Ready for Easter?

I have my To-Do list for the Easter Brunch.

My list contains an Egg Custard Pie, A Pasta Salad, Asparagus in Puff Pastry and an Apricot Cheese Danish.  This is a small list of the things that will be on the buffet. Ham, Kielbasa, Easter rolls, scalloped potatoes, pierogis, a lamb made of butter and more.  We will have a festive bunch of approximately 20 people.

 

I have seen these birds nests for many years and never made them.  This is the year!  I think they turned out cute!  I used a secret ingredient to make them more healthy, they called for chow mein noodles but I used Fiber One cereal!  The recipe is below.

The dough is rising for the apricot danishes.   I am excited to try all of these things.  The Coup de Gras is the traditional Egg Custard Pie.  I adore egg custard.  My son-in-laws Grandma used to make it every Easter and I am happy to carry on the tradition.  

I can't wait to see the kids in their frenzy to find treasures in the yard (we don't do much chocolate in Arizona!)  

Have a blessed and Happy weekend.

Birds Nest Treats

4 tbls butter

3 tbls peanut butter (I use crunchy)

1 bag of mini marshmallows (approx. 5 cups)

1 bag of Fiber  One Cereal (it comes in the box with 2 bags) (approx.. 4 cups)

1 bag of your favorite easter egg candy (M&M eggs,  jelly beans,  malted milk eggs, etc).

Melt the butter and peanut butter in a large pot or Dutch oven, then add marshmallows.  When melted together, stirring about 5 minutes, add the cereal and stir until coated.

Cover your hands with oil and choose a small amount of the cereal mixture, roll into a ball and indent the center, immediately inserting a candy or two.   THIS WILL BE HOT, CAREFUL!  I use parchment paper on a cookie sheet or the counter to place them until they cool.

 

If the mixture begins to harden, place it back on the stove on low heat for a few minutes.