"Smocks are a good idea," laughs Keith Millner, a teacher from Denver who made these nests with his K-1-2 classes. "The melted chocolate can get a little messy, but the kids just loved making nests. Some of them even wanted to make squirrel nests, but then there was no accounting for the eggs."
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- Jelly bean eggs
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate chips, following the directions on the bag. When the chocolate is smooth, stir in the coconut, then drop the mixture by the heaping tablespoon onto waxed-paper-lined cookie sheets.
- While the nests are still warm, use your thumbs to poke an impression into the middle of each. Cool them, then fill with jelly bean eggs. Makes about 1 dozen.
