These easy meringue nests are an emergency Easter dessert you can make in minutes. Just two ingredients plus ready made meringue nests plus some egg shaped chocolates.
An optional extra ingredient is the speculoos biscuit crumbles although you could use any kind of sugar sprinkle instead.
I always keep an emergency box of meringues in my store cupboard as they are perfect for last minute desserts, especially in the spring and summer. You can fill them with chocolate, whipped cream or fruit or break them up for mess type desserts.
Today I have filled the meringue nests with an instant chocolate mousse made from quark. It’s an easy two ingredient chocolate mousse that I have featured before and highly adaptable to use in all kinds of desserts.
Speculoos crumbs are also something I keep in the store cupboard although you could grind up any other ginger biscuits for a similar flavour.
This easy Easter dessert was prompted by Waitrose’s #GoodEgg campaign which they are running on social media this week in support of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.
All you have to do to take part is post something you’ve made for Easter with the hashtag #GoodEgg and Waitrose will be surpising people with prizes of Easter gifts including Heston’s Golden Easter Eggs, Waitrose Cookery School vouchers, hampers, cases of wine and Waitrose vouchers.
Easy Meringue Nests
Serves 8
8 ready made meringue nests
200g dark chocolate, broken into squares
300ml quark
24 chocolate mini eggs (I used Waitrose ginger egg truffles)
speculoos biscuit crumbs
Directions
1. Using a double boiler or heatproof bowl suspended above a simmering saucepan of water, melt the chocolate squares.
2. When the squares are melted, turn off the heat and leave to cool slightly.
3. Before the chocolate has cooled enough to re-solidify, stir in the quark thoroughly until completely smooth and evenly coloured.
4. Spoon dollops of the quark mousse onto the meringue nests and press three mini egg truffles onto each nest.
5. Sprinkle over some speculoos biscuit crumbs and serve.
Recipe post commissioned by Waitrose.
For an alternative meringue dessert try my mini chocolate meringues dessert…
Mmmm these look so good. And seem easy to make too. May give these a go for Easter 🙂
Your meringue nests look delicious, grown ups and children alike will enjoy these little morsels 🙂 x
Your meringues are adorable, Sarah, and perfect for the upcoming weekend. …seriously – such a darling idea and, I’m sure, so tasty.
Simple and elegant. Love it, Sarah! xo, Catherine
This is my kind of dessert – quick and easy to make, but they look beautiful and I’m sure they taste amazing!
So good and they look so pretty and simple to make. We’ve in a caravan next week so could be a good option for a quick Easter dessert!
What a great, quick treat to make with the kids!
I love meringue! And chocolate! These are super cute and festive!
I love meringues and these nest with the mousse look amazing! What a great Easter dessert.
So creative and delicious! Love it!
these look delicious and dangerously easy to make! Definitely no need to restrict this one to Easter!
These are super cute and simple. Kids will love them.
Not quite sure how speculoos crumbs are optional! Surely they should be essential?
I do love easy desserts like this one esp when guests visit. Seems like you have spent ages putting it together.
LOL if only they knew!!