TURTLE DOVE NESTS

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Inspired by the traditional carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas," our Test Kitchen staff created these cute chocolate nests. With jelly bean eggs, they would make fun treats for Easter, too. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 30m

Yield 15 nests.

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 package (11 ounces) peanut butter and milk chocolate chips
2 cans (3 ounces each) crispy rice noodles
1/3 cup crisp rice cereal
1/3 cup chopped salted peanuts
45 jelly beans or peanut M&M's

Steps:

In a microwave, melt chips; stir until smooth. Stir in the rice noodles, cereal and peanuts. Divide into 15 mounds on waxed paper and shape into nests; press indentation in the center of each. Add three jelly beans to each nest. Let stand until set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 217 calories, Fat 12g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 110mg sodium, Carbohydrate 29g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.