Easy Easter Nests with "Eggs" by A Baker's Field Guide to Holiday Candy & Confections!

At first, I thought the stringy thingys were pretzels, but then I found out that they are chow mein noodles!

10 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
2 1/2 cups chow mein noodles (one 5-oz. can)
1/4 cup small jelly beans or candy-coated chocolate eggs

1. Line a jelly roll pan with aluminum foil, smoothing out any wrinkles. Coat metal foil with nonstick cooking spray.

2. Melt chocolate in a double boiler or in a large bowl in the microwave.

3. Very gently fold chow mein noodles into chocolate, taking care not to break them, as the longer lengths are what give you that "twig" look.

4. Spoon 7 mounds out onto the prepared pan and use your fingers to form a nest shape about 4 inches across. Make a depression in the center.

5. Refrigerate to set chocolate completely, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle a few jelly beans in the center of each nest before serving. Makes 7 nests.