Easter Chocolate Nests require just 2 ingredients and no baking involved. Melt, mix, shape, and then fill with your favourite treat.
I love easy no-bake recipes. Chocolate Coconut Drop Cookies are another fun recipe. They taste like a candy bar. Lemon Curd Parfait is so easy and delicious. A great dessert for any occasion.
Adorable bird nest candy treats are perfect for Easter. Chewy chocolate coconut goodness.
RECIPE and INSTRUCTIONS for these easy Easter nests can be found at the bottom of this post.
These easy homemade chocolate nests are gluten-free and peanut-free too. This no-bake recipe is the perfect place for young chefs to have some fun in the kitchen.
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.
One day when they are older, we will decorate Ukrainian easter eggs. Preserving family tradition is so important. I love serving this Ukrainian Cheesecake for Easter dessert.
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.
Ingredients To Make No-Bake Birds Nests
- 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.
Suggestions/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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Easter 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.)
Jessica Formicola
I made these nests with the kids over the weekend and we had so much fun! They are delicious too!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Kids love helping with these chocolate coconut nests.
Elizabeth
So cute and perfect for the upcoming holiday! Thanks for the recipe!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
You are welcome. Enjoy making these festive Easter nests.
Kourtney
Very simple recipe.
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Yes this recipe is simply delicious, festive and fun. ENJOY!
Amy
Yummy! Chocolate and coconut is one of my favorite sweets! I love, love, love Bounty bars, especially with dark chocolate, so I’m positive that these are delicious!
Homemade & Yummy
These are totally addictive.
Megan @ MegUnprocessed
This looks fantastic! Love simple easy desserts.
Homemade & Yummy
Thanks so much…we like them too.
Molly Kumar
These look so cute and totally doable for a quick Easter dessert. I know the kids would go bonkers over them and they are so easy to make too.
Homemade & Yummy
Loved by little and BIG kids too.
Tanya
Such a super quick and easy idea. I love it! I’ll have to try this for Easter.
Homemade & Yummy
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.
Homemade & Yummy
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!
Homemade & Yummy
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!
Homemade & Yummy
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.
Homemade & Yummy
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!
Homemade & Yummy
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.
Homemade & Yummy
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. 🙂
Homemade & Yummy
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 🙂
Homemade & Yummy
2 ingredient to delicious treats.