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Easter Chocolate Granola Cakes

Updated 28 April 2022 Published 10 April 2014 39 Comments

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Easter Chocolate Granola Cakes

Today I’m sharing my Easter Chocolate Granola Cakes with you!

Feeling the urge to do something Eastery with a packet of chocolate mini eggs I had, I pondered upon what I should do with them.

The old faithful cupcake sprang to mind but aware of the abundance of recipes for egg adorned Easter cupcakes I wanted to do something a bit different.

Then the classic chocolate rice crispy or cornflake cake sprang to mind but again that’s been done a million times before.

Next I thought about the different cereals I had and realised I had a box of Aldi Pecan and Maple Crunch which I had just bought that day for the first time.

“Perfect” I thought, it looked just like granola which as a family we have only recently discovered and love using it in all sorts of different ways.

I was particularly impressed with the price of £1.19 as the granola at my local supermarket is really dear so I only really buy it when it’s on offer.

Easter Chocolate Granola Cakes

I use dark and milk chocolate as I find this gives a really intense chocolate flavour which is neither too sweet nor too bitter.

I wasn’t totally sure if this combination of chocolate & granola would be a match made in heaven but I needn’t have worried, the Easter Chocolate Granola Cakes were a total hit with the family and the pecan nuts went really well.

With health in mind I made the cakes in small silicone cupcake cases as they are quite rich and so you don’t need to eat a lot to be satisfied.

I say “I made” but in truth I was the over-seer as my daughter made these cakes from start to finish with just a little help from me.

If you have children then these really are the perfect Easter treat for them to make as they are so quick and easy and there’s no hot oven to contend with.

Cornflake cakes, rice crispy cakes alternative, Easter, Cadburys Mini Eggs

What will you be baking this Easter with your children? (Apart from my Easter Chocolate Granola Cakes of course:-)!

Easter Chocolate Granola Cakes

As the granola style cereal was such good value and the chocolate bars I used were value bars at 30p each I am entering my Easter Chocolate Granola Cakes into Credit Crunch Munch which I am hosting this month and which I jointly run with Helen of Fuss Free Flavours. I’m also entering Simply Food’s Sweet Treats for Easter challenge. Then there’s Jibber Jabber’s Love Cake event where the theme is Springing into Easter. Spring into Easter is also the theme for Treat Petite this month hosted by Cakey Boi and alternately with The Baking Explorer. Finally I’m entering the We Should Cocoa event where the theme again is Easter which is run by Choclette and is this month being hosted by Rachel Cotterilll.

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Easter Chocolate Granola Cakes

Waiting whilst these cakes set in the fridge is quite torturous!

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Easter Chocolate Granola Cakes

Awesome nuggets of chocolately goodness made with chocolate and granola and topped with a chocolate egg - perfect for children to make for Easter.
Course Snack, teatime
Cuisine British
Prep Time 12 minutes minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes minutes
Total Time 15 minutes minutes
Servings 12
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 100 g Dark Chocolate
  • 100 g Milk Chocolate
  • 50 g Butter
  • 150 g Granola or similar cereal I used Aldi’s Pecan & Maple Crunch
  • 12 Cadbury’s Mini Eggs or similar

Instructions

  • Lay out 12 small silicone or paper cake cakes (ie not muffin sized).
  • Break up the chocolate into segments and place in bowl with the butter over a pan of barely simmering water.
  • Use a wooden spoon to stir the chocolate mixture until it has melted and then fold in the granola until coated.
  • Using a couple of teaspoons spoon the mixture into the cake cases and decorate with a chocolate egg.
  • Place in the fridge to set.
  • Once set can be stored in a cake tin at room temperature.

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  1. Janice

    30/03/2019 at 5:24 pm

    Ooh, granola is so much nicer than using cornflakes or Rice Krispies to make this kind of no bake cupcake.

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    • Camilla

      30/03/2019 at 5:31 pm

      Thanks Janice, I think so too:-)

      Reply
  2. lesley renshaw

    28/03/2018 at 3:59 pm

    Looking forward to giving these a try x

    Reply
  3. Margaret Gallagher

    15/03/2018 at 11:40 pm

    These are bliss so easy to make and a delight to share with my friends and family

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    • Camilla

      16/03/2018 at 12:12 am

      Thank you Margaret-)

      Reply
  4. Jane Davies

    10/04/2015 at 2:29 pm

    These looks super cute and yummy, can’t wait to give these a whirl ๐Ÿ™‚ x

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    • Camilla

      10/04/2015 at 3:23 pm

      Thanks and they taste as good as they look:-)

      Reply
  5. Paul Wilson

    04/12/2014 at 12:09 am

    Great idea for the nest effect.

