Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter half a stick
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 4 cups mini marshmallows about ¾ of a 10 oz bag
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 5 cups Rice Krispies cereal
- 1 ½ cups thin coconut shreds
- Gel food coloring in colors of choice
- 1 cup Nutella or Cadbury spread
- 54 mini cadbury eggs about 1 ¼ cup
Instructions
- Lightly grease two 12-cup muffin tins and set it aside.
- In a large pot over low heat, melt the butter and mix with salt.
- Add the mini marshmallows and continue to stir over low heat until melted.
- Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
- Add the rice krispies cereal and gently fold together until the cereal is evenly coated with the melted marshmallow mixture.
- Scoop 3-4 tablespoons of the rice krispies mix into each of the pockets of the muffin tin.
- Use your hands to press them down and mold them into the shape of the tin. Leave a small dip in the center to fill with Nutella. Allow it to set at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- As it sets, prepare the coconut shreds. Add the shredded coconut into a zip top bag along with 1-3 drops of food coloring. If using more than one color, split the amount of coconut shreds into two separate bags, one for each color.
- Close the bag and massage the contents together until the color has rubbed onto the shredded coconut. Set aside.
- Once the nests have set, place a spoonful of Nutella on top of each Rice Krispies nest.
- Sprinkle the colored coconut shreds over the Nutella and top each one with 3 mini Cadbury eggs.
- Use a butter knife or skewer to remove each nest from the tin. Place on a serving plate.
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Notes
- You can use salted butter if you desire. Just remember not to add extra salt.
- You can swap the regular rice krispies for cocoa krispies or another cereal like cocoa pebbles or fruity pebbles.
- Instead of Nutella, use another spread such as Cadbury spread, Biscoff cookie butter, or peanut butter. You can also make your own.
- If you don’t want to use coconut shreds, you can purchase edible grass from Walmart or Amazon which comes in different flavors. You can also opt to use sprinkles instead. Or just omit it entirely and top the Nutella with the mini eggs.
These rice krispies nests are best eaten the same day but you can store leftovers in an airtight container on the counter for up to 2 days. I do not recommend refrigerating as it will harden.