Easter Nest Rice Krispies Treats

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 cups rice krispies
• 10 ounces marshmallows
• 3 tablespoons margarine or 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 (10 ounce) bag shredded coconut
• green food coloring
• 1 (4 1/2 ounce) package marshmallow peeps (your choice of color-i usually make 24 with blue, pink and yellow birds)
• 48 jelly beans

Recipe

• 1 make rice krispies treats as directed on box.
• 2 lightly butter your hands.
• 3 pinch out a handful of the prepared rice krispies treats, roll in a ball, and place on wax paper.
• 4 form ball into a "bird nest" formation.
• 5 while rice krispies nests are cooling, dye the coconut.
• 6 place coconut in a bowl and add green food color-shake until coated well.
• 7 put one peep in the middle of the nest.
• 8 place green coconut around the peep.
• 9 place 3-6 jellybeans around each peep.