Chocolate Nests

These easy, no-bake sweets are the perfect addition to your holiday dessert menu.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 20

Ingredients

• 8  ounces  semisweet chocolate
• 2  tablespoons vegetable shortening
• 1  cup  crisp rice cereal
• 1  cup  chow mein noodles
• 1⁄2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
•  minature  candy coated chocolate egg

Directions

1. Line 2 baking sheets with waxed paper.
2. In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine chocolate and shortening.
3. Microwave on MEDIUM, stirring at 1-minute intervals until chocolate is melted and smooth, about 2 minutes.
4. Gently stir in rice cereal, chow mein noodles and coconut into chocolate mixture until thoroughly blended.
5. Drop chocolate mixture by heaping tablespoonfuls 1 inch apart onto prepared baking sheets.
6. Using the back of a spoon, make an indentation in each spoonful of chocolate mixture to form a nest.
7. Place chocolate nests on baking sheets in the refrigerator; chill until set, about 1 hour.
8. Remove nests from baking sheets.
9. Fill each nest with candy as desired.
10. Enjoy!
11. Happy Easter!