These Easter chocolate chicks are simply made from creme eggs and chocolate buttons - don't they look great?!
They're a popular treat and lots of fun for the family to make together, so they make a great family-friendly Easter activity.
My chicks have been super popular every Easter since 2012, so I've produced this step-by-step tutorial to show you just how easy they really are!
Below you'll find the ingredients list and some instructions - plus you can print the recipe card to save for later.
Ingredients
- 5 creme eggs
- 15 g (0.5 oz) chocolate orange buttons (10 buttons)
- 25 g (0.9 oz) milk chocolate melted
- 15 g (0.5 oz) white chocolate buttons (10 buttons)
- 40 g (1.4 oz) milk chocolate buttons (25 buttons)
- 1 black writing icing pen
Equipment
Instructions
Turn a clean, empty mug or bowl upside down. Place two milk chocolate buttons on top, side by side.
Using a teaspoon, put a small blob of melted chocolate between the two buttons.
Stick a creme egg on top, pointy end up and hold it in place until the chocolate sets. If your kitchen is warm, this may take a while. If you like, you can push half a cocktail stick into the lower back of your egg and use this as a stand to hold the egg in place until the chocolate sets.
When the chocolate is completely set, turn the bowl right side up, holding the egg carefully underneath. Pour a tiny bit of hot water into the bowl. Within seconds, you should be able to rotate the egg underneath and free it from the bowl with its legs still attached.
Using a dab of melted chocolate as 'glue', stick a milk chocolate button to the lower part of the egg to make a tail. If you used a cocktail stick earlier, this is an easy opportunity to cover up the hole.
Flip the egg over and stick two more milk chocolate buttons either side of the egg to make the wings.
Make the eyes by sticking two white chocolate buttons to the upper front of the egg.
Use a sharp knife to carefully cut an orange button into a triangle shape. If you're doing this activity with kids, I find it's easiest to cut these to shape for them before you start.
Stick the orange beak to the egg, just below the eyes. It's really starting to look like a chick now!
Use a little black writing icing to apply a pupil to each eye. You can also do this with melted chocolate and a cocktail stick, if you prefer.
Done!
Or for an optional crest, stick half an orange button to the top of the egg. It helps to trim a slight curve into the cut edge of the button to that it fits neatly against the curve of the egg.
Repeat for the other eggs and you're done!
If you're feeling extra creative, you can use the offcuts to make different types of crest, different coloured feet, wings or eyes, different candy details, or use different coloured writing icing pens for extra detail.
Enjoy!
We love these adorable chocolate Easter chicks! How would you decorate yours?
Here's the full details on how to make them.
Chocolate chicks - made with creme eggs for Easter!
Ingredients
- 5 creme eggs
- 15 g (0.5 oz) chocolate orange buttons (10 buttons)
- 25 g (0.9 oz) milk chocolate melted
- 15 g (0.5 oz) white chocolate buttons (10 buttons)
- 40 g (1.4 oz) milk chocolate buttons (25 buttons)
- 1 black writing icing pen
Instructions
- Turn a clean, empty mug or bowl upside down. Place two milk chocolate buttons on top, side by side.
- Using a teaspoon, put a small blob of melted chocolate between the two buttons.
- Stick a creme egg on top, pointy end up and hold it in place until the chocolate sets. If your kitchen is warm, this may take a while. If you like, you can push half a cocktail stick into the lower back of your egg and use this as a stand to hold the egg in place until the chocolate sets.
- When the chocolate is completely set, turn the bowl right side up, holding the egg carefully underneath. Pour a tiny bit of hot water into the bowl. Within seconds, you should be able to rotate the egg underneath and free it from the bowl with its legs still attached.
- Using a dab of melted chocolate as 'glue', stick a milk chocolate button to the lower part of the egg to make a tail. If you used a cocktail stick earlier, this is an easy opportunity to cover up the hole.
- Flip the egg over and stick two more milk chocolate buttons either side of the egg to make the wings.
- Make the eyes by sticking two white chocolate buttons to the upper front of the egg.
- Use a sharp knife to carefully cut an orange button into a triangle shape. If you're doing this activity with kids, I find it's easiest to cut these to shape for them before you start.
- Stick the orange beak to the egg, just below the eyes. It's really starting to look like a chick now!
- Use a little black writing icing to apply a pupil to each eye. You can also do this with melted chocolate and a cocktail stick, if you prefer.
- For an optional crest, stick half an orange button to the top of the egg. It helps to trim a slight curve into the cut edge of the button to that it fits neatly against the curve of the egg.
- Repeat for the other eggs and you're done!
