Healthy Easter Nest Cookies
Posted Mar 21, 2018, Updated Mar 18, 2024
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These no bake chocolate peanut butter Easter nest cookies are made with 8 healthy ingredients ready in 15 minutes! They’re a delicious, healthy treat to celebrate Easter!
I turned one of my favorite treats into a vehicle for one of my favorite candies! (also try these Mini egg cookies and mini egg brownies)! I created this Healthy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Easter Nest Cookies recipe as a fun treat I could make with my kids for Easter.
They’re made with only eight nutritious ingredients and are ready in 15 minutes. We make them every year and my kids love helping!
How to make No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Easter Nest Cookies
- Lay out all your ingredients/tools! Make sure you line a large baking sheet with waxed paper and have your TBS measure all ready to go before you start no-baking! Once the cookies are finished cooking on the stovetop you will need to move quickly to shape them into nests!
- Chill. Chill the cookies before adding the chocolate eggs (or jelly beans, or candy of your choice) so that they do not melt!
- Store/freeze. Store the cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
- Serve. Coconut oil has a low melting point, so if the cookies get too warm they will become soft, as such I recommend serving them slightly chilled.
Healthy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Easter Nest Cookies: Substitutions
There are only 8 ingredients in this recipe, and there aren’t many ingredients I’d recommend changing! But here are two possible substitutions.
- Peanut Butter. Any nut or seed butter works great in this recipe!
- Coconut oil. Butter or ghee can be used as a substitute for coconut oil! Just be sure to choose a fat source that complies with your dietary needs!
- Honey. For a vegan version, use maple syrup!
- Coconut. If coconut isn’t your thing (sad), you can simply increase the amount of oats by 1/4 cup and leave it out entirely!
Recipe FAQs
Yes, you can easily double this recipe – click on the 2X button in the recipe card.
Substitute a different nut or seed butter like sunflower butter or cashew butter.
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No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Nests
Ingredients
- ½ cup natural peanut butter
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ to ½ tsp sea salt
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 TBS cocoa powder
- 1 cup quick cooking oats
- ¼ cup shredded coconut
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Set aside.
- Combine peanut butter, honey salt and coconut oil in a saucepan and heat until combined.
- Add vanilla and cocoa powder. Stir until well combined.
- Add quick-cooking oats and mix well.
- Add coconut and stir until completely combined.
- Drop 1 TBS portions of mixture onto your prepared baking sheet. Press into the shape of nests. Continue until you’ve used all your cookie mixture.
- Let cool in the refrigerator or freezer until hardened. Top with your favorite candy eggs.
- Serve cool or at room temperature. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator!
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Notes
Ingredient Substitutions
- Peanut Butter. Any nut or seed butter works great in this recipe!
- Coconut oil. Butter or ghee can be used as a substitute for coconut oil!
- Honey. For a vegan version, use maple syrup!
- Coconut. If coconut isn’t your thing you can simply increase the amount of oats by 1/4 cup and leave it out entirely!
Store/freeze
Store the cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 2 months.Serve
Coconut oil has a low melting point, so if the cookies get too warm they will become soft, as such I recommend serving them slightly chilled.Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
These are delicious. .can you freeze them?
Hey Denise! Yes the cookies can be frozen! I recommend waiting to put the candy eggs in them until you are ready to serve though!
Hello,
Have you ever tried using powdered PB in this recipe? How would you recommend adapting it? Thanks!
made these with earth balance coconut peanut butter and they were amazing!!! 10/10 would recommend 🙂
Do you know how many cookies this will make and how long it will last in the refrigerator? It sounds so lovely!
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I would love to make these cookies! I was just wondering if you knew how many calories these had? I have been trying to eat better these past couples of months!
You have done it again, Laura! You create fool-proof recipes, I’m telling you! SOOOO excited to make these this afternoon! My mom is going to be so happy!
Are the candies dairy free also? I saw that these were dairy free but I’m having a hard time finding vegan eggs for the top, and they don’t look too easterly without eggs 😞 So hard to find vegan treats.
Hey Rebekah! The eggs that I used for these photos were not vegan. However you could use vegan jelly beans! There are also some great vegan chocolate egg options I found some great options at the Natural Candy Store. I also love this article from one of my favorite spots on the web…Go Dairy Free Easter Candy Roundup! I hope this helps!
How cute! I’m all about no-bake deserts and these little nests would be the perfect thing for my son to make. He has recently gotten into baking and I think he may be ready to venture out from cakes and cookies. Thanks for sharing at Inspiration Thursday!
Yum! These look delicious & will make a fun project to make with my kids today. Thank you for joining the Link-Up!!