These chocolate egg nest treats are made with chocolate, butterscotch and chow mein noodles then topped with mini Cadbury eggs. An adorable Easter dessert for spring!

This adorable no-bake dessert is ready in minutes! Other cute desserts I love to serve are Easter cake pops, Cadbury mini egg cookies and Cadbury Egg Easter cupcakes!

Chocolate easter egg nests.

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Easter Birds Nest Cookies

If you need a festive and easy Easter dessert, these adorable birds nest treats are a great idea. Just like my bunny bait recipe and are the perfect spring dessert to ring in the season, as well as my soft sugar cookies.

I remember making these chocolate egg nests (aka chocolate haystacks) as a kid and I thought it would be fun to make them with my own. We added eyes and a beak on the Cadbury eggs to make them even cuter.

You could use different colors of Cadbury eggs, but I thought the bluebirds were the cutest. To make the little birds, you’ll just need the mini blue eggs, melted chocolate and a little yellow frosting or chocolate. Then I just used a toothpick to create the eyes. You can watch the video tutorial below. Super simple!

Ingredients

All you need is a few ingredients and minutes to make these fun little chocolate birds nest treats. Check them out below.

  • Chow mein noodles
  • Milk chocolate chips
  • Butterscotch chips
  • Mini Cadbury eggs
  • Yellow frosting

How to Make Easter Egg Nests

Making chocolate birds nest easter treats.
  1. Melt. Place the chocolate and butterscotch chips in a microwave safe bowl and melt at 50% power for 1 minute. Stir mixture until smooth.
  2. Mix. Pour the chow mein noodles into a large bowl. Reserve about 1 Tablespoon of the melted chocolate, then pour the rest over the noodles. Gently mix until the noodles are evenly coated.
  3. Assemble. Spray a silicone muffin pan with nonstick spray. Add a large spoonful of the mixture to the muffin cup and press lightly in the center to form a well/nest. Using the remaining Tablespoon of chocolate, dip the back of the mini Cadbury eggs in the chocolate and place in the middle of the nests.
  4. Add eyes and a beak. Dip a toothpick in the chocolate and use it to add 2 eyes on the mini eggs. Then add a tiny dot of yellow frosting for the beaks.
Chocolate egg nests with mini cadbury eggs.

Helpful Tips

  • This recipe makes 12 chocolate egg nests. You can make them smaller or larger depending on preference.
  • Once assembled, I like to refrigerate them for 20 to 30 minutes to help the chocolate harden.
  • If you don’t have chow mein, you could use chopped pretzel sticks as a substitution.
  • Can use other types of mini eggs like Easter M&M’s or even jelly beans.
  • Shredded coconut would taste great mixed in with this recipe.
  • You can make a peanut butter version if preferred. Simply mix together the chocolate and peanut butter until smooth, then pour over noodles and mix. Butterscotch haystacks are a popular flavor, but they won’t resemble nests.

Looking for more easy Easter desserts? Try this cream cheese mint recipe in pastel colors or make this carrot cake cookies recipe.

More Easter Treat Recipes

chocolate egg nest

Chocolate Egg Nest Treats

5 from 9 votes
Recipe by: Jamielyn Nye
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 12
These chocolate egg nest treats are made with chocolate, butterscotch and chow mein noodles then topped with mini Cadbury eggs. An adorable Easter dessert for spring!
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Ingredients 

  • 2 cups chow mein noodles
  • 1 cup milk chocolate chips
  • 1 cup butterscotch chips
  • 12 ounce bag mini Cadbury eggs
  • Yellow frosting

Instructions

  • Place the chow mein noodles in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, melt the chocolate and butterscotch chips at 50% power for 1 minute, or until melted. You could also melt over a double broiler. Stir, until smooth.
  • Reserve about 1 Tablespoons of the milk chocolate. Then pour the milk chocolate and butterscotch over noodles and stir until coated.
  • Spray a silicone muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray. Then add a large spoonful of the mixture to the muffin cup. Press lightly in the center of the cup to form the nest. Then with the remaining chocolate in the bowl, dip the back of the Cadbury egg and place in the middle of the nests. Then using a toothpick, dip the top end into the remaining chocolate and add 2 eyes. Then if desired, add a tiny dot of yellow frosting for the beak.
  • Once hardened, gently remove the egg nests (it helps to use a butter knife).

Last step: Please leave a comment and rating after you make the recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 417kcal, Carbohydrates: 67g, Protein: 9g, Fat: 13g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Cholesterol: 7mg, Sodium: 334mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 37g, Vitamin A: 120IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 76mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.