Easter Egg Krispies Nests with Frosting (Print version)
No-bake Easter Egg Krispies Nests with Frosting made with marshmallow cereal cups, green buttercream, and candy eggs.
# Ingredients:
For the Krispies nests
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3 tablespoons (42 g) unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
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10 oz (285 g) mini marshmallows
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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6 cups (160 g) crisp rice cereal
For the frosting and topping
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1/2 cup (113 g) unsalted butter, softened
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2 cups (240 g) powdered sugar, plus more as needed
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1-2 tablespoons milk
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Green gel food coloring
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48-72 small candy eggs
# Instructions:
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Grease a 24-cup mini muffin pan with butter or cooking spray. Grease a small spoon, shot glass, or your fingertips for shaping.
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Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a large pot over low heat. Add the marshmallows and stir until smooth, then remove from the heat and stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla.
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Add the crisp rice cereal and fold gently until evenly coated. Work quickly so the mixture stays warm and moldable.
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Spoon the mixture into the prepared muffin cups. Press the center of each portion down to form a small hollow, leaving raised sides like a nest.
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Let the nests set at room temperature for about 20 minutes. Loosen the edges gently and lift them from the pan.
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Beat the softened butter until creamy. Add powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon milk, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and green food coloring. Beat until fluffy, adding a little more milk or powdered sugar as needed.
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Pipe or spoon frosting into each cooled nest. Top each one with 2-3 candy eggs and serve.
# Good to know:
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Makes about 24 mini nests.
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Allow about 20 minutes of setting time before frosting.
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Best served the day they are decorated.