Shape into a round nest, and be sure to make an indent for the eggs.
- Let harden.
- Fill with your special Easter treat and enjoy.
Recipe Tips
Mix and match the flavours. You can use a combination of milk and dark chocolate.
Use chocolate chips in place of regular chocolate. Please note that peanut butter chips, white chocolate, and butterscotch chips set much faster than milk chocolate. You will have to work a little faster forming the nests. You can also use candy melts for this recipe.
You can toast the coconut, and even use sweetened coconut flakes if you prefer.
Be sure to line your tray. I like to use a silicone mat (affiliate), but you can also use parchment paper, or line it with foil.
Melting the chocolate in the microwave. Microwave for 20-30 seconds, remove and stir. Place the bowl back in the microwave and repeat the process until it is melted.
Double boiler method of melting. Place chocolate in a glass bowl. Place the bowl over a pot of simmering (not boiling) water. The water in the pot should not touch the bottom of the bowl. Stir until all the chocolate is melted.
Store coconut nest candy at room temperature in an air-tight container for up to 5 days. Alternatively if you make them in advance, freeze in a container or freezer bag.
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Homemade Chocolate Nests
Ingredients
- 2 cups unsweetened shredded coconut
- 10 ounces milk chocolate (melted)
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate in a bowl in the microwave (or stovetop if you prefer).
- Add the coconut and mix well.
- Scoop mixture (I used an ice cream scoop) into piles on a silicone mat.
- Form each pile into a nest.
- Let harden until set. (I placed mine in the fridge).
- Once set, remove from mat. Place on serving tray.
- Fill with your choice of Easter treats. (Eggs, Smarties, Jelly Beans etc.)
- ENJOY!!
Tanya
Such a super quick and easy idea. I love it! I’ll have to try this for Easter.
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Hope you enjoy them.
lalaine
These nests look like a great weekend project with the kiddos! I am sure we’ll have a lot of fun making and eating them! Thanks for sharing.
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Yes I am sure everyone will love them.
Ashley - Forking Up
Great minds think alike! I also made a nest recipe this week! I like the chocolate version. These look tasty!
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It is fun, easy and delicious Easter treat for sure.
Derek Campanile
This is a great Easter idea! Why bunny’s leave eggs for Easter is still beyond me but its fun!
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That is a good question…but fun none the less.
Swathi
Gloria I am in for this no bake chocolate coconut nests this one resembles the taste of bounty bars. I can eat few. my daughter is asking for an egg hunt. I don’t think I will do it in my house, I will take her to some place for egg hunt.
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I loved doing the egg hunts…the kids always were so excited.
Megan Marlowe
I love chocolate nests! We actually make them with potato sticks, which I love the sweet and salty combo but I’m loving all the coconut in these! A must make for sure!
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Those would be delicious as well.
Lori Vachon
Gotta love fun and delicious holiday recipes that are EASY! My kids would have fun helping with make them.
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Perfect for little hands to help with.
Byron Thomas
I’ve been seeing a lot of these on Pinterest lately. I never knew they were only two ingredients. Such a cute idea to make with my daughter for her to take to school next week. Love it! And, yes, Easter egg hunts still happen in our home. My daughter is 13 and my partner is 51, Both of them participate in the hunt while I sit back with a cup of coffee and watch. 🙂
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HAHAH…well like my husband…some people NEVER grow up!! That is fine with me!!
soniya Saluja
This is such a FUN thing to make with kids And its just 2 Ingredients !! Gonna try them soon with my 4 year old 🙂
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2 ingredient to delicious treats.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
This is just s beautiful. For someone who is not so artistic, this is a great way to do something with my boys. No bake recipes are always so much fun!
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HAHAH…yes as you can see my husband was making these.
ManilaSpoon
These chocolate coconut nests are totally adorable! I make a white chocolate version of these that my kids really love so I can imagine how much they will love these too! YUM! 🙂
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I love the coconut and chocolate combo!!
Veena Azmanov
I love how simple and easy these are !! These would look so cute as cupcake toppers
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Yes they would make great cake toppers too.
Adriana Lopez Martn
Perfect little treats for the season. Love the use of the chocolate eggs those look amazing and those colors. Overall a 10+ this recipe idea.
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You are so kind.. Happy Easter!!
Arlene Mobley
What a fun and easy Easter treat to make with the kids!
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Yup…and totally enjoyed by ALL!!
Sara @ Modern Little Victories
These are so adorable and you really can’t beat that they are only two ingredients and so simple to make!
