Butterscotch Bird Nest Treats Recipe (2024)

Butterscotch birds nest treats are one of the best Easter recipes to make! They are super cute, fun, and completely delicious with the combination of butterscotch and white chocolate.

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For another fun recipe to make this Easter season, give our butterscotch bird nest treat recipe a try! It is always a hit at get togethers with friends, especially those with kids. They always find the fact that it looks like an actual nest fun.

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This is an Easter take on our popular butterscotch haystacks. It is a super simple recipe to make, and on you can have done, set up, and ready to serve in less than 2 hours.

You can even turn it into a baking craft with the kids and see what they come up with and let them eat their yummy desserts when they are done creating. I know my kids always have a blast when they can bake with me, and this no bake birds nest cookie recipe is no exception.

Easter is full of color and treats, so make sure you try them all! Some of my favorites to make are our Easter bunny muddy buddies recipe, cookie dough Easter eggs, and you can never go wrong with our easy Easter sugar cookies.

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Ingredients You’ll Need For Our Butterscotch Birds Nest Treats Recipe:

  • Butterscotch chips
  • White chocolate chips
  • Chow mein noodles
  • Cadbury mini eggs

How To Make Our Butterscotch Birds Nest Treats Recipe:

When you are ready to make these butterscotch birds nests, get out a large glass bowl.

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Then pour the butterscotch chips and white chocoalte chips in and place it in the microwave.

Start by cooking the chips for 30 second intervals, being sure to stop and mix them every time.

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Once it is nice and smooth it is done. This generally takes about 2 minutes or so.

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After the chips have completely melted, carefully add the chow mein noodles in and gently fold the noodles into the melted chips.

When all the noodles are covered in white chocolate butterscotch goodness, then you are ready to start building the nest.

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Place a piece of wax paper on your counter or a cookies sheet, and take a small scoop of the chow mein noodle mixture and then form it into a small nest with your hands.

Continue doing this until you have used up all of the noodle mixture.

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Then place the eggs on top (I like to do 2-3 depending on the size) and then let them set up.

Once the nests have hardened, then you are good to go!

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To Make The Birds Nest Cookies With Chow Mein Noodles You Will Need:

  1. Glass bowl
  2. Spatula
  3. Large mixing bowl
  4. Wax paper
  5. Spoon or small scoop

Tips For Making Butterscotch Birds Nest

  1. When making the cookie, you need to give it time to set up. However if you are running short on time, place them in the fridge to help them harden faster.
  2. Think ahead if you want to place them in the fridge or let them set on the counter before you start scooping. On the counter, just place the wax there. In the fridge, put the wax on a cookie sheet.
  3. To keep your hands from getting too sticky and chocolaty, run your hands under water for a second first or spray them with nonstick cooking spray.

What You Can Do with the Rest of Your Butterscotch

Butterscotch I feel like is an acquired taste sometimes. Not everyone loves it, but we do!! So if you don’t love butterscotch try making our chocolate bird nest cookies instead!

If you want to know more awesome ways to use butterscotch in more than just cookies, Taste of Home has a great list of 20 ways to use butterscotch chips that you can try out next!

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Serves: 12

Butterscotch Birds Nest Treats Recipe

Butterscotch birds nest treats are one of the best Easter recipes to make! They are super cute, fun, and completely delicious!

Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 2 minutes mins

Total Time 22 minutes mins

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Ingredients

  • 12 ounces butterscotch chips
  • 12 ounces white chocolate chips
  • 12 ounces chow mein noodles
  • 36 milk chocolate mini Cadbury eggs

Instructions

  • Put the butterscotch and white chocolate chips in a glass bowl and melt in the microwave for about 2 minutes, stirring at 30 second intervals. Stop cooking when it is smooth.

  • Once the chips are melted, stir chips until smooth and gently fold in the chow mein noodles.

  • On a piece of wax paper, take a small scoop of the chow mein noodle mixture and form a small nest with your hands.

  • Place the eggs on top.

  • Let set up and serve.

Notes

  • When making the cookie, you need to give it time to set up. However if you are running short on time, place them in the fridge to help them harden faster.
  • Think ahead if you want to place them in the fridge or let them set on the counter before you start scooping. On the counter, just place the wax there. In the fridge, put the wax on a cookie sheet.
  • To keep your hands from getting too sticky and chocolaty, run your hands under water for a second first or spray them with nonstick cooking spray.

Nutrition

Calories: 380 kcal · Carbohydrates: 64 g · Protein: 6 g · Fat: 11 g · Saturated Fat: 7 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 9 mg · Sodium: 316 mg · Potassium: 82 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 42 g · Vitamin A: 44 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 61 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Equipment

  • Glass Bowl

  • spatula

  • Large Mixing Bowl

  • Wax Paper

  • Spoon or small scoop

Recipe Details

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In conclusion, creating Butterscotch Birds Nests treats is quite easy. With just a few simple ingredients available at your local grocery store and three easy steps, you can whip up this easy easter dessert in no time. Delight everyone at your Easter brunch, baby shower, or elementary school with these little gems.

Using crunchy chow mein noodles coated in melted butterscotch and shaped into little nests in a muffin tin or on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, these nests provide the perfect spot to nestle Cadbury mini eggs or other colorful Easter candy.

The best part? These Butterscotch Bird Nests are not only a great way to involve kids in the kitchen but also offer you an opportunity to make a fun and delicious treat that captures the essence of the holiday season.

Storing them in an airtight container at room temperature ensures they remain fresh and crunchy for later enjoyment. Plus, with the printable recipe card provided in the body of this blog post, you can easily recreate this Easter delight whenever your craving strikes. Whether you call them bird’s nest cookies, candy haystacks, or peanut butter bird nest cookies, these treats are a hit! They’re not only the easiest Easter treat to make but also double up as a fun treat to indulge in all-year round. So gather the family, follow these simple steps, whip up these adorable treats and have fun while at it!

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  1. Alicia Lawrence says:

    These are just adorable! Can't wait to make my own this weekend with the family! Thanks for sharing, Elyse!!

  2. Heather @ Polyglot Jot says:

    omg my grandmother used to make these for us growing up...total nostalgia moment over here! So cute :)

  3. Joy says:

    Saw these just before heading to the store. I got the ingredients and made them with my family. They will make a nice addition to treat baskets.

  4. Natalie Parker says:

    For the bird's nest recipe do you melt the butterscotch chips and the white chocolate chips separate or do it together make it?

  5. Cyd says:

    You put them together in a bowl to melt.

  6. HeIdI Aldridge says:

    Help! I’m making these and while melting the chocolate in the microwave, it’s like the chocolate is getting hard. Any ideas🤷🏻‍♀️

  7. Heidi Aldridge says:

    Wrong email address. [emailprotected]

  8. Cyd says:

    Sounds like your chocolate was exposed to moisture and seized, over possibly overcooked. Best to stir at 30 second intervals. Stop cooking when it's smooth.

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