Description
Delightful Easter egg krispies nests combine marshmallow-coated rice cereal with colorful chocolate eggs. Sweet treats bring springtime cheer to family celebrations and festive dessert tables.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 16 ounces (454 grams) marshmallows, jumbo or mini
- 7 cups Rice Krispies
- 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) unsalted butter
- 12 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter
Frosting Ingredients:
- 3–4 cups (360–480 grams) powdered sugar
- 14 cup (60 milliliters) milk
- 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) vanilla extract
Decorative Ingredients:
- Easter egg candies
- Green food coloring
Instructions
- Prep the cupcake pan by generously coating each cavity with cooking spray or butter, ensuring complete coverage to prevent sticking.
- Melt marshmallows and butter in a microwave-safe bowl, heating in 30-second increments and stirring until completely smooth and integrated.
- Fold the melted marshmallow mixture into Rice Krispies cereal using a buttered spatula, ensuring every piece is evenly coated.
- Distribute the cereal mixture into cupcake pan cavities, using greased hands or wax paper to press and shape into nest-like formations with gentle indentations in the center.
- Allow the nests to set and solidify at room temperature for approximately 30 minutes.
- Create frosting by whipping butter until creamy, then gradually incorporate powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract. Beat thoroughly until smooth, adjusting consistency with additional sugar and adding green food coloring for a pastel hue.
- Transfer frosting to a piping bag with a grass tip, carefully pipe green frosting around the nest edges and interior, creating a textured grass-like effect.
- Garnish each nest with 2-3 small Easter egg candies, nestling them into the frosted center for a festive finish.
Notes
- Grease Generously Make sure to coat the cupcake pan thoroughly with cooking spray or butter, focusing on corners to prevent sticking and ensure easy removal of delicate nests.
- Work Quickly When mixing marshmallows and cereal, move fast to prevent the mixture from cooling and becoming hard to manipulate, which can make shaping difficult.
- Control Moisture Use a buttered spatula when mixing to help ingredients combine smoothly without adding extra liquid that could make the nests soggy.
- Customize Creatively Experiment with different colored frostings or swap chocolate eggs with jelly beans for unique variations that suit different preferences or dietary needs.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg