Birds' Nests

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 3 cups crispy rice cereal
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1/3 cup corn syrup
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 40 jellybeans

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• in a medium bowl, stir together the crispy rice cereal and coconut. in a large saucepan, combine corn syrup, brown sugar, peanut butter, and vanilla. cook over medium heat stirring frequently until the mixture comes to a boil. remove from heat, and stir in the coconut and cereal mixture until it is well coated. set the mixture aside until cool enough to handle.
• form the mixture into balls, then make an indention in the center so that they look like little bird nests. place two or three jelly beans into each nest.