    Reply
  6. Elizabeth

    13/08/2014 at 10:27 am

    What a great idea to keep the wee ones busy for awhile ๐Ÿ™‚

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  7. ZARA

    01/07/2014 at 4:04 pm

    Great Idea!

    Reply
  8. Miss. Lucinda Fountain

    18/05/2014 at 8:29 am

    Really easy-to-make and just perfect for Easter!!

    These are a MUST make bake ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  9. Laura

    28/04/2014 at 7:18 pm

    I’ve thought about doing this myself but have never actually done it because I wondered if it would work. Now I know it definitely does so it might be a good why to use up old cereal!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      28/04/2014 at 9:10 pm

      Glad to be the granola pioneer LOL:_)

      Reply
  10. Ursula Hunt

    21/04/2014 at 2:30 pm

    last day to ‘pig’ out on all that chocolate then back to reality of weight watching

    Reply
  11. Herbert Appleby

    19/04/2014 at 11:41 pm

    ahhh these look exceedingly yummy this evening ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  12. Natalie White

    19/04/2014 at 8:53 pm

    These look amazing and we have all the ingredients in the cupboard, will definitely be doing some family baking tomorrow ๐Ÿ˜€

    Reply
    • Camilla

      19/04/2014 at 11:12 pm

      Fabulous:-)

      Reply
  13. Heather Haigh

    19/04/2014 at 8:00 pm

    Ooh, fun in a bun case. ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Camilla

      19/04/2014 at 11:12 pm

      Fun indeed:-)

      Reply
  14. Amanda Johnson

    19/04/2014 at 11:12 am

    They look so delicious and I have never thought of using alternative cerals and granola before. We have experimented with different chocolates like Mars, ferrero rocher and adding things like dried fruit etc but the cereal bar and cereal options opens a whole new world to chocolate hedgehogs ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Camilla

      19/04/2014 at 11:18 pm

      My husband said today that I though outside the box on this recipe, I replied “outside the cereal box” LOL:-)

      Reply
  15. blueberry88

    18/04/2014 at 7:49 pm

    Ooh these sound and look delicious! I have never thought of using granola before, thanks for the recipe ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Camilla

      18/04/2014 at 11:01 pm

      Thanks, it works so well:-)

      Reply
  16. Danika Lloyd

    18/04/2014 at 7:42 pm

    Nice twist – I like it!! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Camilla

      18/04/2014 at 11:02 pm

      Thank you:-)

      Reply
  17. Jill Cordner

    18/04/2014 at 12:23 pm

    These look delicious, I have to attempt to make them x

    Reply
    • Camilla

      18/04/2014 at 11:05 pm

      Fabulous, let me know how you get on:-)

      Reply
  18. Herbert Appleby

    15/04/2014 at 11:59 pm

    just what the doctor ordered for Easter bunnies.

    Reply
  19. helen atkins

    14/04/2014 at 3:37 pm

    My family love baking at Easter, will be giving these ago make a change from cornflakes.

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    • Camilla

      14/04/2014 at 9:13 pm

      Great, they really are delicious:-)

      Reply
  20. Ursula Hunt

    13/04/2014 at 12:00 pm

    I love the look on the childrens faces at the decoration on easter cakes

    Reply
  21. Deena Kakaya

    12/04/2014 at 10:35 pm

    great idea, and if it gets my boy eating granola…x

    Reply
    • Camilla

      13/04/2014 at 12:07 am

      Thanks Deena, I’m sure it would:-)

      Reply
  22. glenn hutton

    12/04/2014 at 10:21 am

    I love making cakes and these look delicious…

    Reply
  23. Carolyn Clapham

    12/04/2014 at 8:26 am

    Lovely twist on a classic.

    Reply
  24. Paul Wilson

    12/04/2014 at 12:38 am

    Great idea, love the little nests.

    Reply
  25. Rachel O'neill

    11/04/2014 at 7:15 pm

    We love baking for easter will be making a variation of these using shredded wheat or rice crispies!

    Reply
  26. Maya Russell

    11/04/2014 at 7:35 am

    I’ll certainly make these with my daughters. Unfortunately, one does not like nuts, so will have to find a nut free granola.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      11/04/2014 at 2:25 pm

      I really don’t think she’d detect them as these are so chocolately and the pecan isn’t a strong flavoured nut – at least not in this amount of chocolate:-)

      Reply

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