Chocolate Rice Krispie Bird Nests

This is the perfect treat for Easter - it's quick, easy, and fun for adults and kids alike! It's a crunchy, gooey, chocolaty little nest that's as tasty as it is festive!

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plate of rice krispie treat birds nests

With Easter right around the corner, you’re probably looking for some cute desserts. Honestly, even if you’re not, I’m giving you one. These Rice Krispie Bird Nests are ridiculously cute, and they’re a simple, no-bake recipe that’s perfect for Easter (and Spring in general). With just a few ingredients and a little patience, you can have these adorable little nests ready in no time. And, as a bonus, they’re fun to make and would be a great activity with children.

Making Rice Krispie Bird Nests

These are truly a breeze to make. First things first, you need to ready a muffin pan, which will ultimately be your vessel for making the nests. You can spritz it with a little cooking spray, use cupcake liners, or use silicone liners, which are my preference. I bake a lot of cupcakes, muffins, etc, and I like that the silicone ones are reusable.

Rice krispie bird nests

Next, you’ll make the rice krispies. I used Cocoa Krispies cereal so it was chocolatey and already brown, similar to a real nest. You can use any cereal you like. Maybe your birds laid eggs in a rainbow nest? Then Fruity Pebbles would be the way to go. You’ll melt your butter in a saucepan, add marshmallows and melt them together until you have a smooth mixture, then add vanilla extract and stir. Add your cereal into the marshmallow mixture and mix well (and mix fast). As it starts to cool, it starts to harden, so you’ll need to work quickly.

Next, scoop roughly 2 tbsp into each muffin tin, and using the back of a spoon sprayed with cooking spray (or your hands if you spray them and don’t mind a mess), press them into nest shapes. Nests aren’t perfect, so don’t worry about them being too even – you just need an indent in the center. Once your nests are made, melt some chocolate and add a dollop into the center of the nests, so that you can easily adhere your eggs. Lastly, add the eggs and let cool. For eggs, Reese’s makes peanut butter eggs which are delicious, Cadbury has excellent milk chocolate eggs, and M&Ms makes pretty eggs around Easter too. There’s no wrong answer here – whichever you like. Once cooled, enjoy! I store these at room temp for up to 4 days.

Rice Krispie Bird Nests

Chocolate Rice Krispie Bird Nests

Jacklin Altman
This is the perfect treat for Easter – it’s quick, easy, and fun for adults and kids alike! It’s a crunchy, gooey, chocolaty little nest that’s as tasty as it is festive!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 221 kcal

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowls
  • Saucepan
  • Muffin Pan

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup Butter
  • 10 oz Mini marshmallows
  • 6 cups Cocoa krispies cereal
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup Milk chocolate chips melted
  • Candy eggs your choice

Instructions
 

  • Prepare muffin tin with cooking spray or line with cupcake liners.
  • In a saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Add marshmallows, stirring continuously until mixture is uniform, then add vanilla and mix until fully incorporated.
  • Add cocoa krispies, stir well (and fast) until mixture is uniform and all cereal is coated.
  • Scoop ~2 heaping tbsp mixture into each prepared muffin tin and using the back of a spoon sprayed with cooking spray, press into nest shape.
  • Melt chocolate chips, using a dollop of melted chocolate to adhere the eggs to the nest. Let cool so the chocolate hardens, and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 221kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 95mgPotassium: 34mgFiber: 1gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 615IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 2mg
Keyword rice krispie, chocolate, holiday, easter
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4 thoughts on “Chocolate Rice Krispie Bird Nests”

  1. 5 stars
    So easy and cute! I made these with regular Rice Krispies, cocoa krispies, and fruity pebbles – they were a huge hit at the family Easter party. I did get closer to 24 muffin sized servings than twelve, so I halved the recipe after my first batch. They were even easier to make than I expected; would definitely make again!

  2. Hi Jacklin , I am thinking about trying that recipe with the rice krispie treat but I think I will do the chocolate but I think they will be cute in the mini muffins pans with the cupcake liners I had found some Easter cupcakes lines at the dollar tree store in Richmond VA. I am going to make some for my church and my family also for Easter. Dawn White

5 from 1 vote

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