Chocolate Rice Krispie Cakes are an absolute Must Do at Easter – if you don’t do anything else, make these easy no-bake Easter Nests!
I know they’re simple and I’m probably telling you something you already know, but these are here for my children and for all those young people out there stepping out into the world who DON’T KNOW HOW TO MAKE A CHOCOLATE KRISPIE CAKE!
If you are about to fly the nest you need to know how to actually make chocolate nests don’t you?!
How To Make Chocolate Easter Nests with Rice Krispies
My Krispie cake recipe is very similar to my Traditional Flapjack Recipe and to my Chocolate Cherry Flapjack but with puffed rice instead of oats and the addition of more chocolate to the mixture – what’s not to love?!
Some crispy cake recipes call for cocoa powder but I love the oozy sumptuousness of chocolate for these little treats.
The simplicity of this old school chocolate rice crispy recipe explains why it remains a popular homemade treat. You simply:
- Gently melt the butter or margarine, golden syrup and chocolate together in a bowl set over a saucepan of hot water.
- Stir in the cereal making sure it’s all well coated with the chocolate mixture.
- Spoon it into paper cases or a lined cake tin and leave it to cool and set.
- Decorate if you want to – vegan marshmallows and mini eggs are a good choice!
Decorating Chocolate Easter Nests
This particular batch of chocolate Rice Krispie cakes are for Easter so they need some mini eggs nestling on the nest!
They also need some little chicks making encouraging cheeps to encourage their fellows out of their eggs – or singing little Easter songs with their tiny beaks.
Look at the lead singer in this chicky band, he’s really getting into the groove! He’s even tapping his little toes…
If You’re Looking For More Vegan Easter Treats!
I’ve already mentioned my traditional flapjack and its chocolate cherry alternative but you might also like:
Make Them Vegan
When I first wrote this post in 2016 we were all vegetarian and two of us were about to go vegan. Four of us have now switched to veganism so to ensure our crispy cakes are still on the menu I adapt this recipe just a teeny bit.
- Kellogg’s Rice Krispies aren’t vegan as they contain Vitamin D3 derived from sheep. I use puffed rice cereal from my local wholefood shop instead. Some of the supermarket own brands are also suitable for vegans, do check ingredient labels.
- The arrival of vegan chocolate mini eggs on the high street made me grin. These little pastel beauties were long a tradition of our Easter celebrations and I’m glad they’re back on the menu!
Chocolate Rice Krispie Cakes (Easy Easter Nests)
Ingredients
- 125 g vegan dark chocolate
- 50 g butter
- 3 tbsp golden syrup
- 125 g Puffed Rice Cereal*
- paper cake cases
Instructions
- Put everything except the cereal into a heat proof bowl over a pan of hot water until melted
- Stir in the cereal
- Share between paper cake cases and leave to cool
- Top with mini eggs* and surround with a chick chorus
Notes
- Kellogg's Rice Krispies aren't vegan as they contain Vitamin D3 derived from sheep. I use puffed rice cereal from my local wholefood shop instead. Some of the supermarket own brands are also suitable for vegans, do check ingredient labels.
- The arrival of vegan chocolate mini eggs on the high street made me grin. These little pastel beauties were long a tradition of our Easter celebrations and I'm glad they're back on the menu!
Nutrition
Young or old, everyone loves rice crispie cakes, including chicks it seems. I can feel the shops calling me now – must resist the urge to buy the necessary supplies! Mind you, Easter, isn’t Easter without a chocolate nest or two, so maybe I’ll stop trying to resist. Oh, go on then!
I used to love these crispy cakes when I was little! I think I’ll have to whip up some soon!
These are so pretty! Love the chicks. A perfect Easter treat to make with my 2 year old – will give these a try soon.
These are always a winner. Love Easter baking and this is a classic idea that always gets made at every birthday party but I usually swap the mini eggs for smarties when it’s not Easter!
Flying the nest/crispie nests – I love it. The perfect recipe for the perfect party treat.
I love these in mini form! My kids would love these even more! Great idea and so simple!
“ Put everything except the cereal” ok I’ll out the cases in to I guess ???? jk this recipe is amazing!
Followed recipe and they’ve ended up soft. Feel like there’s too much golden syrup? Still taste nice though but not the crunchy rice cakes I remember.