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
Equipment
- Cocktail stick
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