Chocolate Krispie chick

Chocolate Krispie chick

A crispy treat specially for Easter that kids will love to make during the school holidays

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 1 egg

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 40 mins

Plus drying time

Method

  1. Slowly melt the milk chocolate as before, then remove from the heat and stir in the Rice Krispies, mixing well to coat. Spoon half the mix into one of the moulds, then use the back of your spoon to press it into a thick, even layer. Be sure to cover the whole of the inside, leaving a thick edge. Repeat with the other mould and leave in a cool place to set. Put the moulds in the fridge for 5 mins. TIP: Putting the egg halves in the fridge once the chocolate has set makes it easier to add another layer of warm chocolate. Don't be tempted to leave the moulds in the fridge any longer than necessary as condensation could cause the chocolate to discolour.
  2. Carefully unmould the eggs. Fill one half with a few mini eggs, then fix the halves together with melted chocolate. Patch any holes with a few extra Rice Krispies and melted chocolate. Leave in a cool place to set.
  3. To make the eyes, paint blobs of melted milk chocolate onto the white chocolate buttons. Fix onto the egg using a little more chocolate. Spoon the white chocolate into a small piping bag, then pipe a beak and wings onto the egg and allow to set.
  4. For the feet, roll out the marzipan on a sheet of greaseproof paper to about ½ cm thick. Using a knife, cut out two feet, making them large enough for the egg to sit on. Once the egg has completely set, place the chick on its feet, pressing down so that it stays upright. Finish by scattering some mini eggs around your chick to create a nest.
Try

After a few days...

After a few days, your Easter egg will start to 'bloom', or take on a slightly mottled appearance. This is simply the fat and sugars changing with air temperature and is harmless.

Buying moulds

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Per ¼ egg

241 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 33g, fat 12 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 0g, salt 0.2 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2008.

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  • 19 March 2008

    Hannaf's commented on this recipe

    well, though this egg was cute and the mix was easy to make and the mould was easy to fill, unfortunately my egg didn't survive the evening! oh dear PS do NOT try with 85% chocolate!

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  • 26 March 2008

    analisa rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This egg was a great hit with the kids .. and it was quite easy to make. It was simpler to make than the other eggs since filling in the cracks when joining the halves together was easier as the rice crispies easily filled the empty spaces.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 1 egg

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 40 mins

Plus drying time

Ingredients

FOR THE EGG

  • 175g milk chocolate , broken into pieces, plus extra for decorating
  • 50g Rice Krispies cereal

TO DECORATE

  • 2 x 50g bags chocolate mini eggs
  • 2 white chocolate buttons
  • 50g golden marzipan
  • 25g white chocolate , broken into pieces, plus extra for decorating, melted and cooled a little

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT

  • 2 chocolate egg moulds, piping bag, rolling pin, flat pastry brush or small paintbrush
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Per ¼ egg

241 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 33g, fat 12 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 0g, salt 0.2 g

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