Robin Nests with Whipped Cream Filling – the perfect Spring and Easter treat! Flaky layers of baked puff pastry dough cups cradle creamy, whipped filling topped by toasted coconut and rich chocolate eggs. Bake up a beautiful dessert for Spring and Easter in just minutes!
Robin Nests with Whipped Cream Filling
I love making a yummy and cute dessert for Spring! This one is perfect for Easter as well. Instead of cupcakes, consider making Robin Nests with Whipped Cream Filling. Flaky layers of baked phyllo dough cradle creamy, whipped filling topped by toasted coconut and rich chocolate eggs. Bake up a beautiful dessert for Spring and Easter in just minutes!
The Perfect Spring Dessert
The combination of flaky puff pastry dough and rich, creamy whipped cream filling is the perfect combination. This dessert will bring the spirit of Spring to your table.
Make Robin Nest Dessert Faster
I originally saw this idea on the Wewalka website. I love using their pizza dough so I thought I would try to recreate their recipe. As I was looking through the steps and ingredients I thought I could alter it so that it is easier to make. The Wewalka uses a mousse that needs to be cooked. I thought I would make my filling even easier by making it no cook. For my creamy vanilla filling I used milk, heavy cream and pudding. The pudding gives the filling a nice vanilla flavor, but you can use any type of pudding for a different flavor filling. You could do a chocolate pudding or even pistachio might be nice! The whipped cream with the vanilla gives the filling a texture that is similar to mousse.
Puff pastry dough is so fun to work with. I’ve made a lot of recipes with it. The layers of the crust give every recipe a very sophisticated feel and a look that seems like you put a lot of time into making the recipe, when in reality baking puff pastry dough is a really fast and easy process.
Which Puff Pastry Dough is Better – Refrigerated or Frozen
I experimented with two types of puff pastry dough to see if one was superior. I used the refrigerated Wewalka dough and I also tried the recipe with a frozen puff pastry dough. The results were exactly the same which was surprising. So if you are at the grocery store and see the refrigerated Wewalka puff pastry dough know that it works just as well.
Divide the Puff Pastry Dough
Take the puff pastry dough and spread it out on your counter. Then use a pizza cutter to cut the dough into 12 pieces by cutting it in thirds on the smaller side of the dough sheet and then in fourths on the larger side o the dough sheet.
Put the Dough into a Muffin Tin
I used a standard 12-cup muffin tin. I took each piece of dough and slightly stretched it both ways, then put it in the muffin tin. I sprayed the tin first with non-stick spray. I folded the edges of the dough up over the top of the tin.
Egg Wash
Mix the egg and water and brush the mixture on the dough. This makes the golden finish on the dough.
How to Toast Coconut
While the dough was cooking in the oven, I spread a cup of coconut on a baking sheet and popped it in the same over. Both are baked at 350-degrees. After 10 minutes both the puff pastry dough cups and the coconut was done.
Make the Filling
The filling is so easy to make. While the puff pastry dough cups and coconut baked I made the filling. One cup of milk, 2 cups of heavy cream and one box of vanilla pudding. Mix until stiff peaks appear.
Assemble the Nests
Once the puff pastry cups were completely cooled, I put them on a plate and scooped a scoop of the filling into each one. Then sprinkled a little bit of the coconut on each and added three chocolate eggs. So easy!
Make Dessert Ahead and Save Time
You can make this recipe the day before. Just store the puff pastry dough cups in an air-tight container and keep the filling in a sealed container in your fridge. Then assemble the nests right before your dinner or event!
Here’s the easy-to-print recipe for Robin Nests With Whipped Cream Filling
Robin Nests with Whipped Cream Filling
Robin Nests with Whipped Cream Filling - the perfect Spring and Easter treat! Flaky layers of baked phyllo dough cradle creamy, whipped filling topped by toasted coconut and rich chocolate eggs. Bake up a beautiful dessert for Spring and Easter in just minutes!
Ingredients
- 1 pkg Puff Pastry Dough
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 pkg. instant vanilla pudding (or whatever flavor pudding you want) 5.1 ounce
- 1 cup shredded coconut flakes
- 1 egg +2 Tbs. water, beaten (for egg wash)
- 1 small pkg. egg-shaped chocolate candy
Instructions
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Divide the Puff Pastry Dough
Take the puff pastry dough and spread it out on your counter. Then use a pizza cutter to cut the dough into 12 pieces by cutting it in thirds on the smaller side of the dough sheet and then in fourths on the larger side o the dough sheet.
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Put the Dough into a Muffin Tin
I used a standard 12-cup muffin tin. I took each piece of dough and slightly stretched it both ways, then put it in the muffin tin. I sprayed the tin first with non-stick spray. I folded the edges of the dough up over the top of the tin.
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Whip the egg and water in a small bowl and brush the mixture on the dough. This gives the dough the golden color as it bakes.
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How to Toast Coconut
While the dough was cooking in the oven, I spread a cup of coconut on a baking sheet and popped it in the same over. Both are baked at 350-degrees. After 10 minutes both the puff pastry dough cups and the coconut was done.
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Make the Filling
The filling is so easy to make. While the puff pastry dough cups and coconut baked I made the filling. One cup of milk, 2 cups of heavy cream and one box of vanilla pudding. Mix until stiff peaks appear.
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Assemble the Nests
Once the puff pastry cups were completely cooled, I put them on a plate and scooped a scoop of the filling into each one. Then sprinkled a little bit of the coconut on each and added three chocolate eggs. So easy!
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Make Ahead and Save Time
You can make this recipe the day before. Just store the puff pastry dough cups in an air-tight container and keep the filling in a sealed container in your fridge. Then assemble the nests right before your dinner or event!
Give them a try this Spring. I think your kids will love them!!
Here are a few other Spring dishes we love to make:
The Best Easter Morning Casserole
Have a Delicious Day!
xoxo
