Here’s a delicious and easy-to-make Easter dessert idea. These nests are yummy and nutritious, and you can fill them with anything you want. The easiest way is to put a few almonds or Brazil nuts that resemble eggs. However, you can fill them with jam, cream or melted chocolate, too.
I used whole oats to make my nests a little bit more rustic, but you can use coconut flakes instead. I added some nuts, nut butter, maple syrup, coconut oil, cocoa powder and some seeds.
If you want to make the eggs a little bit fancier, you can make some small egg-shaped coconut flour truffles.
This simple dessert is suitable for a vegan or a plant-based diet.
Happy Easter!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 3 tablespoons tahini (or another nut butter)
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder (or more if you prefer it more chocolatey)
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- ½ cup oat flour
- ¼ cup nuts
- 1 teaspoon of sesame seeds – optional
- A few whole nuts for decoration (I used almonds and Brazil nuts)
Instructions
- Slice the nuts vertically.
- Melt the coconut oil and mix it with the cocoa powder, tahini and maple syrup.
- Add the nuts, seeds and oats until you have a mixture that holds together. If the mixture is too soft, leave it in the fridge for a little while, or add more oat flour.
- Put spoonfuls of the mixture onto a plate covered with parchment paper and, using the spoon, shape a cavity in the center. If this method doesn’t work well, use plastic wrap to shape the nests with your hands. Just wrap a ball of the mixture and create the cavity using your thumb.
- Put the nests in the fridge for a few hours or overnight until they harden.
- Put a couple of nuts in the cavity and enjoy!
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This looks beyond amazing (what is beyond amazing?)
Hehe, thank you so much, Scott! 🙂
These look so delicious!
Thank you very much, Kyla! 🙂
These Easter nests look yummy! I love that they are vegan and I’m going to try them for sure.
Thank you so much, Elaine! 🙂