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Candy Nests

You will need:

  • A large mixing bowl and a spoon
  • 1 cup chocolate chips and/or peanut butter chips
  • graphic - drawing of the ingredients1 1/2 cups chow mein noodles and/or cereal (like crispy rice cereal, cornflakes, or crumbled-up shredded wheat)
  • A muffin pan or a flat baking pan
  • Aluminum foil or Waxed paper
  • Candy that looks like bird eggs (peanut M&M's, jelly beans, or yogurt-covered almonds)

graphic - drawing of a muffin pan Put a piece of aluminum foil (or waxed paper cut into squares) on top of a muffin pan or a flat baking pan (a flat baking pan makes flat nests). If using a muffin pan, make indentations in the paper or foil in each of the depressions. If you're using waxed paper, try cutting individual squares of paper for each of the muffin holes (this makes the waxed paper maintain the cup shapes).
graphic - drawing of a mixing bowl and a stirrer Have an adult melt the chocolate chips (and/or peanut butter chips) in the microwave or in a double boiler (do not overheat the chocolate or it gets grainy). When they are melted, mix the chocolate with the chow mein noodles or cereal in a large bowl.

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