Easter Birds Nests (Peanut Butter Free)

I got this wonderful recipe from Dina de Leon on my mom's website that I go to. She posted it in a thread after asking about using PB in the recipe since it was going to her DC's school. After she posted it, I asked if I could add it to my online cookbook. She said yes so here it is. Also, while I'm posting the pic of these super cute nests, I can't take credit for it. Dina also took the picture. Enjoy!

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 18

Ingredients

• 5  cups  corn flakes, unsugared
• 6  tablespoons salted butter
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (10 1/2ounce) bag marshmallows
• 54  jelly beans

Directions

1. Melt the butter in a large pot adding the vanilla once it's melted.
2. Mix in marshmallows.
3. Once marshmallows are completely melted and mixed with the butter, add the cornflakes.
4. Spray fingers with Baker's joy or butter to avoid sticking. With a spoon place tennis ball-sized portions of the mixture on wax paper, flattening them out and creating a sulcus (for lack of a better word) in the center of each.
5. Place a 3 jelly beans in the center of each treat to represent eggs.