Chocolate Birds' Nests Recipe

Chocolate Birds' Nests

from 300 Best Homemade Candy Recipes: Brittles, Caramels,
Chocolate, Fudge, Truffles and So Much More by Jane Sharrock

Ingredients:

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/4 cups smooth or crunchy peanut butter
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
10 large shredded wheat cereal biscuits, crushed
Colored jellybeans or miniature candy eggs

This and many other wonderful recipes may be found in Jane Sharrock's
300 Best Homemade Candy Recipes: Brittles, Caramels, Chocolate, Fudge, Truffles and So Much More

Perfect for an Easter celebration, these egg-filled birds' nests will put a twinkle into any child's eye.

1. Cover a large countertop area or 2 large baking sheets with waxed paper.

2. In the top pan of a double boiler over hot but not boiling water, melt the chocolate chips, stirring until smooth. Add the peanut butter, vanilla and cereal, stirring until the peanut butter has melted and the mixture is well blended.

3. Remove from the heat. Quickly drop by spoonfuls onto the waxed paper. Using a thumb or the back of a spoon, make an indention in the center of each candy. Lightly press 2 to 5 brightly colored jellybeans or miniature candy eggs into each indentation before the chocolate cools completely. Cool. Store in an airtight container.