Jelly Beans Nests
photo by Food.com
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
- 2 cups miniature marshmallows
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 4 cups crunchy chow mein noodles
- cooking spray
- jelly beans (or any egg shaped candy)
directions
- Over medium heat, combine marshmallows and butter in a large saucepan.
- Stir until melted.
- Add noodles and stir to completely coat the noodles.
- Spray 12 cup muffin pan with cooking spray.
- With buttered hands place about 1 tablespoon of mixture into muffin cups and shape with hands to form"nests".
- Refrigerate til set.
- Fill nests with jelly beans.
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Reviews
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I was a little heavy handed on the size of the nests, so mine only made 8, but it was a lot of fun. Also, I combined the chow mein noodles with kashi golean cereal...has some neat little shapes that look like various things a bird would use for a nest. Thanks for the inspiration and great idea...my son and I had a blast and have little gifts for his friends.
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I love this recipe. It is similar to one that I've made for several years, but this recipe has more marshmallow coating, so I was much happier with it. At our house the Easter Bunny leaves the nests on the Easter breakfast table for everyone to enjoy in the morning. I made these in the microwave by melting the butter first, then adding the marshmallows and cooking until they were melted (about 45 seconds), finally mixing in the noodles. Instead of large muffin tins, I used the mini cupcake tin and the small jelly beans. This made for a treat that was about the right size for us. This is such a great surprise for the kids in the morning and the adults look forward to it as well. Thanks for posting this, it's an Easter tradition and a recipe I never want to lose!
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My daughters and I made these for Easter. They were so cute! We served them filled with the colored malted milk balls which are speckled and look like eggs. The nests were served on a plate of green coconut with jelly beans and speckeled malted milk balls scattered. It made a wonderful decoration as well as yummy treat!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Hi, I'm Lindi, my husband and I live in the suburbs of Cleveland. I work part-time in a cosmetics store. I love to cook and try new recipes. I get most new recipes here on the internet. We love to throw get-togethers during the Holidays and the summer. My husband is Polish and also a very good cook. I hope to submit many recipes and that everyone will enjoy them.