Easter Treats: Rice Krispie Treat Nests with Candy Eggs

I rarely know what day it is. Probably because I don’t write checks very often or work a regular job. And probably also because I have a three-month-old and three-year-old at home, neither of whom has any concept of time. (Although I did get a laugh the other day when Jack, the three-year-old, told me that he “didn’t have time” to finish dinner. And that’s the thing about parenting … you can’t really get mad at them when they’re quoting you!).

So, to figure out the date, I’m always counting forward or backward from a date that I do know. Like Valentine’s Day is Thursday, so today must be the 12th and tomorrow must be the 13th. (Yes, I’m really glad I paid attention in second-grade math.) Anyway, what got me thinking about all of this is that tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. And when it’s Ash Wednesday, I know that Easter is about 40 days away! So, with Easter in mind, I’m sharing a fun project that Jack and I did last year for the kids in his preschool class: Rice Krispie Treat Nests with Candy Eggs. They are very easy to make and turn out super cute!

Rice Krispie Treat Nests with Candy Eggs

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

4 cups mini marshmallows

6 cups Rice Krispies

Butter or baking spray, to grease the pan and your fingers

Mini Cadbury Candy Eggs

Instructions:

Make Rice Krispie treats as you usually would. First, melt the butter.

Then add the marshmallows.

Melt the marshmallows.

Add the Rice Krispies.

Stir everything together.

Grease a muffin tin with butter or baking spray. Fill the muffin cups with the rice-krispie mixture.

Using your hands, mold the rice-krispie portions into little nests, pressing down in the center to create a bowl shape. Grease your hands with butter, as needed, to keep your fingers from sticking.