Crackle Colored Eggs & Coconut Nests
Crackle Colored Eggs & Coconut Nests
Start a new tradition in your house this Easter season and make crackle colored eggs and chocolate coconut nests. Get your kids and/or grand-kids involved in the fun. Crackle eggs are made simply by rolling cooled, hard-boiled against a hard surface to make a crackle effect on the shells. Allow to sit in colored dye for X amount of time, peel off the crackled shells and poof, you’ve got yourself some crackle colored eggs.


Recipe Idea
Give your favorite deviled egg recipe a fun new twist. Prepare your eggs crackled style for a fun, festive and colorful new look. Use different colors for different holidays such as: red and green for Christmas, orange and black for Halloween and orange and red for Thanksgiving. You can also make your deviled eggs in your favorite Team Colors!! Deviled eggs made “crackle style” will be a welcomed sight on any buffet or appetizer table.
Chocolate Coconut Nests
All this talk about deviled eggs we forgot to mention chocolate coconut nests. Chocolate coconut nests are made the same way that I make chocolate coconut haystacks. This only difference, the nests are made much bigger! I melt my chocolate using a double boiler and I use a good chocolate such as Ambrosia. Stir in your sweetened flaked coconut. Drop large spoonfuls if chocolate mixture onto tin foil. Make a nest with the back of a spoon.

Chocolate Coconut Nests
Ingredients
- 1 pound milk chocolate, use a good quality chocolate
- 1 14 oz bag sweetened flaked coconut
- 1 bag jelly beans or candy of your choice
Instructions
- Place chocolate in a glass bowl, microwave 1 to 2 minutes on high, stir until melted and smooth or melt chocolate using a double boiler stirring until chocolate is melted and smooth. Stir in coconut until well blended. Drop by large spoonfuls onto tin foil. With the back of the spoon, make a well in the middle of the chocolate to make a "nest" Let chocolate set up, this might take a few hours.
- Remove "nests" from foil and fill with jelly beans or candy of your choice.
- Store in an air tight container, between sheets of waxed paper.
- Store in a cool place or refrigerator.



Crackled Colored Eggs
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 6 assorted food coloring colors, neon colors work great
- 6 cups hot water
- 2 1/2 teaspoons white vinegar
Instructions
- Cook eggs by placing them in a saucepan in a single layer. Cover with water to 1-inch above the eggs. Heat just to boiling, cover the pan and remove it from the heat. Let stand 15 minutes.
- Immediately run cold water over eggs until they're cool to the touch. Once the eggs are cool, roll them gently on the counter top to crack the shells.
- Choose your favorite food coloring and place a few drops of each color in their own cup. Fill the cups with 3/4 cup hot water, add 1/2 teaspoon distilled vinegar to each cup, place eggs into the cups. Allow them to sit for at least 4 hours in the refrigerator.
- Remove eggs from water/vinegar mixture. Peel back the shells and reveal your finished eggs!
Raspberry Streusel Bars are always delicious. Perfect to serve on Easter.
For this recipe we used Americolor Coloring Gel
15 Comments on “Crackle Colored Eggs & Coconut Nests”
Thanks so much for sharing this post at the Say G’Day Saturday linky party. What a yummy treat!
Hope to see you again this weekend!
Best wishes,
Natasha in Oz
Thanks for linking up this post to The Best Blog Recipe’s Weekend re-Treat #7!
I know I’m running a little bit behind in pinning but I wanted to stop by and pin your image to My Link Parties Craft/DIY & Recipe Boards while I was here.
Hope to see you link up again at the party this weekend!
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Hi Shauna~ Thanks for stopping by:) Things have been crazy for me too lately~ Have a wonderful week and see you next time~Lynn
Thanks!
Hope that helps and sorry about not posting the directions sooner:) Have a Happy Easter~Lynn
Hi! How do you make the hard boiled eggs colored that way?
Hi Kathie~ Good Question! I realized I never posted the directions:( You just hard boil your eggs like normal, let them cool enough so you can handle them. Lightly roll the eggs on a kitchen towel or hard surface, to crack the shells. You want to crack them all over for a more crackle effect. Then dye your eggs, I use the Paase Easter egg coloring kit. Let them soak maybe 10-15 mins longer than the directions. Remove the eggs from the coloring cups and drain on paper towels. You won't see the crackle effect until you peel the eggs. Refrigerate and Enjoy! Lynn PS.. These eggs make a very colorful egg salad:)
Thanks for stopping by Linda~ Lynn
Very cool. Thanks for sharing.. Linda
thanks for joining us at Saturday Dishes, I'm featuring these at Saturdays party. Paula http://www.callmepmc.com
Hi Paula~ Thanks for stopping by and thank you so much for featuring my coconut nests!! I enjoy linking up each week at Saturday Dishes~ See you there:) Lynn
Hi Lynn, it's nice to meet you! I hope I signed up to follow you on GFC. Your nests look so good. I used to make some with chow mein noodles instead of the coconut. Aren't they fun for Easter?
Hi Kitty~ It's nice to meet you too:) Thanks for stopping by today~ I have also used chow mein noodles. My kids still want these nests at Easter….even though they are way to old for Easter candy!! lol Have a great weekend:) Lynn
Cute idea to make with kids, Lynn.
Thanks Cindy:) Lynn