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Easter Egg Nests
http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/easter-egg-nests/Detail.aspx
Original Recipe Yield 12 servings
Ingredients
3 drops green food coloring
1/2 teaspoon milk
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
6 ounces white confectioners' coating
Directions
1.In a small bowl, mix food coloring with milk; add coconut and mix until evenly tinted; set aside.
2.Melt confectioners' coating over a double boiler or in the microwave, stirring every 15 to 30 seconds until smooth. Mix with coconut mixture and place by spoonfuls on waxed paper. Shape mixture like a bird's nest, making a slight indentation in the center of each one.
3.Cool completely and decorate by placing candies in the center of each nest.
Easter Egg Nests
http://www.meals.com/Recipes/Egg-Ceptional-Easter-Nests.aspx?recipeid=143819
Estimated Times
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 1 min
Servings: 30 nests
Ingredients
Wax paper
1 2/3 to 2 cups (11- to 12-ounce package) NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Butterscotch or Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
2 cans (5 ounces each) chow mein noodles
30 to 60 NESTLÉ NestEggs, any flavor
Directions
LINE trays with wax paper.
MICROWAVE morsels in large, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on MEDIUM-HIGH (70%) power for 1 minute; STIR. The morsels may retain some of their original shape. If necessary, microwave at additional 10- to 15-second intervals, stirring just until morsels are melted. Stir in peanut butter until well blended.
ADD chow mein noodles to morsel mixture; toss until coated. Using ice cream scoop that measures about 2 rounded tablespoons, scoop and drop onto prepared trays then immediately shape into nests. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Before serving, place one or two Nest Eggs in each nest. Store prepared nests in covered container for up to 1 day.
http://www.recipetips.com/recipe-cards/t--3793/peanut-butter-easter-nests.asp
Ingredients
- 7 ounces marshmallow creme
- 1/4 cup peanut butter , creamy
- 1 3/4 tablespoons butter , melted
- 2 1/2 cups chow mein noodles
- 1 cup Plain M&M candies, chopped
- 1 cup Peanut M&M candies
Serving Size: 1
Servings: 15
Prep Time: 2 hours
Chop the Plain M&M's into smaller pieces using a large knife. Set the chopped candies aside to be added later.
Add the marshmallow creme, peanut butter, and melted butter to a mixing bowl and beat until evenly mixed.
Add the chow mein noodles and the chopped M&M's to the creamed mixture and stir in by hand. Stir mixture until the chow mein noodles and M&M's are coated evenly.
Using a heaping tablespoon of the mixture, drop a mound onto a lightly buttered cookie sheet. With buttered fingers, form each mound into a rounded shape and make an indent in the middle to make them look like little nests.
Add Peanut M&M's to each nest to make them look like they are filled with eggs. Set them aside to allow them to firm up before serving.
ALMOND MACAROON EASTER NESTS
http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1810,155183-225201,00.html
2 c. flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 c. butter, softened
8 oz. pkg. creamed cheese, softened
1 c. sugar
3/4 tsp. almond extract
7 oz. coconut
Red and yellow liquid food coloring
120 pastel colored sugar-coated almonds
Mix dry ingredients; set aside. Cream butter and cheese; add sugar and almond extract; beat until fluffy. Gradually beat in flour mixture and loosely-packed cup of coconut until blended. Cover and refrigerate 45 minutes or until firm enough to handle.
Put 1/2 cup loosely packed coconut into each of 2 glass jars and the remaining 1/2 cup coconut into a bowl. Add 1 drop red food coloring to 1 jar and 1 drop of yellow to other jar. Close jars and shake vigorously until coconut is evenly tinted; add to untinted coconut and toss to mix.
Divide chilled dough in half and keep rest in refrigerator; roll slightly rounded tablespoonfuls dough in 20 balls; roll each in coconut until lightly coated. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets sprayed with Pam. Press 1 almond into each; bake 12 minutes at 350 degrees; remove from oven and gently press 2 more almonds close to other almond on each cookie; to resemble eggs in nest.
Bake 4 to 5 minutes longer until edges start to turn golden. Cool on wire rack completely. Repeat with remaining dough.