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Karen Teelng says
Do you have any photos of the TAIL side of these Cadbury Egg Chicks - showing how you placed the "tails"
Emily Leary says
Hi Karen. I've just published this as a step by step photo tutorial over on AO.com. Have a look here http://ao.com/life/family/family-food/easter-chocolate-chicks/ :)
Joyce Robinson says
love this little chick
Robyn Braegger says
Those are adorable! the little devil chick is cracking me up! so great-
Robyn @ http://www.penpalsandpicturebooks.com
Emily says
Thank you :)
Jdaniel4smom says
Really cute! They would be wonderful on as an Easter centerpiece.
Emily says
Thanks - very kind of you to say so.
Kristina says
These are adorable. I love cadbury eggs! I am featuring this on my blog tomorrow. Please let me know if that isn't ok. I'll use one picture and a link back. http://www.toddlerapproved.com
Emily says
That would be great, thanks! :)
Lorie says
LOVE these! Going to have to pin them!!! Thanks so much for stopping by Reading Confetti!
Emily says
:) thanks!
Keynko says
I love these!
Emily says
Thanks :)
L-plate Mummy says
These are fab. Think I may have to make these for the ram this Easter :) x
Emily says
:) thanks. Would love to see pics if you do.
L-plate Mummy says
Love these. Reckon I'm going to try making some for the fam this Easter :) x
Kerry W-B says
these are great and look like they were great fun to make almost too good to eat
Emily says
Thanks! Almost but not quite...all gone now :)
Maxine says
These are amazing! Love them - thanks for sharing, will be trying these with my 6-year-old! x
Fivegoblogging says
These are gorgeous. I am.. i mean WE are definitely making these, I might practice first!
Anonymous says
These are fabulous! I would love to eat one of these now.
Notmyyearoff says
Thats amazing!! They are so cute!
maggy says
Oh my word!! How BRILLIANT are these!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE. Have I said that I LOVE them yet? Brilliant.
Thanks for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!
Maggy & Alissa
Emily says
Woohoo! Thanks! :D
Michelle says
Erm. . . Either it's just me doing something very wrong (probably) or these are NOT easy! Well, the kids have a big, fat mess made of squished eggs to eat when they get home from school. And I'm full of the cold from hell so there's no way I'm going out to get more supplies. I just don't understand. Mind you, the heating's been on full blast for the last two days. Maybe that hasn't helped. I feel grumpy now. And sorry for myself. Think I'll just crawl back under the duvet. Shouldn't have tried this today!
Emily says
Aw really? Joel did two of them entirely by himself while I was cooking dinner and he's four so I don't think they're too hard :s Hmm. Maybe the heating is too high for the choc to set. Our eggs stuck to the feet on the upturned mug in seconds, so then we didn't need to hold the eggs while decorating them. Did you do it in that order? Hope you feel better soon. xx
Michelle says
Emily, hi and thanks for the reply.
My fever broke during the night and although my cold's still lingering I've felt much more human today and tried again. Wow! You're right! So simple! Much easier with the thermostat back at 21.5 degrees. That and the fact that I wasn't trying to hold my blanket around myself at the same time! Thanks for sharing this. I'll to do it every year. Unless I have a temperature, that is! xx
Emily says
Yay so glad it worked for you and doubled pleased you're feeling better xx
MumReinvented says
So cute! Love them!
Emily says
They are so easy too!
Anonymous says
This may just be the most awesome I Spy post ever. I WANT ONE!
Emily says
:):) thanks!
MelkshamMum says
They are fab. I want to pick up the one that looks like an Angry Bird and hurl it! Sorry x
MelkshamMum says
They look fab. One looks like an Anngry Bird and I would be so tempted to pick it up and chuck it at someone! x x
Emily says
Hehe, the one with the mohawk? Joel made that one by itself!
Anonymous says
These are an amazing idea! Guess what new additions will be on the easter egg hunt!
Emily says
Yay - get pics!
Pinkoddy says
That are brilliant :)
Emily says
:D thanks!
Cat (Yellow Days) says
Orange buttons? How have I never seen those before? Brilliant!
Emily says
Yeah, good aren't they? Found them in Tesco's and just had to use them!
Dani Askins says
Haha these are great, I might just make some for my partners younger brothers think they will go down a treat!
Emily says
Ooh great - get pics!
HELEN says
these are amazing! I'm so going to be making these..
Emily says
Woohoo, thanks!
Anonymous says
ACE! I am not even going to say PING !
Emily says
Hehe. LOON!
Emma says
They are soo cute!
Emily says
:D thanks!
Tracy says
Hi I love these, would you mind if we featured this in our Fun Friday's blog post out this Friday. Would use one picture and back link . Our blog is http://www.magentacakes.co.uk/blog. Tracy x
Emily says
Sounds good - please do! :)
Tracy says
Thanks Emily :-)