Easter Nests
from http://thebakingpan.com
Make these adorable little Easter nests with melted chocolate and chow mein noodles, and then fill with colorful Easter candies. Use semi-sweet chocolate and white chocolate to make two varieties, with a sprinkling of nonpareils on the white chocolate to make them more colorful.
You could also substitute other flavored chips such as milk chocolate, dark chocolate, butterscotch, or peanut butter chips in place of the semi-sweet or white chocolate. These are so easy to make and you don’t need to be exact on the measurements; just add more chocolate and noodles to make a few more, or decrease the ingredients to make a few less.
Chocolate Nests: 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips |
Or | White Chocolate Nests: 1 cup white chocolate chips |
Line a cookie sheet with wax paper.
Place chow mein noodles in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
In top of a double boiler over hot water, melt chocolate and shortening; stir with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon to combine.
Tip: Create a double boiler by filling a saucepan with 2 inches of water and bringing it to a simmer. Place a stainless steel, ceramic, or glass bowl on top of the hot water, the upper pan should not touch the water.
Pour melted chocolate over the chow mein noodles, stir with a wooden spoon until the noodles are coated.
Spoon ¼ cupfuls of mixture onto wax paper. Shape by hand into round nest shapes with an indentation in the middle to hold the candies. Place 3 jelly beans or Easter candies in each nest.
Let the nests sit until the chocolate has hardened.
Makes about 8 to 10 nests
