Chocolate Coconut Nests

Name: Chocolate Coconut Nests
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 24 servings.
Ingredients: 2 packages (14 ounces each) sweetened shredded coconut; 1-1/3 cups semisweet chocolate chips, melted; 3 quarts mint chocolate chip ice cream

These nests look and taste fancy but have only three ingredients. They've been very popular with our girls and their friends over the years. You can substitute any flavor ice cream for the mint chocolate chip.—Claire Hudson, South Wales, New York

Ingredients

2 packages (14 ounces each) sweetened shredded coconut
1-1/3 cups semisweet chocolate chips, melted
3 quarts mint chocolate chip ice cream

Directions

In a bowl, toss coconut and chocolate until well blended. On baking sheets covered with waxed paper, shape about 1/3 cupfuls into 2-1/2-in. nests. Chill until firm. Just before serving, top each nest with 1/2 cup of ice cream.