Easter Haystacks & Butterscotch Bird Nest Candy Recipe

With 1 simple butterscotch chow mein noodle candy recipe, kids can make 2
homemade treats: Easter Haystacks and Butterscotch Bird Nest Candy!

Servings: 12 candies

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Prep:
12 minutes

Cook:
3 minutes

Resting Time
1 hour

Total Time:
1 hour, 15 minutes

Dessert

Holiday · Kid-Friendly · Semi-Homemade

🧂 Ingredients

1 Pour 1 (11 ounce) package butterscotch morsels into a microwave-safe bowl and
microwave at 30-second intervals, stirring in between, until fully melted and
smooth.
2 Combine melted butterscotch and 1 (5 ounce) package chow mein noodles in a large
mixing bowl and stir gently until noodles are fully coated in butterscotch.
3 Drop 1/2-cup portions of butterscotch candy mixture onto a parchment paper-lined
sheet pan.
4 Allow to sit at room temperature for around 1 hour, or until butterscotch candy
is fully hardened.
5 Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners, then add about 1/2 cup of butterscotch
candy mixture to each cup.
6 Use two forks to form the butterscotch candy mixture in each cup into a
nest-like shape.
7 Add 3 36 Cadbury Mini Eggs to the center of each butterscotch candy nest.
8 Allow the butterscotch candy nests to sit at room temperature for around 1 hour,
or until fully hardened, before removing from muffin pan and/or cupcake liners.