These Rice Krispie Easter Nests are so easy to make and fun for kids to help with! Kids will love helping to make Rice Krispies turn into nests for Easter!
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Rice Krispie Nests for Easter
Are you looking for an easy treat to serve during the Easter season? These Rice Krispie treats are perfect for Easter because they look like little birds’ nests.
Kids will love helping to make these! They can add all of the grass, eggs and help to stir and shape the Rice Krispies too!
Note: mini eggs are a choking hazard for children under 4. You can substitute with jelly beans or M&M’s. Make sure to read the package for age recommendations and do not give small items to kids under 4.
Not only are these great for Easter, but these treats would also be perfect for a spring treat. These would be great to make for a party treat too!
Ingredients Needed to Make Rice Krispie Easter Nests
Here is what you will need to make your Easter treats:
- Cooking spray
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 10 ounces marshmallows (regular or mini)
- 5 cups Rice Krispies cereal
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsweetened, shredded coconut
- Green food coloring
- 48 mini eggs (Cadbury mini eggs are a choking hazard for children under 4. Check your package for age recommendation. You can substitute with smaller jelly beans or M&M’s)
Tips for Making Rice Krispie Easter Treats
- To freeze the Easter treats, store undecorated treats in an airtight container in the freezer for up to one month. Allow the treats to defrost at room temperature before decorating with the coconut and eggs.
- To avoid stale tasting treats, use fresh marshmallows and Rice Krispies cereal.
- Any egg shaped candies will work for this recipe. If you do not have mini chocolate eggs, you can use jelly beans, peanut Easter M&M’s or another Easter chocolate instead.
- If you use salted butter, leave the salt out of the recipe.
- In order to prevent the Rice Krispies mixture from sticking to your tools, spray your measuring cup and tablespoon with nonstick cooking spray before using.
- Store leftovers in a single layer in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days.
Note: Cadbury mini eggs are a choking hazard for children under 4. Check your package for age recommendations. You can substitute with smaller jelly beans.
Substitute Recommendations for Coconut
Need a substitute for the coconut?
Try one of these instead:
- Green frosting piped to look like grass
- Big League Sour Apple Bubble Gum
- Green peel apart licorice
- Candy grass (sometimes found in the Easter candy section)
- Green sprinkles
Rice Krispie Easter Nests
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Ingredients
- nonstick cooking spray
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 10 ounces marshmallows (regular or mini)
- 5 cups Rice Krispies cereal
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsweetened, shredded coconut
- green food coloring
- 48 mini eggs
Instructions
- Spray 2 muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large pot, melt butter over medium heat.
- Add the marshmallows to the pot. Cook over medium heat until the marshmallows are melted and well combined with the butter.
- Remove from heat. Stir vanilla and salt into the marshmallow mixture.
- Add the cereal to pot and stir until it is evenly coated in the marshmallow mixture.
- Scoop out heaping ¼ cup of the rice krispie mixture and add it to 16 muffin cups. Using a tablespoon measuring spoon, press the rice krispies down in the center of each up to create a nest.
- After the treats have set for an hour, remove them from the muffin cups and transfer them to a plate.
- Add the coconut to a large resealable bag along with 3-4 drops of green food coloring. Shake the bag to color the coconut.
- Add around 1 tablespoon of the green coconut to the center of each nest.
- Top each nest with three mini eggs.
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Notes
- In order to prevent the Rice Krispies mixture from sticking to your tools, spray your measuring cup and tablespoon with nonstick cooking spray before using.
- Store leftovers in a single layer in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days.
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