No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bird's Nest Cookies
These No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bird's Nest Cookies are so simple to make and perfect for a healthy treat this Easter! Pick your favorite candy for the center eggs!
Servings: 30
Calories: 98kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips dairy-free if needed
- 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 4 cups unfrosted shredded wheat cereal I used Mom's Best Toasted Wheatfuls
- 90 Jordan almonds or yogurt covered berries
Instructions
- Add dark chocolate chips and peanut butter to medium sauce pan, cook over low heat, stirring frequently until chocolate and peanut butter are melted. You can also do this in a microwave safe bowl, heating chocolate and peanut butter together for 30 seconds, remove and stir, then continue heating in 20 second intervals, stirring in between until the chocolate is melted and a smooth consistency is reached.
- Meanwhile, crush toasted wheat cereal until they are in fairly small pieces. You can add the cereal to a gallon zip lock bag and roll with a rolling pin, chop them with a knife, or just use your hands to gently crush them.
- Once chocolate/peanut butter mixture is ready, remove from heat and stir in cereal, mixing for several minutes until cereal is well coated. If it looks too dry, add another spoonful of peanut butter.
- Add a fairly large spoonful of mixture to parchment lined baking sheet, rounding the outer edges and creating a dip in the center for the "eggs". Continue with this process until all nests/cookies have been added to tray, then add three small "eggs" of choice to each nest and refrigerate. Note: the cookies will firm up and hold together better once they've been refrigerated.
- Store in refrigerator and set out just before serving. Enjoy!
Notes
Quantity will depend on how big you make your nests, I got about 30 small/average nests.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 98kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 25mg | Potassium: 29mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.7mg