Our M&M’S® Easter Nests Recipe and a fun Easter DIY tutorial will bring happiness to your family and friends! Two adorably fun ways to make easter truly sweet! We love today’s little M&M’S® Easter Nests–they’re made with a rice crispy treat base and then we add green coconut grass and easter M&M’s chocolate eggs. So adorably sweet for your easter celebrations. Our rice kripsy easter nests recipe are such an adorable way to share some spring-time love with your family and friends! These bird nest rice kripsie treats will bring a smile to everyone! 

Celebrate springtime with our M&M’S® Easter Nests Recipe

Happy Spring!! I’m so thrilled that the sun is out, the birds are singing, and the spring flowers beginning to bloom which is all just so beautiful! I can’t believe Easter’s almost here and that it’s just a few weeks away.  

While it feels so early to me this year, I’m always excited to celebrate it because in my mind it’s a beautiful awakening after a long winter.

Step by Step guide to M&M’S® Easter Nests Recipe

M&M’S® Easter Nests are fun recipe to make with the kids, a great way to make memories with them and then share some love with your family and friends.

• Just whip up the kripsie rice treats base.

• Spray your hands with cooking spray and take a soft ball sized portion, place on top of a muffin tin, and press it down with a ice cream scoop.  

• Continue working one at a time and allowing to cool and firm set in tins.

Color coconut green with 5-6 drops of food coloring, add about a tablespoon to each nest, then top with Pastel Peanut M&M’S® candies…

 

How to make M&M’S® Easter Nests Recipe

• Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray.
• Set aside.
• Pour coconut in small mixing bowl, add green food coloring drops; mix well.
• Set aside.
• In a large plastic microwaveable bowl place butter and mini marshmallows, microwave 1 minute, stir, microwave 30 seconds, stir well.
• If not completely melted microwave 15 seconds more.
• Stir in half krispie rice cereal; mix well.
• Stir in remaining krispie rice cereal; mix well.
• Spray hands with cooking spray and working with one at a time, take a softball size portion, lightly press center with a cookie scoop to hollow out and shape nest.
• Allow to cool completely.
• Fill center of nests with approximately 1 tablespoon coconut.
• Fill center of each nest with M&M’S® 56oz. Pastel Peanut M&M’S® Candy Bag
• Enjoy!

 

Yield: 16

M&M'S® Easter Nests Recipe

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M&M’S® Easter Nests Recipe and a fun Easter DIY tutorial will bring happiness to your family and friends!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 2 minutes

Total Time 17 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 16oz package mini marshmallows
• 8 cup krispie rice cereal
• 1 cup sweetened coconut
• 5-6 drops green food coloring
• 1 bag M&M’S® 56oz. Pastel Peanut M&M’S® Candy Bag

Instructions

1. Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray.
2. Set aside.
3. Pour coconut in small mixing bowl, add green food coloring drops; mix well.
4. Set aside.
5. In a large plastic microwaveable bowl place butter and mini marshmallows, microwave 1 minute, stir, microwave 30 seconds, stir well.
6. If not completely melted microwave 15 seconds more.
7. Stir in half krispie rice cereal; mix well.
8. Stir in remaining krispie rice cereal; mix well.
9. Spray hands with cooking spray and working with one at a time, take a softball size portion, lightly press center with a cookie scoop to hollow out and shape nest.
10. Allow to cool completely.
11. Fill center of nests with approximately 1 tablespoon coconut.
12. Fill center of each nest with M&M’S® 56oz. Pastel Peanut M&M’S® Candy Bag
13. Enjoy!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

16

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 313Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 269mgCarbohydrates: 54gFiber: 3gSugar: 27gProtein: 5g

More of our Rice Krispy Creations! 

• Lucky Charms Marshmallow Treats
• Spring Rice Krispie Treats
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• S’mores Rice Krispie Treats
• Patriotic Rice Krispie Treats Recipe
• Spring Rice Krispie Treat Nests
• Mint Oreo Krispie Treats
• Sweet Heart Rice Krispie Treats
• Mickey Christmas Krispie Treats
• Cinnamon Krispie Treats
• The Fastest, Easiest Krispie Treats EVER!

Easter candy’s on display by the bakery…

A fun DIY ‘Whisking you a Happy Easter’

Just to make a Sweeter Easter when you share your nests with your family and friends, give one of these fun DIY ‘Whisking you a Happy Easter’ with our Spring Minis Mix…

How to make DIY ‘Whisking you a Happy Easter’

Just grab a few simple things:

• Spring Minis Mix
• wire whisks
• pink easter egg paper grass
• chalk board name tags
• 6 inches of wire ribbon
• silver marking pen

Instructions:  take a small ball of eater grass and put it in the bottom of the whisk, fill the whisk with Spring Minis Mix candy, using the silver marker write “Whisking you a Happy Easter” on the chalk board tag, and then attach tag to whisk with ribbon.

M&M’S® Easter Nests and DIY ‘Whisking you a Happy Easter’  will make for a Sweeter Easter!

AND just for fun here’s a photo of my son while we checked out at our local Sam’s Club…

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