Bird’s Nest Treats

Name: Bird’s Nest Treats
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 1 dozen
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter, cubed; 4-1/2 cups miniature marshmallows; 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter; 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 4 cups chow mein noodles; 1 cup jelly beans or candy eggs

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Total Time:Prep: 25 min. Cook: 15 min.

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Recipe by Pam Painter, Poseyville, Indiana

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Updated on Jul. 08, 2023

I make this birds nest recipe in the spring when the birds are starting to build their own nests. They are so easy to make and disappear just as fast. —Pam Painter, Poseyville, Indiana

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Bird's Nest Treats

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Yield:1 dozen

Prep:25 min

Cook:15 min

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Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, cubed
4-1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
4 cups chow mein noodles
1 cup jelly beans or candy eggs

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Directions

1
In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and marshmallows until smooth, stirring occasionally. Add the peanut butter and chocolate chips; heat and stir for 2 minutes or until smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in chow mein noodles until well coated.

2
Divide into 12 mounds on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Using fingers, shape each into a nest; press an indentation in the center of nest. Fill each nest with 3 or 4 jelly beans or candy eggs. Cool.