Chocolate Rice Krispie Easter Egg Nests that the whole family can enjoy. Lower in syns but still delicious.
My kids love to make Chocolate Rice Krispie Easter Egg Nests at Easter time, but when you add up all the chocolate and little mini eggs on top, it can be quite a lot of syns, so I came up with a lower synned version that I can make alongside the kids to enjoy too.
Best part of all is that these are only 3 syns each, meaning you could enjoy 1 or 2 or more of these Chocolate Rice Krispie Easter Egg Nests and still be within your daily syn allowance.
If you want to reduce the syns even further, then you can just add one nest to the egg, but one little egg in a nest, would look very lonely don't you think?
The key to keeping these Chocolate Rice Krispie Easter Egg Nests low synned is the chocolate coating. I first tried these with melted chocolate, but you just are not going to get enough chocolate to coat them, while still keeping the syns low. So not being one to be defeated, I had another idea for creating the chocolate coating and oh my it totally worked. These are so chocolatey and delicious.
When I put the plate in front of the family to try (they have to give their seal of approval for my recipes), they were demolished in seconds and I was requested to make a second batch.
When forming the nests, I recommend using a little square of parchment to place over the Chocolate Rice Krispie Easter Egg Nests to push down in the muffin tray, as it can be quite sticky otherwise. Once I make them all up. I just pop the tray into the freezer for at least 1 hour, and then they are all set to enjoy!!
Perfect to make for Easter or if you have a group taster coming up, your group is going to love these.
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Chocolate Rice Krispie Easter Egg Nests
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Yield 1
This recipe is vegetarian, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly
- Extra Easy - 3 syns per nest
- Green/Vegetarian - 3 syns per nest
- Original/SP - 3 syns per nest
- WW Smart Points - 3 per nest
Ingredients
- 28g (1oz) of Rice Krispies - 5.5 syns
- ½ level tbs (2.5g) of 100% pure cocoa powder - 0.5 syns
- 1 tbs of brown sugar - 2.5 syns
- 2 tbs or 2% milk - 1 syn
- 12 mini eggs - 9.5 syns
Instructions
- Add the cocoa powder, brown sugar and milk to a small saucepan.
- Heat on a medium heat, consistently whisking, until it thickens and is silky in appears like a chocolate caramel sauce. (Running the whisk through the middle will form a line)
- Remove from heat.
- Add the Rice Krispies and mix with a wooden spoon until the Rice Krispies are coated in all the chocolate.
- Spoon the mixture evenly into 6 holes of a muffin tray
- Using a square of parchment paper, push down firmly, so they are well packed together.
- Top each nest with 2 mini eggs.
- Place the tray in the freezer for 1 hour to set.
- Enjoy
Notes
Syn value of cocoa powder can vary from brand to brand. The three brands I use are 100% cocoa powder (not Dutch Processed) and are 1 tbs for 20 calories (1 syn).
You should always double check the syn values of items which are synned, as brands can differ.
Nutritional information is an estimate and is to be used for informational purposes only.
Ingredients can vary greatly from brand to brand and therefore it would be impossible to give accurate information.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 nest
Amount Per Serving | ||
|---|---|---|
Calories 63 | ||
% Daily Value | ||
Total Fat 2.2 g | 3% | |
Saturated Fat 1.1 g | 6% | |
Cholesterol 0.4 mg | 0% | |
Sodium 24 mg | 1% | |
Total Carbohydrates 11.7 g | 4% | |
Dietary Fiber 0.4 g | 2% | |
Sugars 9.3 g | ||
Protein 0.8 g | 2% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Looks great good to see a gluten free recipe
These look very tasty! Could you substitute suk run gold for the brown sugar and reduce Syns even further?
I haven't tried, I am not sure if you would get the same result with the chocolate for them to set.