easter nests
(from queenofkats’s recipe box)
Source: http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/chocolate/easter-nests.html?p=5
Ingredients
- one pkg semi-sweet chocolate chips
- one pkg pretzel sticks
- one pkg marshmallow peeps-chicks
- one pkg coconut
- one bottle green food coloring
- one pkg jellybean eggs
Directions
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first put choc. chips in bowl in microwave just until melted, approx one minute – check, stir, and heat in small increments until melted.
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(do not over microwave or chocolate will seize).
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let cool slightly.
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put coconut in bowl with a few drops of green dye and stir until coconut is green.
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Break pretzles into 1-1 1/2 inch pieces.
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Mix pretzels in chocolate
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with a large spoon make mounds of choc. pretzel mixture on wax paper lined baking sheet (about 4)
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Use the back of spoon to press the middle of each mound to form a nest.
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sprinkle dyed coconut around the edge of nest
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Add marsh.peep andn 3 or 4 jelly bean eggs around peep. (you MIGHT need to lightly dip jellybean eggs in melted choc so they stick) refrigerate to harden