Need a cute Easter treat that doesn’t require piping bags? Or baking?
You can crank out these Chocolate Easter Nests in a matter of minutes. They’re the same no-bake Chinese noodle cookies (aka haystacks) your mom probably whipped up for you at the last-minute for scout meetings, with a little added Easter swagger.
Just melt the chocolate chips (or butterscotch, peanut butter or white chocolate), stir in some Chinese chow-mein noodles and peanuts, and drop the mixture by spoonfuls onto wax paper. Then, use two spoons or a rubber spatula to gently shape them into nests, and place your candy eggs inside.
Cute. Delicious. Done!
Chocolate Easter Nests
From Rebecca Crump (EzraPoundCake.com)
Makes about 12 nests
- 2 cups (10 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips (Or, use 1 cup each chocolate chips and butterscotch chips; 1 cup each chocolate chips and peanut butter chips; or 1 cup each butterscotch chips and peanut butter chips.)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (use only with 2 cups chocolate chips)
- 2 cups (4 ounces) Chinese chow-mein noodles (You could also use crumbled shredded wheat or broken pretzel sticks)
- 1 1/4 cups (5 ounces) dry-roasted peanuts, sliced almonds or toasted chopped pecans
- For the Eggs: your choice of candy-coated mini chocolate eggs, jelly beans, Jordan almonds, etc.
White Chocolate Variation: Substitute white chocolate for semisweet, 1/2 cup toasted coconut flakes, and use the toasted pecans.
- Line a baking sheet or work table with wax paper.
- Using a double-boiler (or a metal bowl set over a a pan of simmering water), melt the chocolate chips and butter together, stirring until the mixture is smooth. OR, place the chocolate and butter in a microwave-safe bowl, and microwave them at medium heat for about 2 minutes, stirring halfway through.
- Gently stir in the noodles and nuts.
- Drop mixture by spoonfuls onto wax paper. Use a spoon to gently make an indentation on the top of each cluster for your candy eggs.
- Place the candy eggs in the nest. Let the clusters stand until set, about 1 hour.
STORAGE: The clusters can be stored in an airtight container for up to 1 month.
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Can you melt the chocolate & butter in the microwave? Or do you need to keep it warm after adding the noodles & nuts?
Hey, Penny! Yes, you can melt them together in the microwave on medium heat for about 2 minutes. Give it a quick stir about halfway through to make sure the chocolate isn't burning.
Those are so delightful!!! How adorable.
yum. I love mini eggs. I might make these for my place settings for easter dinner!
Thanks :)
Love this idea! It looks great, and I love the taste of chow mein noodles with chocolate.
So cute! So done!
Adorable! I just made some of these last week but with coconut. They are so easy and so fun.
I've made these with Shredded wheat too. Mini eggs are where it's at!
I love this idea! Really cute.
Aww these are just the cutest! Love this recipe :)
Cuuuuuuuuuute. I have never seen this before. Great idea.
Holy crap, I'd forgotten all about these!!! I love them.
So cute! I remember these from when I was a kid! Love them.
We have an Easter Egg Hunt and I am on dessert duty. These will be perfect! Thanks!
I made these–except I used pretzels instead of the chow mein noodles. They were so addicting!
My neighbor makes these with white chocolate that she has added green food coloring to . . . they are ADORABLE. Last year she used one as a decoration on the top of a layer cake.
I was definitely looking for something quick and easy to make for this weekend! I just found it!
These are so cute! Love these! I am also addicted to cadbury mini eggs so this post irs right up my alley :-)
We used to make these as an Easter craft when I worked in daycare. The kids loved it!
This looks so fun and tasty. I am so glad to have stumbled upon your site. I have a lot of looking around to do.
I've been seeing these everywhere nowadays, it's the best idea. So easy and yet so simple. I've actually been dipping the noodles in chocolate since I was a child!