These no bake Chow Mein Easter Nests are a quick and easy Easter treat or spring-themed dessert. The crispy Chinese noodles are mixed with melted chocolate, set into muffin tins, and covered with green coconut “grass” and mini candy eggs on top.
While these bird nest cookies use white chocolate, you could substitute milk chocolate or even a flavored chocolate like peanut butter or butterscotch chips. Top with your favorite candy eggs or jelly beans and enjoy this super simple Easter dessert.
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Chow Mein Easter Nests
If you are looking for a quick and easy way to spruce up the Easter brunch table, try these adorable Chow Mein Noodle Bird Nests. They’re an easy no bake treat that uses crispy chow mein noodles mixed with melted white chocolate for the nest. Toss shredded coconut and green food coloring together in a freezer bag and within seconds you will have grass to decorate your nests.
To complete the look, top with little Easter egg candies, Cadbury mini eggs, or jelly beans. You can feel free to get a little creative with the chocolate by using a flavor like butterscotch or peanut butter.
If you’re looking for more Easter Nest Cookies, these Rice Krispies Bird Nests are also great. Or, for more of a traditional baked Easter cookie, try these Coconut Macaroon Easter Nests.
Chow Mein Bird Nest Ingredients
- Coconut Oil - this is added to the melted chocolate to keep it slightly thinner so that it will mix with and coat the crispy noodles. You could substitute vegetable oil or canola oil.
- White Chocolate - white chocolate wafers work great, or you could use white chocolate chips. If you want a slightly different flavor, you could also use milk chocolate chips, peanut chips, or butterscotch chips.
- Chow Mein Noodles - you can find these crispy dried noodles in the Asian section at your grocery store.
- Shredded Coconut - any kind of shredded coconut will work, including sweetened or unsweetened coconut. This is what you will use to create the “grass” for the birds nests.
- Green Food Coloring - you’ll need just a few drops of green food coloring to color the coconut to look like grass.
- Easter Candies - you can use Cadbury mini eggs, jelly beans, or any other kind of egg-shaped candy.
How to Make Chow Mein Noodle Nests
- Melt the white chocolate. Heat the white chocolate for 30 seconds intervals, mixing in between, until the wafers are almost completely melted. Add the coconut oil and stir well until combined and completely melted.
- Stir in the chow mein noodles. Add the chow mein noodles to the melted white chocolate and gently mix to coat.
- Portion into muffin tins. Spray cupcake pans with nonstick spray, then add a spoonful of chow mein noodles to each tin to form a small nest. You will want it to come up to the lip of the pan.
- Color the coconut. Place the shredded coconut into a freezer bag. Add 3 drops of green food coloring, seal, and shake until all the coconut is green and looks like "grass."
- Assemble the bird nest cookies. Add about 1 tablespoon of coconut grass to the top of each bird nest and place your favorite kind of egg-shaped candy on top.
- Cool. Let the treats cool until you are able to easily unmold them. Enjoy!
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! You can store them frozen in a single layer in freezer bags or another airtight container for up to 1 month.
If you can’t find or don’t have chow mein noodles, you could substitute pretzel sticks. If you don’t mind a slightly different look, you could also use a crispy cereal like Cornflakes or Rice Krispies.
Storing Instructions
- Room Temperature: store in an airtight container in a cool dry place for up to 5 days.
- Refrigerator: store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
- Freezer: you can also freeze these Birds Nest Cookies for up to 1 month by storing in a single layer in freezer bags or any other airtight container.
Chow Mein Easter Nests Recipe
Ingredients
- 1½ Tablespoons Coconut Oil
- 10 oz White Chocolate Wafers
- 3 cups Dry Chow Mein Noodles
Bird Nest Decorations
- 3 drops Green Food Coloring
- 1 cup Coconut
- Cadbury Mini Eggs, Jelly Beans, or other similar candies
Instructions
- In a medium microwave safe bowl, add the white chocolate wafers. Heat for about 30 seconds, then remove and stir. Continue to heat and stir in 30 second intervals until the wafers are almost completely melted. Once almost completely melted, add the coconut oil and stir well until combined and the chocolate is eventually completely melted.
- Add the chow mein noodles to the melted white chocolate and gently mix to coat.
- Spray cupcake pans with nonstick spray, then add a spoonful of chow mein noodles to each tin to form a small nest. You will want it to come up to the lip of the pan.
- Place the shredded coconut into a freezer bag. Add 3 drops of green food coloring, seal, and shake until all the coconut is green and looks like "grass."
- Add about 1 tablespoon of coconut grass to the top of each bird nest and place your favorite kind of egg-shaped candy on top. Let the treats cool until you are able to easily unmold them. Enjoy!
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More of the Easiest Easter Treats
- Rice Krispie Bird Nests
- Coconut Macaroon Easter Nests
- Cadbury Mini Egg Cookies
- Lemon Bars
- Lemon Raspberry Bundt Cake
- Coconut Cream Parfait
- Strawberry Rhubarb Cream Pie
- Key Lime Pound Cake
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These super cute Bird Nest Cookies are made with Chinese chow mein noodles that have been covered in melted white chocolate. Top with green colored coconut and mini candy eggs for a seriously easy Easter treat.
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