No-Bake Chocolate Easter Nests

These No-Bake Chocolate Easter Nests are a sweet and easy Easter treat!

Easter treats are so fun to make, and these No-Bake Chocolate Easter Nests are a simple one that everyone will love! Made with Cocoa Pebbles, these individually-sized nests are filled with peanut butter and topped with sprinkles and Cadbury Mini Eggs. Like the title states, there's no baking involved in this recipe, which makes this a simple treat to make with the kids to celebrate spring and the Easter holiday.

This easy recipe only requires a few simple ingredients. The Easter Nest base combines Cocoa Pebbles, butter, and mini marshmallows, and then is topped with peanut butter, Cadbury Mini Eggs and festive Easter sprinkles. For ingredient substitutions and suggestions, refer to the tips listed below the recipe.

Melt down the butter and marshmallows in a saucepan over low heat. Gently stir in the Cocoa Pebbles cereal, and make sure it's all been coated well. Follow the recipe measurements closely to make sure your treats don't end up being too dry or too wet. If they’re too wet, they won't stick together well and will become a mess as you try to eat them. If the treats are too dry, they’ll be hard to bite and not as enjoyable.

To fix: If the mixture is too wet, add a bit more cereal. If it's too dry, melt a bit more marshmallow and butter together and add it into the mix.

While it's still warm, scoop the cereal mixture, using a large cookie scoop, into two 12-cup muffin pans. Press the cereal into the molds, and be sure to leave a dip in the center of each one. If the cereal mixture is too sticky, cover your fingers in butter or cooking spray.

Leave the cereal mixture to cool and firm up for at least 30 minutes at room temperature.

Once cooled, add a spoonful of creamy peanut butter to fill the centers of each nest. If you don't like peanut butter, you can use another type of spread like Nutella.

Top each of the nests with Easter sprinkles. There are so many fun sprinkle options out there, but I personally love these ones because they look like grass!

Finally, top each nest with 3 Cadbury Mini Eggs. Make sure to press them down into the peanut butter a little bit so that they stay in place!

Carefully remove the nests from the muffin pans using a butter knife or wooden skewer. Arrange the Chocolate Easter Nests on a serving plate for your Easter guests to enjoy! Once you take a bite of these tasty treats, you are going to love the salty and sweet flavors mixed with the combination of crunchy and smooth from the cereal and peanut butter.

No-Bake Chocolate Easter Nests

Servings: 18 nests

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Setting Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

• 4 tablespoons salted butter
• 4 cups mini marshmallows
• 5 cups Cocoa Pebbles cereal
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• Easter Sprinkles
• 54 Cadbury Mini Eggs

Directions:

1. Lightly grease two 12-cup muffin pans with cooking spray and set it aside for later.
2. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over low heat and stir in salt.
3. Add the mini marshmallows to the saucepan. Stir occasionally until fully melted.
4. Remove the saucepan from the heat.
5. Gently fold in the Cocoa Pebbles into the marshmallow mixture, and stir until the cereal is completely coated.
6. Fill each muffin cup with 3-4 tablespoons of the cereal mixture. 
7. Press the cereal mixture into the cup, leaving a small dip in the center.
8. Let the cereal mixture sit at room temperature for 30 minutes to cool and firm up.
9. Once the nests have set, top each center with a small spoonful of peanut butter.
10. Top each nest with sprinkles and 3 Cadbury Mini Eggs.
11. Carefully remove each nest using a butter knife or wooden skewer and place on a serving platter.

Tips: 

• Storage: Chocolate Easter Nests are best when fresh, but can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days. For best results, do not refrigerate.
• Variations:
  - Swap Cocoa Pebbles for Fruity Pebbles or Rice Krispies.
  - Peanut Butter can be substituted for Nutella or other spreads.
  - Change out the Mini Eggs for M&Ms, jelly beans, or your other favorite Easter candy.

Not only are these No-Bake Chocolate Easter Nests totally adorable, but they are a simple and sweet treat to share for Easter! If you decide to give this recipe a try, I'd love to hear all about it! Please share your creations on Instagram, Facebook, or leave a comment/photo on the project pin on Pinterest!

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