I made these cute treats for the guests at Jamie’s Bridal Shower.
Ingredients:
2 bags of Candy Melts
1 bag of Chow Mein Noodles
Cocoa Riced Cereal
1 Bag Cadbury Mini Eggs
These are the ingredients I gathered. I had no idea how much I would need. What I have was way too much!
I poured in about 4 cups of the cocoa cereal, and about a half of the bag of chow mein noodles. (I didn’t use all of these dry ingredients)
I melted the candy melts in a makeshift double boiler. (a bowl over a pan of water on the stove) I then poured most of the chocolate into the smaller mixing bowl. Gradually adding the cereal mix until a nice consistency was formed.
This was my first experience with these candy melts. I was shocked how quick this chocolate hardens back up. After the nests firmed, I used a plastic spoon to loosen them from the tin.
I had left some of the chocolate in the bowl so that I could “glue” my eggs in the nests. I carefully dipped each egg into the chocolate then put them into the nest. I resisted eating any of the Cadbury eggs, and it’s a good thing I did! After putting 3 eggs in each nest, there was ONE egg left over! I got 30 nests from my 2 bags of candy melts. I chose to use cocoa cereal because I thought it would blend in better with the chocolate.
gail
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85Brenda says
February 24, 2012 at 4:33 pmThese are absolutely beautiful and delicious! I can’t wait to make them for my kids Easter party at school. I bought Easter themed cello bags from Box and Wrap so I can wrap each one individually for the kids. They’ll love them!
lauradora says
December 27, 2011 at 7:14 amSo cute
Stephanie@TheCrowsNest says
April 2, 2011 at 9:12 pmHow cute and I bet they taste great!! And confession: I have already ate an entire bag of Cadbury eggs!! They are sooo good!
Anita @ GoingALittleCoastal says
April 2, 2011 at 3:33 amThese are so cute Gail. They look yummy too. I love the little tags with them. I don’t think they’d last long around here.
Brittany says
April 1, 2011 at 11:49 pmThis is great idea and so cute!!! I am sure the guest loved them!
Erin says
April 1, 2011 at 4:03 pmThese are so darn cute! I love that you added cocoa crispies!
Toqua's Crafts says
April 1, 2011 at 3:28 amToo cute!
What a WONDERFUL idea!
Jennifer says
April 1, 2011 at 2:13 amGail, I was thinking about these just the other day. I remember them from when I was a kid. Thanks for sharing the recipe since I’ve never made them myself! 🙂
Jen
Scissors & Spatulas
CK says
March 31, 2011 at 10:23 pmLove it! Awesome idea!
Jenn Erickson says
March 31, 2011 at 9:35 pmThey’re wonderful! I bet they taste fantastic too! I was looking for those little Cadbury eggs everywhere last year, to no avail. Hope I can find them this year. Your nests would make adorable cupcake toppers too!
Full Circle Creations says
March 31, 2011 at 7:45 pmWhat a great idea! And perfect for spring! Love it!
Jessica Lauren says
March 31, 2011 at 5:55 pmAdorable! I’m planning a shower for my sister in a couple months and am totally bookmarking this link! I’m a new follower from Making the World Cuter, and love finding new blogs to read for inspiration and ideas. Hope you’ll follow me back at http://copy-cat-crafter.blogspot.com!
Suzanne@Meridian Road says
March 31, 2011 at 4:46 pmI saw those in your bridal shower post and wondered how you made them, or if you bought them. They’re really cute, and they do look yummy! The tags were the perfect finishing touch!
Jane @ Jane's Junk and Treasures says
March 31, 2011 at 4:11 pmThat is so cute!!
How springy!!!
Rene' says
March 31, 2011 at 4:10 pmThank you so much for linking up to Eats and Treats!
These are so adorable!! I love the favor idea and you cute tag!!
Debilou ~ Mississippi Mama says
March 31, 2011 at 3:41 pmthose are really cute,, love the little tags. Thinking they would be nice to make for my coworkers for Easter. Thanks for sharing.
Ginger@cottageonrosewood says
March 31, 2011 at 3:37 pmAdorable. Those would be fun to make with the kiddos for sure!
A Vintage Green says
March 31, 2011 at 3:18 pmHi Gail – the nests/eggs are so clever. Thanks for the clear instructions. Each post you write is a tweet (I mean treat).
– Joy
Kathy@ Gone North says
March 31, 2011 at 2:55 pmOh, so very sweet!
I have never seen this before… going to copy for Easter..
Thanks for showing us how…
The Answer Is Chocolate says
March 31, 2011 at 2:38 pmWhat a lovely Spring idea and too perfect for Easter!
Cindy @ LeChaiseParfait says
March 31, 2011 at 1:49 pmReally cute idea and fit in with the theme so well. love it
Lesley says
March 31, 2011 at 12:36 pmThese are cute! look delicious too.
Can I ask a question about the label? Black card and chalk? or board, chalk paint and chalk? I like them too.
Debbie says
March 31, 2011 at 12:00 pmOk, I haven’t seen this one before. I love chow mein noodles with chocolate and I guess I’ll eat the eggs too. Someone has to do it 😀
Very nice!
Deb
Katie says
March 31, 2011 at 10:57 amHow cute! Those look adorable and delicious! I love those little eggs!!
Rose @ Confessions of a Curbshopaholic says
March 31, 2011 at 10:24 amyummy! mini eggs are my favorite! How tragic that you only ended up with one egg to munch. I would have gone out and bought a bag just for myself.
Those favors turned out so cute. Love the chalkboard and bird tags. So cute!