Shredded Wheat nests

Shredded Wheat nests

A spin on traditional chocolate cornflake cakes, this version uses extra-fine strands of wheat for great texture

Difficulty and servings

Easy

MAKES 12

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook 8 mins

plus chilling

Method

  1. Melt the chocolate in a small bowl placed over a pan of barely simmering water. Pour the chocolate over the shredded wheat and stir well to combine.
  2. Spoon the chocolate wheat into 12 cupcake cases and press the back of a teaspoon in the centre to create a nest shape. Place 3 mini chocolate eggs on top of each nest. Chill the nests in the fridge for 2 hrs until set.

PER NEST

139 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 18g, fat 7 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 1g, sugar 13g, salt 0 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2012.

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    02 April 2012

    Vix rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    simple, effective and tastes yummy!! I used a mix of dark and milk choc

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  • 06 April 2012

    flanella36 commented on this recipe

    I just made these for an Easter cake sale tomorrow, the kids are eating them already and loving them, I better make more as they taste and look great for the occasion

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  • 06 April 2012

    LAURA rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made these with my 6 year old son. He loved making them and loved eating them even more. The were so easy to make, we will be making more next year.

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  • 07 April 2012

    Barn cook rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Had great fun making these, so easy the kids can do the lot! The mixture above only made enough to fill 6 cases for us though.

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  • 12 April 2012

    louise789 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    These were great. Very easy to make and tasted lovely. We used 5 shredded wheat (Aldi ones so might be different size?!) and made 13 nice sized nests with two mini eggs in each. Best eaten the day they're made as they do go soft quickly..

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  • 28 February 2013

    Cookie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    These went down a treat. They look and taste fantastic.

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  • 01 March 2013

    Kitten04 commented on this recipe

    I made this like 30 years ago at school in home ec I had to invent a Easter cake I used shredded wheat covered in chocalate to make a nest

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

MAKES 12

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook 8 mins

plus chilling

Ingredients

  • 200g milk chocolate , broken into pieces
  • 85g shredded wheat , crushed
  • 2 x 100g bags mini chocolate eggs

YOU'LL ALSO NEED

  • cupcake cases
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139 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 18g, fat 7 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 1g, sugar 13g, salt 0 g

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