These cute Easter springtime bird nests are edible nests and adorable for for welcoming spring. Wouldn’t they look sweet at each place setting around the holiday table? Pretty pastel candy eggs nestled in twig-like bundles make a lovely welcome to dinner guests. They are made using Chow Mein noodles giving the appearance of sticks gathered by the birds to construct their nests.
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Below is my adapted recipe:
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Easter Bird Nests
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 cups Mini Marshmallows (I used 3/4 of a bag of large marshmallows)
- 1/4 cup Butter
- 4 cups of Chow Mein Noodles
- Jelly Beans, M&M’s or Robin’s Eggs to fill the nests
DIRECTIONS:
- Spray muffin pan with PAM
- In a large, microwave safe bowl, melt the butter. Add marshmallows, stir and microwave 45 seconds on full power. Stir; microwave an additional 45 seconds. Stir; add Chow Mein noodles. Stir until coated with marshmallow butter mixture.
- Spray a little PAM on your hands. Spoon the coated Chow Mein noodles in each cup of muffin pan, then use your hands to form it into little nests. If you would like a more free-form nest shape, drop a spoonful onto a piece of waxed paper and form with your hands to desired shape.
- Put the pan in freezer for an hour or so to set up.
- Pop each nest out using a knife or fork.
- Place on a lightly buttered serving plate or a plate lined with parchment paper or wax paper so nests won’t stick.
- Fill with candy and enjoy!
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I'll have to try this with GF pretzel sticks….. my son has celiac's so no wheat here….
Hi! I featured this Easter blog post on my blog today!
xoxo,
Peach
Hi! I included your adorable cookies in a round-up on my blog today:
https://www.chickabug.com/blog/2012/03/birds-nest-desserts-for-easter.html
Thank you for the inspiration! Happy Easter! : )
I came over from Maria's blog (Personalized Sketches) after I saw a photo of these that she made. She linked to you for the recipe.
Too cute!! What a great idea! Thank you for sharing.
Blessings,
Camille
Over here from Cindy's "Letters at Midlife." Just made these tonight for my SS class tomorrow. Turned out great! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
peace~elaine
I love how cute these look!!! We make a variation of these chowmein treats for the fall and call them Butterscotch haystacks :o) Thank you so much for sharing this pretty little spring nests :o)
Blessings & Aloha!
They're great!
Greetings and smiles
I will make these with my grand cuties. Thank you so much!
I popped over from Cindy's blog and soo glad I did…these are adorable and my grands will love them. Looking forward to reading a few more of your posts! Have a wonderful day! Debbie
Thank you for sharing this truly creative idea with us. I am going to have my grandchildren help me create these for Easter. I love your blog.
These are darling! I think I'll make these for Sunday!
Thanks so much for featuring the Easter nests! Yours look great too!
Have a great day.
Pam
Here from Cindy's. So glad she shared this. My children will love it! Thank you!
Not only are these cute, they look so delicious. I have been catching up on your last two post and would like to comment here. Your grandchildren are adorable, and I know that you are enjoying them. I also see that your daughter has your talent of cooking delicious dishes. I always enjoy it when my daughter comes home for a visit, and cooks some of her recipes. Makes us proud mothers. ~smile~
Wishing you and your family a most blessed Easter.
Sue
Those are so pretty. I've seen these done before and have thought about trying them. Your post makes me want to go get the ingredients to make them.
Such a cute idea!
Easy and pretty !:)
I like it !!!
Happy Easter dear LDH !!
Cute, Cute, Cute!!!
Happy Easter
oh dear, too pretty to eat…actually I would dive right in. Thanks for your kind words on my blog! Kids are tough, I love to make fun of it! Hope you are having great luck with your 19 year old.
I love these! I need to borrow some grandkids…
The nests are so cute! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
these are so lovely…would've never imagined that they are made with chow mein noodles tho hahah
must've been fun to make with the little ones for Easter 
Oh how darling!
I am making these with my grandkids this week for sure! Hugs- Diana
Oh those are so cute! When I saw the picture I thought they were pretzel sticks coated in white chocolate until I read the recipe. Do you think this recipe would work with pretzels and white chocolate? Fun recipe to make with the little ones.
Those are cute as can be and look delicious!