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How To Make Chocolate Cornflake Easter Nests
Chocolate cornflake easter nests topped with tasty Cadbury mini eggs! The perfect no-bake dessert for Easter that kids love.
With Easter around the corner, it’s never too early to start easter baking! These cornflake nests are a mouth-watering trip down memory lane. They’re chocolatey, chewy and just utterly delicious; plus, there’s no baking involved.
Cornflakes are mixed with a tasty mixture of melted butter, chocolate and golden syrup. It’s then decorated and left to chill in the fridge. Who doesn’t love chocolate easter nests? It’s an Easter favourite the whole family can get stuck in!
How To Melt Chocolate
I like to add butter, golden syrup and chocolate into one mixing bowl and melt together in the microwave. I find it the quickest and easiest way to melt the chocolate mixture.
Melt on a medium to high heat in short 15 to 20 second intervals and mix each time until the mixture has melted. It shouldn’t take too long to melt, giving the mixture a good mix will help any unmelted bits melt away.
You can also melt the mixture over a saucepan of simmering water, stirring continuously until melted. Make sure the water doesn’t touch the bowl or that any water enters the bowl, as the mixture can get grainy.
Watch How To Make It
Cornflake Easter Nests Recipe Ingredients
Below are the ingredients needed to make these chocolate easter nests:
- Chocolate: I used milk chocolate but you can use any type of chocolate you like. Dark chocolate, plain chocolate or even white chocolate could be used.
- Butter: You can use salted or unsalted butter.
- Cornflakes: You can use any brand of cornflakes.
- Golden Syrup: A thick sugar syrup. Use their squeezy bottle for less mess!
- Mini Eggs: Mini eggs are used to decorate the easter nests.
How To Make Chocolate Cornflake Easter Nests
Below is a step-by-step guide on how to make chocolate easter nests with cornflakes. Full recipe instructions are on the recipe card at the bottom.
Step One:
Break the chocolate into small pieces then place in a large mixing bowl. Add butter and golden syrup to the mixing bowl and on a medium to high heat melt in the microwave.
Heat in short 15 to 20 second intervals and stir each time until the mixture has melted.
Step Two:
Add cornflakes and mix until each cornflake is coated in the melted chocolate mixture.
Step Three:
Place 12 cupcake cases on a baking tray.
Spoon the cornflake mixture evenly between the 12 cases and gently press down in the centre to create a small dip.
Step Four:
Decorate with mini eggs and leave to set in the fridge for 1 hour or until set.
My Top Tips
Adding butter and golden syrup makes these easter nests softer and easier to chew. But if you don’t have butter and golden syrup to use, you can make this recipe with just chocolate! Simply melt 200g of chocolate, mix in cornflakes and continue with the recipe.
Make sure to thoroughly mix the cornflakes into the melted chocolate mixture. If it’s not mixed thoroughly, then the nests won’t stick together and will fall apart.
If you want the easter nests even more chocolatey, add an extra 50g of chocolate to the recipe! They will be even more indulgent and sweet.
If you don’t have cupcake cases, you can use muffin cases. If you don’t have both, then shape them with your hands.
You can make this recipe with rice krispies or shredded wheat!
More Easter Recipes
- Mini Egg Cookies
- Easter Egg Cheesecake
- Mini Egg cookie Bars
- Mini Egg Brownies
- Hot Cross Bun Bread And Butter Pudding
- Shredded Wheat Nests
More Cornflake Recipes
Cornflake Easter Nests
Ingredients
- 150 g Milk Chocolate Or Dark Chocolate Or Plain Chocolate
- 50 g Butter
- 100 g Cornflakes
- 3 tbsp Golden Syrup
- 80 g Mini Eggs
Instructions
- Break the chocolate into small pieces then place in a large mixing bowl. Add butter and golden syrup to the mixing bowl and on a medium to high heat melt in the microwave.Heat in short 15 to 20 second intervals and stir each time until the mixture has melted.
- Add cornflakes and mix until each cornflake is coated in the melted chocolate mixture.
- Place 12 cupcake cases on a baking tray.
- Spoon the cornflake mixture evenly between the 12 cases and gently press down in the centre to create a small dip.
- Decorate with mini eggs and leave to set in the fridge for 1 hour or until set.
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sophia
it was very good for my bake sale
Michelle
That’s great!