Birds' Nests
Birds' Nests might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre recipe box. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 18. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 141 calories, 3g of protein, and 7g of fat per serving. A mixture of peanut butter, coconut, jellybeans, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes.
Instructions
In a medium bowl, stir together the crispy rice cereal and coconut. In a large saucepan, combine corn syrup, brown sugar, peanut butter, and vanilla. Cook over medium heat stirring frequently until the mixture comes to a boil.
Remove from heat, and stir in the coconut and cereal mixture until it is well coated. Set the mixture aside until cool enough to handle.
Form the mixture into balls, then make an indention in the center so that they look like little bird nests.
Place two or three jelly beans into each nest.