Easy Easter Treats - Rice Crispie Nests

Last year I showed you how to create some delicious simple Easter treats so I thought this year I would bring the tradition back and think of something new to do! Last year’s recipes included Crème Egg Cookies, Chocolate Nests and Marshmallow Bark.

Ingredients:
Few handfuls of Rice Crispies
300g White Chocolate
100g Milk Chocolate
1 cup All Bran
1 x Bag of Mini Eggs

These rice crispie nests are really easy to make and don’t cost the earth in ingredients. They are a great change to your standard nests and an alternative version of my Chocolate Nests from last year.

Start off by melting 300g white chocolate. I chose to break mine up and put it in the microwave and heat through, stirring every 30 seconds until melted. When your chocolate has melted, stir in some rice crispies. There are no exact quantities for this, just add enough that they get coated with the chocolate. Place your rice crispie mixture into cupcake cases with a spoon.

Next, melt 100g of milk chocolate and using the same method as you did with the rise crispies, add the all-bran and coat well with the chocolate. Add a teaspoon of the chocolatey all bran to the tops of your rice crispie treats and finish off with a couple of mini eggs on top.

Simple, delicious and very budget friendly! Will you be giving these a go?

Easy Easter Treats – Marshmallow Bark

I saw something similar to this in Sainsbury’s and thought it would be simple enough to make my own version. The only thing about this that reminds me of Easter is the fact it’s chocolate and fun spring colours. This is super easy to make and very cheap too – what more can you want for a fun snack?! I suppose these are quite similar to Rocky Road actually!

Ingredients:

300g White chocolate

Mini Marshmallows

Easter/Coloured sprinkles or any fun decorations!

Melt your chocolate – I did mine in the microwave for a couple of minutes and stirred through to ensure all the chunks had melted completely. Then add your marshmallows and stir them in to coat them in chocolate. Do not over-stir as the marshmallows will melt.

Add your mixture to a dish/pan/whatever you like. Decorate the chocolate with sprinkles of your choice then put the mixture in the freezer to set for 20 minutes.

Once the mixture has set, remove from the freezer and chop up to your liking. You could even use easter themed cookie cutters for this, rabbit shaped ones would look awesome!

Enjoy – and try not to eat them all at once!