Since it still looks and feels like winter around here, Easter has really snuck up on me this year! It’s hard to believe that it’s just a few days away.
There are loads of Easter crafts and recipes out there in the Pinterest and Blog World, and I decided I’d be remiss if I didn’t attempt at least one of them. I found this recipe for Chocolate Peanut Butter Nests on Pinterest, and decided it looked easy, delicious, and quick – and worth a try!
You’ll need:
- 1 bag of mini marshmallows
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 c. chocolate chips
- 1/4 c. peanut butter
- 4 c. Chow Mein noodles
- something to put in your “nests” (I used mini Cadbury chocolate eggs, but you could use m&ms, jelly beans, really anything you want)
First, melt the butter and marshmallows over medium heat. Then, stir in the choclate chips and peanut butter until you’ve got a uniformly mixed pot of goop. Remove it from the heat, and stir in the Chow Mein noodles.
It WILL be sticky. The noodles WILL be really hard to mix in. It WON’T look appetizing at first. Don’t worry – it WILL turn out okay! :-)
Now, get in there and make little nests! Make them as big or small as you want.
Your life saver will be a bowl of cold water to dip your fingers in. Otherwise the sticky blob will be impossible to handle. I was surprised how well it worked! Just keep dipping your fingers into the water between each nest.
Fill with your little nests, and voila! A super cute, super tasty Easter treat that is sure to impress!
Happy Easter, everybody!
Ingredients
1/4 cup butter
4 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
1/4 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
4 cups chow mein noodles
candy eggs (or other treats to fill the nests)
Instructions
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add marshmallows and stir until smooth.
- Stir in peanut butter and chocolate chips until melted.
- Remove pan from heat, stir in chow mein noodles. It will be VERY sticky!
- Spread out wax paper and form 18-24 nests. HINT: Have a bowl of cold water nearby to dip your fingers in as you work - it will help prevent the mixture from sticking to your fingers.
- Fill your nests with candies as desired!
- Cool and store in airtight container.
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So adorable! I’m not usually the type to make themed foods, but this is so darn easy!
These are so cute! Pinning!
Blessings,
Nici
Yummy & cute!
Amazing. who would have thought of using noodles! Perfect. Looks too good to keep it a secret! Come link it up at our linky party at http://www.finecraftguild.com/party-61/ to share it with everyone!
These are adorable, and I’m sure they’re tasty too!
Love these! I made these this week! I love how you added peanut butter! Your blog is great, found you on inspiration Monday!
Cathy
Hi These are so stinkin cute. I’m visiting from Inspiration Monday link party and love this. I also cohost the Something to Talk About Link Party with 6 other bloggers and it goes live tomorrow morning Monday at 6am est and would LOVE for you to come and link this up (or when you’ve had coffee and are awake….lol). Thank you and have a great week, Lisa at Concord Cottage http://www.Concordcottage.com
These are so cute! And the look delicious! Can’t wait to make them. Thanks for sharing. :)
These are so pretty, and I love that they are easy to make. Great job!
These are adorable!!! Such a fun idea! :)
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Yum!! These fancy little nests look delicious. Thanks for linking up at Whatever Goes Wedesday. Your nests were the most viewed link at last week’s party, so we’ll be featuring them this week. Hope you’ll come join the party!
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