Toasted Coconut Chocolate Nests

5 from 2 votes

Sweet little Toasted Coconut nests for Easter!

Prep Time30

Total Time30

Course: Dessert Recipes

Cuisine: American

Servings: nests

Calories: 181kcal

Author: Laura

3 cups dried coconut also called desiccated coconut, I buy this in the bulk foods area
3 cups quick cooking oats
24 ounces semi sweet chocolate milk will work fine too
jelly beans

preheat oven to 300˚
line two baking sheets with waxed paper or silpats and set aside
mix the coconut and oatmeal together and spread on the prepared pans
toast the coconut and oats together for 5-8 minutes in the preheated oven,keep an eye on them you don't want them to burn just toast lightly, once toasted set aside
set up a double boiler for melting chocolate or use a large dutch oven and heat proof bowl
when it's warm melt the chocolate, stir in the toasted oats and coconut
make nests using a scant quarter cup of the mixture or make them bigger just remember you'll get fewer nests, lay the scoops on the sheets you used for toasting
if they don't look like nests just use a spoon to push them up into shape, they'll look better once you add the jelly beans for eggs
while the mixture is still pliable add 2-3 jelly beans to each nest
cool until set
store in the fridge until ready to use