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It really doesn’t get easier..and super addictive too.
traditionallymodernfood
super quick edible nest. i like the way u made this withjust 2 ingredents
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Thanks…they are super easy and totally delicious.
Lynne Curry
Those are darling and filled with my favorite Easter candy! Plus, you made a video–wow! They do look so easy to make, too. Thanks for the great idea.
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Really..really easy!!
Amy Katz from Veggies Save The Day
I love how your video shows just how easy these are to make! What an incredibly cute Easter treat!
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Super easy to make!!
Fred Nonterah
I totally love it, it so very creative! Wow, just two ingredients? I’m a big fan of coconut and chocolate and now have a new easy snack we all would love. Thanks for sharing Gloria!
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Coconut and chocolate are a great pair for sure.
Stephanie@ApplesforCJ
These are so cute and perfect for Easter. I love the chocolate and coconut combination. And only two ingredients sounds even better 🙂
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So EASY and delicious.
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way
Those are so doggone cute! I wish I had a bunch of little ones still at home so I could make them. Truthfully, I think grownups would appreciate the taste and the appearance. I guess you could almost make something similar for Christmas — only for a dove. Great idea!!
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Yes I LOVE being a gramma…they bring a smile to my face…and keep me on my toes.
Uma
Easy dessert always fun to make . Loved it!
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Thanks…so do we!!
Jacqueline Piper | PiperCooks.com
What a simple and cute idea! These would be adorable on top of cupcakes. Mini eggs are my weakness!
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HAHA…yes cupcakes topped with nests would be awesome for sure.
Sarah @ The Fit Cookie
I love how easy these are! We should definitely make some for Easter, these fit my kids food allergies
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SO easy…I know you would LOVE them.
Natalie
This chocolate nests are so simple to make and look so cute. It’s perfect Easter snack for my kiddo. He loves chocolate. I can even invite him to help me make it 🙂 Great!
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Yes he would love helping you….ENJLOY!!
Bintu - Recipes From A Pantry
So easy to make with the kids at Easter and a perfect little treat for them
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I LOVE them too…coconut and chocolate are awesome together.
Prasanna Hede
such a lovely treat! nests are so adorable!
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Thanks so much.
Elaine @ Flavour and Savour
So easy! And so darn cute. I know my grandkids will love these too! Pinning.
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My sure do!!
Cynthia | What A Girl Eats
Such a cute and easy dessert for Easter!
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Yes so fun and easy is right.
Tiffany
OOOO these look SO good! I love how easy and pretty they are! Fun to do with kids.
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Yes they are…and they love eating them too.
Lucy @ Supergoldenbakes
Coconut and chocolate – what a great way to make those nests. They would go down a storm in my house.
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They sure did not last long here.
Andrea Broom
how adorable are these, way cute. PLUS super easy, I would prefer dark chocolate, totally can see myself eating these all day while watching New Girl LOL.
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I do find them totally addictive….I don’t even need the added candy treats.
Beth @ Binky's Culinary Carnival
These look yummy! Perfect for the kids for Easter! They are so festive! We used to have about 10 kids come over on Easter when the weather cooperated and they would run all around trying to find the eggs! They looked so forward it! I love how easy these are! My kind of dessert now a days!
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So easy…only 2 ingredients to such a fun treat.
aish das-padihari
These chocolate nests look so real. Must have been a crowd pleaser.
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Yes they sure are.
Meg | Meg is Well
I love how you used shredded coconut rather than shredded wheat, that makes these so much better. I feel like my parents always forgot where at least 1 of the easter eggs was and us kids would find them months later. I would put whopper’s speckled robin eggs in these, those were my favorite Easter egg treat!
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HAHAH…oh I so remember counting to see if they found all the eggs.
Elizabeth @ SugarHero.com
These are so cute and easy! My son would love making these!
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I bet he would too.
Alicia Taylor
I love that these are no-bake. We used to call them TOS cookies – but we didn’t add coconut. It adds a perfect touch for spring – and so cute with thet candy eggs.
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They are a fun and delicious treat.
The FoodOlic
Cute little nests!!! The kids will go crazy on those fun and chocolat”y” easter treats! Great idea!
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Thank so much. We LOVE them.
Julia (@imagelicious)
These little nests are adorable! So cute! Oh, and I bet they taste just like Bounty candy bars – I used to love those but haven’t had in a long time
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I don’t recall Bounty…but they do taste like Mounds!!