These healthier Easter chocolate nest cookies are easy to make, with plenty of opportunities for the kids to get involved with mashing, measuring and mixing.
They’re made healthier with bananas and oats, but still offer the satisfying Easter chocolate hit we all love!
This recipe is adapted from the cookie recipe in my new book, Get Your Kids to Eat Anything, which is out now!
Read on for the full recipe, or download this lovely downloadable PDF to use with the kids over Easter weekend.
Ingredients
- 2 bananas
- 3 tbsp honey (or maple syrup)
- 2 tbsp cocoa
- 150 g (5.3 oz) rolled oats
- 80 g (2.8 oz) chocolate mini eggs
Equipment
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F), 180°C fan, Gas Mark 6. Line a couple of baking trays with baking paper.
Mash the bananas in a large bowl, then add the honey / maple syrup and mix well.
Stir in the cocoa and oats until evenly combined.
Divide the mixture into 12 (about 2 level tablespoons each) and roll into balls. Place them on the baking trays.
Press a teaspoon into the centre of each cookie to create a nest shape.
Bake for 12 minutes, then cool on a wire rack.
Add a couple of chocolate mini eggs to the centre of each cookie.
Enjoy!
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Healthier Easter chocolate nest cookies
Ingredients
- 2 bananas
- 3 tbsp honey (or maple syrup)
- 2 tbsp cocoa
- 150 g (5.3 oz) rolled oats
- 80 g (2.8 oz) chocolate mini eggs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F), 180°C fan, Gas Mark 6. Line a couple of baking trays with baking paper.
- Mash the bananas in a large bowl, then add the maple syrup and mix well.
- Stir in the cocoa and oats until evenly combined.
- Divide the mixture into 12 (about 2 level tablespoons each) and roll into balls. Place them on the baking trays.
- Press a teaspoon into the centre of each cookie to create a nest shape.
- Bake for 12 minutes, then cool on a wire rack.
- Add a couple of chocolate mini eggs to the centre of each cookie.
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Serena says
Hi! I was wondering..Do the eggs stick to the cookies after baking?
If not.. what if I put them before baking ? Do they melt?
Emily Leary says
You can put them in before baking if you like - they'll crack a bit but still look good. No, they don't stick. If you want them to, I'd recommend putting a dab of melted chocolate on the baked cookies and then putting the eggs on top. As the chocolate sets, the eggs will stick to it.
Sim @ Sim's Life says
These look absolutely divine and help to inject a bit of healthy eating over Easter too! We will have to give these a try, I am already imagining what they taste like
Emily Leary says
Thank you!