Cute Bird Nest Treats That You Can Eat
These are the most adorable little treats to celebrate spring, Easter, and the beauty of nature. They are completely edible and look just like real bird nests. When filled with your favorite candy eggs they make great party favors and table decorations. I made these for my daughter's class treat on her birthday and the kids were screaming with excitement when they saw them. The teachers and parents all requested my recipe and couldn't get over how cute they were, so I've decided to show you how to make them for your next party, wedding, or baby shower.
Bird Nest Ingredients, Recipe & Instructions:
Blue Jordan Almonds (5 lbs bag)
Extra fine Jordan Almonds made with roasted California Almonds and covered with Blue candy coating! our Fine Jordan Almonds are perfect for Weddings, Showers and all Special Occasions (about 100-110 in a pound). Blue Jordan Almonds - Net WT. 5 lbs.
Grecian Imports Brand - Jordan Almonds - Super Fine (Best Grade) - Blue - Polished (shiny) 1 pound
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4 cups chow mein noodles
1/4 cup butter
2 cups mini marshmallows
non-stick cooking spray
candy eggs or Jordan almonds
Coat a 12 cup muffin/cupcake pan with non-stick cooking spray.
In a large pan, melt butter and marshmallows over low heat.
Stir in chow mein noodles until completely coated with marshmallow mixture. This will be similar to rice crispy treats, but not as sticky.
Fill each of the cups in the muffin tin with chow mein noodle mixture, do not overfill.
Spray your hands with non-stick cooking spray and use your hands to gently hollow out the center of each cup, pushing the noodles up the edge of the pan to create a nest.
Cover the muffin pan loosely with plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator until set, usually about 1/2 hour.
Remove the nests from the pan and carefully place on your serving tray. Loosely cover again with your plastic wrap and return to the refrigerator until completely set.
Once your nests are set, remove them from the refrigerator and let them dry out a little bit. These treats will be much less fragile as they dry and harden.
You are now ready to fill with your candy eggs and serve or place in cellophane bags.
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Make a pretty centerpiece for your table when you serve your edible bird nests on this pretty serving rack.
14 x 13 x 16 "
*At first glance, this recipe may look very similar to Rice Crispy Treats, but don't be fooled into thinking you can make them at the last minute. These nests take a bit more time to make and set, so plan ahead! After you've made your nests, they will need to set for a couple of hours before serving or packaging for gifts or favors.
*Watch for a printable PDF file of this recipe coming soon!
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- andreaberrios andreaberrios Aug 28, 2009 @ 1:11 pm
- This is just too awesome! I LOVE IT. I'm going to try this with the kids! Thank you so much. Very creative. 5*
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- RedPanda25 RedPanda25 Aug 11, 2009 @ 4:07 pm
- Great Lens!
Welcome to my Candy Group! Congrats!
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- Dustins Mom Dustins Mom Jul 16, 2009 @ 1:46 pm
- So neat, these look like my real bluebird nests I have! I will try them.
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- rms rms May 20, 2009 @ 9:51 am
- Thanks for a great addition to the cute cupcakes and tasty treats group!
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- Pastiche Pastiche May 10, 2009 @ 1:49 pm
- What a delightful candy craft lens! Lensrolled to my related lenses and faved so I can wow my grandchildren ... thanks for sharing this idea.
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- Treasures-By-Brenda Treasures-By-Brenda May 9, 2009 @ 4:10 pm
- Welcome to the Culinary Favorites From A to Z group. Don't forget to come back and add your lens to the link list so that it will appear on the group page!
I'd love to have this lens in my Easter Time Headquarters group, too.
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- eclecticeducation eclecticeducation May 7, 2009 @ 12:23 pm
- How cute!!! I'll have to try this sometime. 5*
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- Wysiwigs Wysiwigs May 7, 2009 @ 8:44 am
- What a fun recipe! I'll have to try these out :o)
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- OhMe OhMe May 6, 2009 @ 6:00 am
- Those are precious and would be great for a spring party. Beautiful work.
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- HorseAndPony HorseAndPony May 5, 2009 @ 6:47 pm
- Very cute. We love this idea.
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- jaye3000 jaye3000 May 5, 2009 @ 2:25 pm
- Really pretty lens :) They are really cute
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- mulberry mulberry May 5, 2009 @ 3:23 am
- This sounds so simple, maybe even I could do it! Very creative.
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- seegreen seegreen May 5, 2009 @ 12:30 am
- I would never have though to do this! These nests are adorable.
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- seegreen seegreen May 5, 2009 @ 12:26 am
- This is adorable! I never would have thought to do something like this.
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- 24websurf 24websurf May 4, 2009 @ 10:03 pm
- These are too pretty to eat!
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- KarateKatGraphics KarateKatGraphics May 4, 2009 @ 9:51 pm
- These are adorable! I'm in awe :)
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- Jimmie Jimmie May 4, 2009 @ 9:28 pm
- You're officially blessed!
Very classy lens. I love the nest items you've added here. The stationery is gorgeous! And I can see these treats being a fun activity for children as part of a study of eggs and birds. Clever!!
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- Tiffany Tiffany May 4, 2009 @ 6:21 pm
- How cute!!!!
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- Evelyn_Saenz Evelyn_Saenz May 4, 2009 @ 5:45 pm
- What a cute idea! Those bird's nests look so real! I can't believe that you can eat them.
Thank you for featuring my Robin in the Rain lens. This lens is now featured there.
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- seashell2 seashell2 May 4, 2009 @ 5:36 pm
- Great lens... I think I've made something similar to this before, using colored jellybeans for eggs! Love your bookmarks too!
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- bdkz bdkz May 4, 2009 @ 3:25 pm
- Holy Cow these are sooooo creative!
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- Heather426 Heather426 May 4, 2009 @ 3:17 pm
- Beautiful! awesome! what else can I say?
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