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Easter Nests Recipe

My kids and I make a big batch of these sweet treats for ourselves and some to share. They're a hit at Easter dinner.—Faye Hintz, Springfield, Missouri

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Easter Nests Recipe

Prep: 10 min. + chilling

Yield: 9 Servings

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Ingredients

1 jar (7 ounces) marshmallow creme
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 can (5 ounces) chow mein noodles
1 cup pastel M&M's
Confectioners' sugar
Pastel peanut M&M's

Directions

In a bowl, beat marshmallow creme, peanut butter and butter until smooth. Fold in noodles and M&M's. Chill until easy to handle. On waxed paper, form mixture by 1/3 cupfuls into 3-in. nests. Chill for 30 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Place several peanut M&M's in each nest. Yield: 9 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 335 calories, 16 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 161 mg sodium, 45 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Easter Nests in Taste of Home February/March 1995, p14