How To Make Rice Krispie Easter Nests
These rice Krispie treats make the perfect snacks for Easter! Marshmallow-rice Krispie nests are topped with buttercream frosting for no-bake sweets.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 16ozmarshmallows,mini or regular size work
- 7cupsRice Krispies
- 2tbspbutter
- Easter Egg Candies
For Buttercream Frosting:
- green food coloring
- ½cupunsalted butter
- 4cupspowdered sugar
- ¼cupmilk
- 1tspvanilla
Instructions
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Grease cupcake pans and set aside.
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Melt marshmallows and butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Keep a close eye on them and make sure they aren’t puffing up too much and falling out of the bowl.
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Stir together until well blended and pour in Rice Krispies. Stir until well combined.
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Spoon into greased cupcake pan and press down with wax paper.
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Let set for ½ an hour.
Buttercream Frosting:
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Combine butter, milk, vanilla, and 2 cups of your powdered sugar in a large bowl. Mix for about 5 minutes until smooth and creamy. Then add the remaining powdered sugar and food coloring.
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Pipe your frosting into your cookie cups and top with Easter egg candies.
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Serve and enjoy.
Nutrition
- Calories: 169.35kcal
- Fat: 4.06g
- Saturated Fat: 2.50g
- Trans Fat: 0.16g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 1.06g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.19g
- Carbohydrates: 33.61g
- Fiber: 0.04g
- Sugar: 25.08g
- Protein: 0.79g
- Cholesterol: 10.37mg
- Sodium: 46.29mg
- Calcium: 4.37mg
- Potassium: 12.80mg
- Iron: 1.92mg
- Vitamin A: 103.27µg
- Vitamin C: 3.90mg
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