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Crispy Easter Nests
1 jar (7 oz.) marshmallow crème (about 2 cups)
¼ cup creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1 can (5 oz.) chow mein noodles (about 3 cups)
1 cup chopped chocolate candies
1. Combine marshmallow crème, peanut butter and butter; mix until well blended.
2. Add noodles and chopped chocolate candies.
3. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets; shape with greased fingers to form nests. Let stand until firm.
4. Dust bottom of nests lightly with confectioners sugar, if desired.
5. Filled with chocolate candies before serving.
6. Makes 10-12 nests.
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Candy Mice
1 large mixing bowl
1 fork
4 tablespoons of evaporated milk
3 cups confectioners' sugar
Black or red string licorice
1. Measure evaporated milk into the mixing bowl. Mix confectioners sugar slowly into the milk using the fork until all the sugar has been added.
2. Knead it with your hands until the mixture becomes smooth and easy to handle.
3. Shape mixture to resemble mice. Use licorice for whiskers and eyes. You can also add a few drops of food coloring to change the color of your mice.
4. Makes approximately 10 small mice.
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Making Chocolate Candy and
Dipping Food into Chocolate
You will need:
- a large porcelain or glazed pottery bowl
- a small metal bowl
- 2 cups milk chocolate chips/morsels (12 oz. Bag)
- solid vegetable shortening
- 8-10 closed cookie cutters (2-3 inches in diameter)
- aluminum foil
- small pieces of fruit, marshmallows, pretzels, or other food for dipping
You can make chocolate candy shapes using chocolate chips/morsels. First, put the chocolate into the small bowl with 2 tablespoons of vegetable shortening. Have an adult fill the large bowl with hot tap water (not boiling water). The adult should set the smaller bowl of chocolate into the hot water, stirring until the chocolate melts and the mixture is smooth.
Be careful not to get near the water while it is hot. Be sure no water gets into the chocolate.
While the chocolate is melting, you may make molds by lining the cookie cutters with foil.
After the chocolate is melted, the adult can pour it into the cookie cutters, filling them half full. (A soup ladle helps in the pouring process.)
Set the molded chocolate aside to cool. When it is cool, peel the aluminum foil away. You may want to save part of the melted chocolate for dipping small pieces of fruit or other food.
Note to adult: When you are doing the above project, be sure to keep the tap water away from the children until it has cooled to lukewarm. Make sure all the foil is peeled away from the molded chocolate before it is eaten.
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Chocolate Covered Words
We have a delicious creamy chocolate-peanut fondue recipe for you. You can use it as a fondue dip to chocolate-coat your favorite fruits and cakes, or use the warm liquid to spell out letters and words!
Recipe Ingredients:
- 1 jar (7 1/2 oz.) Marshmallow cream
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate pieces
- 1/4 creamy peanut butter
For Chocolate Fondue:
Prepare recipe as directed; omit peanutbutter and add 1 teaspoon vanilla.
For Fondue: You will also need Fondue Dippers, kababob sticks or long tooth picks.
For Chocolate Words: You will need wax paper and several serving spoons.
Directions if you use a Microwave:
Place marshmallow cream in 2-quart microwave-safe bowl. Gradually stir in heavy cream; add chocolatepieces. Microwave on High 2 minutes; stir well. Add peanut butterand stir until well blended. Pour into fondue pot or small chafing dish and keep warm while serving. Makes 4 servings (about 2 cups).
Directions if you use the Oven:
Place marshmallow cream in medium saucepan. (Ask an adult to help supervise turning on the burner and stirring.) Gradually stir in heavy cream. Add chocolate pieces. Stir constantly over low heat until smooth. Remove from heat; add peanut butter and stir until well blended. Pour into fondue pot or small chafing dish and keep warm while serving. Makes 4 servings (about 2 cups).
To make Fondue Dippers:
Select some foods you want to dip into the chocolate sauce. Cut small squares of toasted pound cake and/or angel food cake. Choose things like dried apricots, fresh strawberries, grapes, pineapple chunks, apple and pear slices, cut-up banana and mandarin orange sections. (Remember to drain fruit well). Take turns placing or skeweringa piece of fruit or cake onto the end of the fondue dipper or tooth pick and gently dip it into the chocolate. Voila! Chocolate covered food!
To make Chocolate Words:
Lay sheets of wax paper on a flat surface. (preferably on a cookie sheet.) While chocolate mixture is still warm and "fluid," scoop up a spoonful of the mixture with a large serving spoon. Gently tilt the spoon over the wax paper, slowly dribblinga stream of chocolate from the spoon onto the wax paper. Move your hand as you pour to "write" in a stream of chocolate onto the wax paper. You can spell out whole words or make individual letters that can be arranged to form different words when they have cooled. Let the poured "chocolate words" cool until hardened, or place in the refridgerator to solidify. The words and letters shouldeasily peel off the wax paper when cooled. Enjoy! Now you can actually "eat your words!"
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