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Mini Egg Nest Truffles

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How about some toasted coconut-encrusted ganache with Cadbury Mini Eggs? Yes,  Please! Try these Mini Egg Nest Truffles for your Easter candy enjoyment this Spring! (makes 30 truffles)

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Mini Egg Nest Truffles

Hi Everyone, I came up with this recipe before Easter when I was pining over all the Easter candy while grocery shopping. *The full, printable recipe is at the bottom of the post.

Ingredients

  • 14-ounce bag of shredded coconut, *there will be some leftover
  • 12 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate morsels or melting wafers
  • ⅓ cup of heavy whipping cream, plus more, if needed
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 10-ounce bag of Cadbury Mini Eggs

Kitchen Tools

  • rimmed baking sheet(s)
  • measuring spoons and cups
  • 2-cup wet measure
  • baking spatula
  • regular spatula
  • whisk
  • medium saucepan
  • mixing bowl(s)
  • parchment paper or silicone baking mat(s)
  • rimmed baking sheet
  • small cookie scoop
  • wax paper
  • mini cupcake papers (for serving)

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Celebrate Spring with these cheerful Mini Egg Nest Truffles!

Recipe Attribution and Inspiration

The truffle part of my recipe was inspired by "Chocolate Truffles, p. 194 of The Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book.

After loitering in the candy aisle admiring all the pastel packaging, being amazed at some of the high prices of the candy, and musing over happy memories of finding baskets of candy on Easter from my childhood...I finally bought some, well, too much.

I ended up getting two Cadbury bars (Fruit and Nut & Caramello), two small bags of Cadbury eggs, and three Cadbury Creme Eggs...which equals way too much candy for one person!

Anyways, all that sugar inspired a new truffle design!

I wanted to do something bite-sized and cute, utilizing a single Cadbury egg....something sweet to celebrate spring and my all-time favorite Easter candy: Cadbury mini eggs...and most importantly something to share with everyone!

Mini Egg Nest Truffles on parchment

Recipe Notes, Alternatives & Thoughts

  • Try a different kind of chocolate, for example, dark chocolate, to make the truffles.
  • There are different kinds of egg candies that will also work with this recipe, for example, M&M's Chocolate Candies Speckled Eggs.
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Mini Egg Nest Truffles

Mini Egg Nest Truffles

Yield: 30 truffles
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes

How about some toasted coconut encrusted ganache with Cadbury Mini Eggs? Yes, Please! Try these Mini Egg Nest Truffles for your Easter candy enjoyment this Spring!

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Toast the Coconut: Preheat to 350. Spread shredded coconut evenly on a baking sheet. Bake 5-10 minutes. Stir flakes so that they toast evenly, as needed. Keep a watch on it as it is baking so that it does not burn. When they are toasted to the desired browned color, take out the sheet and let it cool. *Please note that if the coconut is sweetened then it will brown at a faster rate.* When the coconut is cool, put it in a bowl.
  2. Make the Chocolate Truffle: Line a cookie sheet with wax paper and set it aside. On the stovetop, heat the whipping cream and chocolate in a medium saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly to dissolve until combined and smooth. Remove from heat and if you chose, stir in ½ teaspoon vanilla extract at this point. Use a baking spatula to get all the mixture from the saucepan into the mixing bowl.* Using a mixer with a paddle attachment, mix on low-medium speed until smooth. Scoop the truffle by rounded teaspoonfuls onto the lined cookie sheet. Allow to cool to room temperature, do not refrigerate, at this point, the truffles must be soft enough for the toasted coconut to adhere. *If the mixture isn't smoothing out, don't panic, try adding a splash of heavy whipping cream. It's important that the mixture be smooth for the toasted coconut to adhere to the truffle.
  3. Assemble: Have all of your ingredients ready on the counter, i.e. a bowl full of the Cadbury Eggs, the bowl of toasted coconut, the cookie sheet with rounded teaspoons of truffle. *Make sure the truffles are cooled to room temperature before adding the Cadbury eggs or else the shell of the eggs may crack from the heat warming the chocolate inside the shell.* Press a Cadbury egg candy halfway into each truffle. This is where the artistry comes in....make a little well in the toasted coconut bowl, being careful not to get truffle onto the egg candies, put the egg truffle into the toasted coconut bowl and surround it with coconut, gently pressing into getting the coconut embedded into the truffle. These can be arranged in mini cupcake liners for serving, I used Wilton Baking Cups. The truffles can be stored in an airtight container for two weeks in the refrigerator.

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 30 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 173Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 41mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 3gSugar: 16gProtein: 1g

Please note that the Calculated Nutrition is an estimate at best.

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© Sara Maniez
Cuisine: American / Category: candy
  • Originally published: 4/24/2015
  • Updated & republished: 3/25/2022, 11/11/2023

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  1. Chi Tran says

    Yummmm ! This is so going into my "kid-friendly" recipe box. Love the idea!
    I work for a foodtech company called Chicory. Are you interested in becoming our recipe partner?

    • Sara says

      Hello Chi, thank you for stopping by my blog and thank you for your comment! I am so glad that you like the the truffles! Please e-mail me LLittleSweets [at] gmail [dot] com, I am interested in hearing further details.

      • Chi Tran says

        Hi Sara, I just sent you an email with more information. Looking forward to your reply!

  2. Lisa @ Chocolate Meets Strawberry says

    This is such a gorgeous idea! It looks so simple and I love the nature theme 🙂

    • Sara says

      Thank you Lisa, nature really inspires me and sometimes finds its way into what I bake 🙂

  3. Renz says

    Very cute idea for Easter. Great activity to do with kids

    • Sara says

      Yeah, it really is fun to do this recipe with kids, thank you for visiting!

  4. Fareeha says

    Omg these are simply awesome and super cool.. love how u have explained so simply.. yumm

    • Sara says

      Hi Fareeha, thank you so much, I am so glad you like them!

  5. Ilona @ Ilona's Passion says

    These nests are cute! Perfect for Easter! Pinning:)

    • Sara says

      Thank you for sharing and visiting!

  6. karyn says

    perfect easter treat and you can never go wrong with anything cadburys

    • Sara says

      I know, I have so many happy memories eating these candies when I was little, thank are so great, thank you for visiting!

  7. Simon says

    Easter is fun! Awesome to watch the children search for eggs and see how happy they are when finally finding one! They will be totally surprised when they get these egg nest truffles. Moreover we would happily help eating 🙂

    Thanks for sharing

  8. Sam | Ahead of Thyme says

    These look amazing!!! Thanks for the recipe!

    • Sara says

      Thank you Sam, your welcome 🙂

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