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Macaroni Recipe ~ Crunchy Easter Nests

By Heather Wirtz, Managing Editor of Macaroni Kid EATS April 9, 2014
This delicious, crunchy treat requires no baking, only two ingredients, and just a few simple steps!
Ingredients:
  • 1 cup chocolate or white chips
    2 cups chow mein noodles 
  • Candy eggs - jelly beans, chocolate candies
  • Parchment paper

Directions:

  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  2. Heat chocolate chips in a pot over medium-low heat, stirring constantly. Once melted, pour the chocolate into a mixing bowl.
  3. Pour chow mein noodles into a bowl and stir gently until completely coated with chocolate. 
  4. Scoop some of the mixture with a tablespoon and place onto parchment paper, use a spoon to create a nest shape.  Be sure to leave an indentation in the center for candy eggs.  Repeat this process until the mixture is gone.
  5. Set aside to dry, approximately 30 minutes - these will set up quicker in the refrigerator.
  6. Once the chocolate is dry to the touch, gently peel off the parchment paper.  Place on a platter or bed of grass and fill with candy eggs.
  7. Enjoy!