When I first moved to the US back in 2002, my first Easter was at our non-family's house (that's my definition of the Bradley's who kind of adopted Paul and I into their family - we're not related but we're way closer than friends) and I made Easter nests for the kids who were maybe 6, 8 and 9).
Fast forward 8 years; the eldest is now old enough to get his learner's permit and we're heading over there tomorrow. I called earlier in the week to check on what to bring and the request was for the Easter nests. Much as I love cooking, I'm not really one for baking but this is my kind of baking - a little bashing and microwaving and fifteen minutes later you're done. So here's the recipe for Easter nests:
I used 4 bags of Ghirardelli milk chocolate chips (it's a big family we're visiting with!). Now you can be boiling pans of water and melting your chocolate in a bain marie kind of contraption but I'm all for 2 minutes in the microwave (watch that it doesn't get tooooo hot):
And check back in tomorrow for the Easter Wieners...
I'm not great on quantities (don't actually own any measuring scales or cups or such nonsense) but for my 4 bags of chocolate chips, I ended up using 2 boxes of shredded wheat minus 3 pieces. In batches of 6 pieces, I put them in a big baggie, sealed it and then bashed away with a rolling pin (so the shredded wheat starts to look like little twigs):
Add the bashed up shredded wheat to the melted chocolate and stir it all around like CRAZY - your arm will ache and you will curse me - but it will eventually all incorporate and your shredded wheat will be all brown and chocolatey.
Then simply dump a heaped soup spoon of mixture into a little cupcake case and use two teaspoons to hollow out a little divot in the middle for your eggs, add two to three chocolate eggs (I usually like Cadbury's mini eggs but I couldn't find them so I used these crazy blue caramel eggs from Butcher Boy in North Andover) and allow at least two hours for them to set). Enjoy!
Those look fabulous. Wish I had read your blog sooner.
ReplyDeleteLoving how you keep your blog up during the off-season!
ReplyDeleteUmm yummy! Where do we go to join you? LOL.
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