White Chocolate Easter Eggs

Name: White Chocolate Easter Eggs
Ingredients: FOR THE EASTER EGGS:; 1/2 cups Cheerios; 1/2 cups Captain Crunch Cereal; 1/2 cups Fruit Loops Cereal; 1/2 cups Plain M&Ms, In Easter Colors; 1/2 cups Dried Cherries; 1/2 cups Salted Cashew Pieces; 1 package White Chocolate Chips, 12 Oz; Plastic Easter Eggs, Washed And Dried; Cooking Spray; _____; FOR THE NESTS:; 1-1/2 cup Firmly Packed Light Brown Sugar; 4 Tablespoons Butter; 1 Tablespoon Corn Syrup; 1/2 cups Milk; 1 pinch Salt; 4 cups Chow Mein Noodles; Butter For Lubricating Bowls

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Ingredients

FOR THE EASTER EGGS:
1/2 cups Cheerios
1/2 cups Captain Crunch Cereal
1/2 cups Fruit Loops Cereal
1/2 cups Plain M&Ms, In Easter Colors
1/2 cups Dried Cherries
1/2 cups Salted Cashew Pieces
1 package White Chocolate Chips, 12 Oz
Plastic Easter Eggs, Washed And Dried
Cooking Spray
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FOR THE NESTS:
1-1/2 cup Firmly Packed Light Brown Sugar
4 Tablespoons Butter
1 Tablespoon Corn Syrup
1/2 cups Milk
1 pinch Salt
4 cups Chow Mein Noodles
Butter For Lubricating Bowls

Directions

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["For the Easter eggs:", "Pull apart the eggs into halves and place them open-side-up in a mini muffin tin (to make it easier to fill them). Very lightly spray the inside of each egg with cooking spray.", "Add the cereals, M&Ms, dried cherries, and cashew pieces to a medium bowl. Gently stir to mix together. Melt the white chocolate in the microwave or in a double boiler according to the package instructions. Pour the melted chocolate over the ingredients in the bowl and gently stir until the chocolate has been evenly incorporated.", "Working quickly, spoon some of the candy mixture into the halved eggs (going right up to the rim of each egg half). As you are filling the eggs, ask helpers to close the eggs together, using a little muscle if necessary to get the eggs to close tightly. It's a little messy, but the egg halves will come together with a little effort. Allow the eggs to completely cool and set up before attempting to remove them from the plastic eggs. It can take a little work to pop the plastic off the candy but be patient and take your time. Store the finished eggs in a sealed container.", "Notes:", "1. Plastic eggs come in different sizes. The number of eggs you will be able to make is dependent upon the size of the plastic eggs you buy.", "2. I don't make this recipe the same way twice. Sometimes I add pretzels or peanuts instead of cashews. Sometimes I have soft sour balls. Sometimes I use Rice Crispies, Chex, or other cereals. The goal is to use a total of 3 cups of dry ingredients per bag of white chocolate.", "3. As you can see from the picture, the mixture is dry enough that you can see some nooks and crannies in the eggs. I don't mind that. However, if want those spaces to be more filled in, you need to use more white chocolate. I recommend using another half bag (or whole bag!) of white chocolate to increase the white chocolate to dry mixture ratio.", "4. Try using some semi-sweet chocolate (that you've tempered) instead of white chocolate to make brown Easter eggs.", "For the nests:", "Butter some heat-resistant bowls or containers that you plan to use as molds for the nests. Trust me: you need to butter them well! This recipe makes three nests that are each about 7\" in diameter. Depending on the size of your bowls