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    Home » Recipes » Baking Recipes

    Shredded Wheat Nests

    By Robyn | Published: Sep 26, 2021 | Modified: Dec 31, 2022

    TO THE RECIPE
    pin for easy 2 ingredient shredded wheat nests showing an overhead shot of a chocolate nest filled with strawberries and blueberries

    Made from just 2 ingredients, these no cook Easter shredded wheat nests are a fun and simple recipe that kids love to help make! They take just 10 minutes to prepare, and can be filled with mini chocolate eggs, fruit or nuts to make for a simple Easter Nest.

    side view of shredded wheat nests filled with strawberries and blueberries on a white background
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    • Why we love this recipe
    • Ingredients Notes
    • FAQ
    • My Recipe Tips
    • Variations and Filling Ideas
    • Storage
    • More chocolate no bake recipes
    • Shredded Wheat Nests

    These Easter birds nests made with shredded wheat cereal to give the effect of ‘twigs’ are such a fun Easter baking project to make with the kids. Based on chocolate rice krispies cakes; not only are they a delicious treat, but they make a cute no bake Easter dessert – we love them filled with plain Greek yogurt, a spoonful of berry compote and topped with a mini egg! Or serve alongside mini egg brownies at an Easter party.

    Why we love this recipe

    • It’s made with just 2 ingredients.
    • No cook recipe – just melt and mix.
    • Flexible filling ideas – for a healthier serving idea, fill with berries, nuts or seeds; or go full chocolate and fill with chocolate eggs.
    • Quick and easy – they take less than 10 minutes to make!
    • Kids can help make them too – they will need help melting the chocolate, but other than that, they can make these nests themselves!
    • The recipe can easily be doubled or tripled.

    Ingredients Notes

    • Shredded Wheat – (under the Uncle Tobys brand in Australia or Nestle if you are in the UK) – you can also use Mini Bites cereal (in Australia), or any other shredded wheat type of cereal
    • Chocolate – Use a good quality chocolate. I personally love dark chocolate nests made with 70% cocoa dark chocolate, but if making for kids then milk chocolate, or a mixture of milk and dark chocolate is usually more popular.
    Seed and nut filled chocolate Easter nests with a paper rabbit ribbon across the front

    FAQ

    Can I use other cereal to make the nests?

    You can use All-bran cereal, or rice krispies or cornflakes, but keep in mind that these last two won’t look as ‘twig’ like in the chocolate nests.

    Can I melt the chocolate in the microwave?

    Yes you can. Place in a microwave proof bowl and heat for 30 seconds on a medium heat, take out and stir the chocolate and return for another 30 seconds. Repeat until the chocolate has just melted.

    My Recipe Tips

    • The recipe makes 4 cupcake sized nests, or 15 mini nests.
    • Roughly break the shredded wheat, trying to keep longer strands of cereal, as these will become the ‘twigs’ in the nests. If you crush the cereal, this texture will be lost.
    • Thoroughly mix the chocolate with the cereal to coat evenly.
    close up overhead photo of a chocolate nest filled with blueberries and sliced strawberries, served on a white plate

    Variations and Filling Ideas

    • Salted dark chocolate nests – use a good quality, 70% cocoa dark chocolate. Sprinkle a little sea salt over the top before serving for a tasty salted chocolate treat!
    • Cornflake Easter nests – use the same amount of cornflakes, crushing them slightly before mixing with the melted chocolate.
    • Fill your chocolate cereal nests with:
      • Fresh fruit – blueberries, kiwiberries, raspberries, or chopped strawberries.
      • Nuts – almonds, cashews, brazil nuts, pistachios.
      • Seeds – pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds.
      • Chocolate mini eggs.
      • Yogurt and fresh fruit or berry compote

    Storage

    These easter birds nests will keep in the fridge for 2-3 days – if you can resist them for that long – after that time the cereal may start to become soft.

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    Shredded Wheat Nests

    Author: Robyn

    These simple 2 ingredient Easter shredded wheat nests are a fun and delicious Easter treat that kids love to make too!
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 7 minutes mins
    Cook Time 3 minutes mins
    Course baking
    Cuisine modern australian, modern european
    Servings 4 people
    Calories 190 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1c (75g) shredded wheat cereal crushed
    • ⅔ c (100g) chocolate dark, milk or a mixture of the two

    Instructions
     

    • Place the crushed shredded wheat into a medium sized mixing bowl.
    • Break the chocolate into a heatproof bowl and place it over a pan of simmering water. Stir every so often until melted.
    • Pour the melted chocolate over the crushed cereal and stir well to combine.
    • Spoon into 4 cupcake cases or 15 petit four cases and press down in the centre of each with the back of a spoon to form a little nest shape.
    • Chill in the fridge for an hour.
    • To remove from the tin, run a blunt knife around the nest and lever them gently out.
    • Place on a plate and fill with fresh fruit, nuts and seeds, and chocolate eggs

    Notes

    The recipe makes 4 cupcake sized nests, or 15 mini nests.
    Roughly break the shredded wheat, trying to keep longer strands of cereal, as these will become the ‘twigs’ in the nests. If you crush the cereal, this texture will be lost.
    Thoroughly mix the chocolate with the cereal to coat evenly.
    Serving Ideas:
    • Fresh fruit – blueberries, kiwiberries, raspberries, or chopped strawberries.
    • Nuts – almonds, cashews, brazil nuts, pistachios.
    • Seeds – pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds.
    • Chocolate mini eggs.
    • Yogurt and fresh fruit or berry compote
    Shredded Wheat – (under the Uncle Tobys brand in Australia or Nestle if you are in the UK) – you can also use Mini Bites cereal (in Australia), or any other shredded wheat type of cereal
    Chocolate – Use a good quality chocolate. I personally love dark chocolate nests made with 70% cocoa dark chocolate, but if making for kids and younger family, milk chocolate, or a mixture of milk and dark chocolate may be preferred.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 190kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 3gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 5mgPotassium: 143mgFiber: 4gSugar: 13gVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword baking with kids, cereal, chocolate, easter baking, leftover cereal

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    Robyn Jones

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    Hi! I'm Robyn, a toddler mum with a passion for all things food! Having moved internationally 7 times in the past 12 years I have developed a love of making international recipes into family friendly ones you can make in your own home, with local ingredients; wherever you live!

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