Easter Egg Nest Centerpiece
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 12
 
Inspired by Buckeyes
Ingredients
  • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups Rice Krispies® cereal
  • ½ of a 17.3-ounce package puff pastry sheets (1 sheet), thawed
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 2 tablespoons coarse salt (optional)
  • 6 ounces melted chocolate or candy melts
  • 12 ounces melted white chocolate or candy melts
  • food coloring (such as pink, yellow, purple)
Instructions
  1. Combine butter, peanut butter, powdered sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl. Add Rice Krispies® and mix well. Roll into walnut sized balls. Then roll one side of the ball between your palms to form an egg shape (see video). Place on a waxed paper lined baking sheet and chill, uncovered, at least 4 hours.*
  2. While eggs are chilling, heat oven to 350˚F. Unfold the pastry sheet onto a lightly floured surface. With a sharp knife, cut the pastry into 3-inch strips that are about ¾-inch wide. Twist the strips and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Brush with milk and coarse salt (if desired). Bake at 350˚ for 15 minutes, or until golden. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool.
  3. When twists have cooled, dip ½ of each one in chocolate and place on waxed paper to set.
  4. Add various food colorings to white chocolate. Dip peanut butter eggs in colored chocolate and place back on the waxed paper to set.
  5. Arrange the nests with the puff pastry twists (twigs) on the bottom and the eggs on top.
  6. Makes 24 eggs and 36 twigs
Notes
If mixture is too sticky, add more powdered sugar. If mixture is too dry, add more peanut butter.
Recipe by Jazzy Gourmet Cooking Studio at https://jazzygourmetblog.com/2013/03/easter-egg-nest-centerpiece/