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No-Bake Bird’s Nest

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Along with my family’s fudge recipe, Bird’s Nest have been a staple in our Christmas baking rotation for as long as I can remember! They also go by other names, haystacks! We know them as bird’s nests, and since they are a no-bake treat, I was very very young when I first started helping my mom make these! No-bake cookies are a great way to incorporate young kids into baking! You only need 4 simple ingredient’s melt it in a big pan, then let them set up for about 10-20 minutes and they are ready to be eaten! Or if you’re like me, you eat them when they are still warm 😉

Ingredients you will need

  1. Chocolate Chips
  2. Butterscoth chips
  3. Peanutbutter
  4. Chow Mein Noodles

Recipe Tips & Tricks

This is a pretty straightforward, easy recipe, but my biggest tip would be to keep your pan on low heat! I know it’s tempting to crank the heat to make the chocolate melt faster (because I used to do that) but you risk burning the chocolate and then all the Bird’s Nests will have a nice burn flavor.

If you want to give these as gifts, you can put each individual Bird’s Nest into a muffin tin with a cupcake liner! I started doing that last year when I would put them in cookie boxes and it’s a great way to keep them cleaner, and perfectly packaged!

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How to Make Bird’s Nest

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Bird’s Nest

Prep Time 10 minutes
You can't go wrong with these no-bake treats! Bird's Nest are simple to make, crunchy, and delicious

Ingredients

  • 1 package Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
  • 1 package Butterscotch Chips
  • ¼ cup Creamy Peanut Butter
  • Chow Mein Noodles

Instructions 

  • Prepare a flat surface with parchement paper, and optional cupcake holders if you are using them
  • In a large saucepan, melt the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and peanutbutter together on low heat, until its is smooth.
  • Add in enough chow mein noodles so they are completly coated in chocolate. I typically will use three 6-oz bags.
  • Using a large cookie scopp or a spoon, spoon the mix onto the parchemt or cupcake liners.
  • Let the Bird's Nest sit until they set up and are hard, usually 10-20 minutes (longer if you have a warm house)
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: birds nest, chocolate, christmas

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