Chocolate Nests

In the spirit of Easter here is a little chocolate nest to nestle some chocolate eggs in. Perfect for making (and preoccupying) kids should you be invaded by any this weekend. Funnily enough my dad is the biggest fan of these in our house so it's not only the little ones who benefit from the little effort that goes into making these treats.

200g chocolate - you can actually use which ever type you like, although I like to use 3/4 milk with 1/4 dark just to give it some extra richness
25 g unsalted butter
2 cups of Shredded Wheat (any cereal like this works just fine) bashed into strands
Mini eggs for decoration

• Melt the choclate and butter in a bowl over boiling water - make sure the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water.
• Stir in the cereal you are using and spoon into cupcake cases.
• Make a little dip in the centre of the nests and put in the mini eggs.
• Leave in a cool area for the chocolate to set.

Variations on a theme of chocolate nests: everything.
The brilliance of these little nests is that you can decorate them with what ever you like - Reese's Pieces come in as my second favourite topping. You can even stir in some crunchy peanut butter or dessicated coconut for extra texture. So play with these to you heart's content, and whilst ever so simple they are hugely appreciated.