Gluten Free Chocolate Easter Egg Nests (5 Ingredients)

All the Easter Fun, None of the Junk

Who would have thought that gluten free chocolate Easter egg nests could be so fun and healthy at the same time? With just 5 ingredients and zero refined sugar (and no sugar alternatives), this Easter egg nest recipe is the perfect way to enjoy a treat without the gluten or the guilt!

Now the only reason these chocolate Easter nests have 5 ingredients instead of 4 is because we’re going to make our own candy eggs – the super simple way! Because when you buy candy eggs from the store, they are full of refined sugar (and probably some other questionable ingredients).

But hey, no judgement here if you need to just buy some candy Easter eggs from the store to make things as quick and easy as possible. It’s already a feat to make homemade Easter treats in your own kitchen during the busyness of a holiday, family, and preparing a special meal. Not to mention egg hunts, church and whatever else you might have planned.

But also, if you have some little helpers who enjoy working with you in the kitchen, the easy egg candies that top these chocolate Easter nests are the perfect task for little, imprecise hands 🙂

All they need to do is mix some yogurt, honey and natural food coloring – if you trust them with a bottle of food coloring 😀

Alternatively, you can also make this recipe for fruity frozen yogurt bites to keep the food coloring even more natural. In this case, you will need to use the blender instead of mixing by hand.

But whether or not your kids help you make these gluten free chocolate Easter egg nests, they sure will enjoy eating them on Easter! And adults will enjoy this gluten free Easter treat just as much as the kids.

When you make this chocolate bird nest recipe as part of your Easter celebration, gluten free and/or sugar free adults can still have a treat without feeling bad and kids can indulge without adding to the refined sugar they will already have in abundance from Easter egg hunts.

Plus, these no bake chocolate Easter egg nests are just plain adorable!

When to Make Chocolate Easter Nests

These gluten free chocolate Easter egg nests do need to be made a little in advance so that they have enough time to adequately freeze. But this is good news, because it means you can cross this Easter treat off of your Sunday to-do list 🙂

The best time to make this Easter treat recipe is anytime during the week leading up to Easter. Since these Easter egg nest treats are stored in the freezer, they will keep for a long time and can be made several days in advance.

Actually, you can make these even further in advance if you want to. So if you have an especially busy week leading up to Easter, go ahead and make these two weeks ahead of time. Save yourself some of the Easter-prep stress by getting one of your Easter treats out of the way extra early.

On the other hand, if you prefer not to make these too far in advance, you can safely make them the day before Easter. You can even make them Easter morning to be enjoyed in the afternoon if you want.

The main thing with these gluten free chocolate Easter egg nests is that the fro yo eggs take about three hours to freeze, even though they are small. So as long as you can place the fro yo egg candies in the freezer about three hours before the whole treat will be consumed, you will be good.

You could also just make the eggs ahead of time and then make the chocolate nests closer to the time you want to serve them since the chocolate does not need much freezer time to harden.

You have a lot of timing options here, including breaking up the steps over different days if you want! Whatever makes this already-easy recipe even easier on you 🙂

Ingredients

• Yogurt: Yogurt is the base for the egg candies. I use organic plain whole milk yogurt or plain Greek yogurt.

• Raw Honey: Raw, unfiltered honey has the most nutritional benefit and contains beneficial bacteria for the gut and immune system. This raw honey from Amazon is the best price I have found so far.

• Unsweetened Shredded Coconut: Shredded coconut is what makes the nest part of this Easter treat. Make sure you get unsweetened coconut. You can buy it at Trader Joe’s or on Amazon.

• Unsweetened Baker’s Chocolate: Baker’s chocolate is the way to go when you want to make a chocolate treat without any added refined sugar. Make sure you get unsweetened baker’s chocolate so you can add your own natural sweetness.

• Butter: Butter helps with melting the chocolate and adds a smooth texture to it as well.

Instructions

Make Fro Yo Eggs

Step 1

In a medium-size bowl, combine yogurt and honey. Use an electric hand mixer to ensure the thick honey fully mixes in.

Step 2

Separate yogurt into three small bowls and use India Tree food coloring
to make your three Easter colors of choice.

Step 3

Use a small spoon to fill a small egg candy mold with the colored yogurt. When all eggs are filled, place in the freezer for at least 3 hours until yogurt is fully frozen.

*See note in recipe card.

Make Chocolate Nests

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread shredded coconut in an even layer on the baking sheet.

Once oven is heated, bake the coconut for four minutes until golden-brown.

Step 2

For the chocolate, heat baker’s chocolate and butter in a double-boiler on low heat, stirring occasionally, until completely melted. Remove from heat and let sit for five minutes.

Once chocolate has cooled slightly, add in honey and mix thoroughly until fully combined.

Step 3

Using a silicone mini muffin mold, spoon chocolate into twelve molds. Each one should be about half full. Use the back of the spoon to push the chocolate up the sides of the muffin cups, creating a sort of bowl.

Step 4

Take small handfuls of the toasted coconut shreds and drop them into the chocolate cups. Use as much as you think looks good but don’t overfill.

Use extra coconut for decoration when serving.

Step 5

Place the chocolate nests in the freezer.

Step 6

Once yogurt eggs have completely frozen, pop them out and place one or two on each chocolate nest.

Store in the freezer in an airtight container until ready to serve.

Substitutions & Tips

• If you don’t want to use butter in the chocolate, you can substitute it with coconut oil instead.

• I like to use India Tree food coloring for the eggs because it is made from plants with no artificial dyes or sugars. However, if you want to go even more natural with coloring your fro yo egg candies, you can use this fruit fro yo bites recipe to make various colors with different fruit flavors.

• If your egg molds look to big for the eggs to fit properly in mini muffin-size nests, use a regular size silicone muffin mold.

• None of the three elements of this recipe have to be completed at the same time, so you can complete the steps at different times or on different days if you want to (although they are pretty easy to make all at once).

• The chocolate Easter egg nests need to be kept in the freezer so the eggs do not melt. However, to make them easier to bite into, you can take them out a few minutes before they will be eaten to soften just a bit.