Easter Egg Nests
http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/easter-egg-nests/Detail.aspx
Original Recipe Yield 12 servings
Ingredients
3 drops green food coloring
1/2 teaspoon milk
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
6 ounces white confectioners' coating
Directions
1.In a small bowl, mix food coloring with milk; add coconut and mix until evenly tinted; set aside.
2.Melt confectioners' coating over a double boiler or in the microwave, stirring every 15 to 30 seconds until smooth. Mix with coconut mixture and place by spoonfuls on waxed paper. Shape mixture like a bird's nest, making a slight indentation in the center of each one.
3.Cool completely and decorate by placing candies in the center of each nest.
Easter Egg Nests
http://www.meals.com/Recipes/Egg-Ceptional-Easter-Nests.aspx?recipeid=143819
Estimated Times
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 1 min
Servings: 30 nests
Ingredients
Wax paper
1 2/3 to 2 cups (11- to 12-ounce package) NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Butterscotch or Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
2 cans (5 ounces each) chow mein noodles
30 to 60 NESTLÉ NestEggs, any flavor
Directions
LINE trays with wax paper.
MICROWAVE morsels in large, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on MEDIUM-HIGH (70%) power for 1 minute; STIR. The morsels may retain some of their original shape. If necessary, microwave at additional 10- to 15-second intervals, stirring just until morsels are melted. Stir in peanut butter until well blended.
ADD chow mein noodles to morsel mixture; toss until coated. Using ice cream scoop that measures about 2 rounded tablespoons, scoop and drop onto prepared trays then immediately shape into nests. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Before serving, place one or two Nest Eggs in each nest. Store prepared nests in covered container for up to 1 day.
http://www.recipetips.com/recipe-cards/t--3793/peanut-butter-easter-nests.asp
Ingredients
- 7 ounces marshmallow creme
- 1/4 cup peanut butter , creamy
- 1 3/4 tablespoons butter , melted
- 2 1/2 cups chow mein noodles
- 1 cup Plain M&M candies, chopped
- 1 cup Peanut M&M candies
Serving Size: 1
Servings: 15
Prep Time: 2 hours
Chop the Plain M&M's into smaller pieces using a large knife. Set the chopped candies aside to be added later.
Add the marshmallow creme, peanut butter, and melted butter to a mixing bowl and beat until evenly mixed.
Add the chow mein noodles and the chopped M&M's to the creamed mixture and stir in by hand. Stir mixture until the chow mein noodles and M&M's are coated evenly.
Using a heaping tablespoon of the mixture, drop a mound onto a lightly buttered cookie sheet. With buttered fingers, form each mound into a rounded shape and make an indent in the middle to make them look like little nests.
Add Peanut M&M's to each nest to make them look like they are filled with eggs. Set them aside to allow them to firm up before serving.
ALMOND MACAROON EASTER NESTS
http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1810,155183-225201,00.html
2 c. flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 c. butter, softened
8 oz. pkg. creamed cheese, softened
1 c. sugar
3/4 tsp. almond extract
7 oz. coconut
Red and yellow liquid food coloring
120 pastel colored sugar-coated almonds
Mix dry ingredients; set aside. Cream butter and cheese; add sugar and almond extract; beat until fluffy. Gradually beat in flour mixture and loosely-packed cup of coconut until blended. Cover and refrigerate 45 minutes or until firm enough to handle.
Put 1/2 cup loosely packed coconut into each of 2 glass jars and the remaining 1/2 cup coconut into a bowl. Add 1 drop red food coloring to 1 jar and 1 drop of yellow to other jar. Close jars and shake vigorously until coconut is evenly tinted; add to untinted coconut and toss to mix.
Divide chilled dough in half and keep rest in refrigerator; roll slightly rounded tablespoonfuls dough in 20 balls; roll each in coconut until lightly coated. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets sprayed with Pam. Press 1 almond into each; bake 12 minutes at 350 degrees; remove from oven and gently press 2 more almonds close to other almond on each cookie; to resemble eggs in nest.
Bake 4 to 5 minutes longer until edges start to turn golden. Cool on wire rack completely. Repeat with remaining dough.
