Easy Easter Candy Nests
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#ad These Easy Easter Candy Nests are so easy to make and are filled with our favorite spring-time candies! We love these delicious brunch jelly beans and springtime soft jelly candies and of course, don’t forget the classic jelly beans, all from Brach’s!
More fun Easter Treats? You’ll adore these Easter Jelly Bean Cookies, this Jelly Bean Bark and these 35 Festive Homemade Easter Treats!
Why We Love These Easy Easter Candy Nests
These adorable nests are made easily with simple ingredients of chow mein noodles, chocolate and peanut butter. Once the chocolate is set, you can then fill them with fun, colorful jelly beans and soft jelly candies! So cute! Whether you’re snacking, baking, decorating, filling Easter Egg baskets or easter eggs, you’ll be making the moments sweeter this Easter season with Brach’s!
We recommend setting up your own little candy display with Brach’s candy jelly beans and soft jellies and let the kids fill these nests up with with their favorite colors or flavors! They’ll have a blast filling up their nests and then eating them for sure!
I love this little board with the little bowls Brach’s sent me in their gift package of candies! I just filled the little bowls up with jelly candy eggs and set the nests on the board, so anyone can have fun loading the nests up with their favorite candies! Isn’t it adorable?
You can replicate this idea easily as well, and it will be the hit of the Easter celebration with the kids, as well as the adults. Such pretty mini eggs in chocolate nests and a fun easter activity the kids will enjoy!
About Brach’s Jelly Beans and Soft Jellies
These are the Jelly Beans and Soft Jellies I received from Brach’s with a description with how they taste and the flavors we all adore! All delicious!
Easter Brunch Jelly Beans
Brach’s® has launched new Easter Brunch Jelly Beans with flavors inspired by popular brunch items.The flavors include blueberry maple pancake, chocolate glazed donut, cinnamon roll, mimosa (non-alcoholic), caramel cold brew, and berry smoothie, providing a mouth-watering experience. These jelly beans make for a delightful pick-me-up whenever you need a sweet treat.
Springtime Soft Jellies
New Springtime Soft Jellies from Brach’s deliver a soft, chewy texture and juicy flavors every time. Find vivid flavors of blue raspberry, fruit punch, lemonade, watermelon, and green apple in fun spring shapes including eggs, bunnies and flowers. When you’re done sharing or snacking, conveniently reseal the bag or use the rest to fill an elevated basket.
Classic Jelly Beans
Spring has arrived and Brach’s® classic jelly beans are back with their delicious fruity flavors such as pineapple, lemon, lime, orange, strawberry, cherry, and grape. They are perfect for filling candy dishes or adding to springtime gift baskets for loved ones.
Gather Your Ingredients
Bird’s Nest Cookies
- 2/ 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (Could also use milk chocolate chips)
- 1 1/2 cups peanut butter chips or butterscotch chips or combination of both
- 5 oz. crispy chow mein noodles – to make the nests, if noodles are really long, break them up some, either by placing in a ziplock bag and tamping down with a rolling pin or with your hands. (Could also use rice krispies)
How to Make Easy Easter Candy Nests
easy Easter Nests Recipe
- Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- In a microwave-safe bowl combine the semisweet chocolate chips and the peanut butter/ butterscotch chips.
- Melt chips on high for 1 minute. Stir. Continue microwaving in 30-second intervals, stirring between each, until mixture is smooth and fully combined.
- Add chow mein noodles into a large bowl and add the chocolate mixture, and gently fold until they’re evenly coated.
- Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls or use a large cookie scoop (¼ cup) placing mounds onto the prepared cookie sheet. Take a spoon and make a well into each of the nests for placing the candies, once it’s set.
- Place in the fridge, 10-15 minutes, or until nests are set.
- Once the nests are set, fill them with candies and enjoy these fun Easter desserts!
- Easter nests recipe – If you want more noodles, feel free to add more, if you want more chocolate feel free to add more and these nests don’t have to be perfectly molded. They will look organic and beautiful!
Storing Easter Nests
- These can be stored in an airtight container for 1 week in the fridge.
In summary, creating these indulgent Easter candy nests made with chow mein noodles, chocolate, and peanut butter is a simple and delicious way to celebrate the holiday. It’s a super simple easter nest recipe you will love!
Then fill your adorable bird’s nests with a variety of Brach’s Jelly Beans and soft jellies and enjoy everything these Easter nests have to offer! These simple yet delicious Easter treats will definitely remind you of the joy and Easter and the sweetness of spring. Happy nesting!
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Easy Easter Candy Nests
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup peanut butter chips or butterscotch chips or combination of both
- 5 oz. crispy chow mein noodles to make the nests, if noodles are really long, break them up some, either by placing in a ziplock bag and tamping down with a rolling pin or with your hands.
Instructions
Easy Easter Nests
- Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- In a microwave-safe bowl combine the semisweet chocolate chips and the peanut butter/ butterscotch chips.
- Melt chips on high for 1 minute. Stir. Continue microwaving in 30-second intervals, stirring between each, until mixture is smooth and fully combined.
- Add chow mein noodles and gently fold until they're evenly coated.
- Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls or use a large cookie scoop (¼ cup) placing mounds onto the prepared cookie sheet. Take a spoon and make a well into each of the nests for placing the candies, once it’s set.
- Place in the fridge, 10-15 minutes, or until nests are set.
- Once the nests are set, fill them with candies and enjoy!
