Simple Easter Egg nests made with milk chocolate, popcorn and golden honey. A fun kids Easter cooking treat.
Ingredients
90g Australian butter, chopped
1/3 cup castor sugar
1 tablespoon honey
4 cups plain popcorn
1/4 cup chopped roasted peanuts (optional)
24-27 small solid chocolate eggs or 8-9 medium eggs, to garnish
Method
Bring butter, sugar and honey to the boil in a saucepan over a moderate heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Pour mixture over the combined popcorn and nuts and mix gently but thoroughly.
Spoon the mixture into paper case-lined muffin trays and make a small well in the centre, to resemble a nest.
Bake at 150°C for 10 minutes or until golden. Cool before placing chocolate eggs in the centre of each and storing in an airtight container until required.
Tips & Hints
A little salt may be added to the honey mixture for a sweet and salty flavour!
1/4 cup popcorn kernels yields 4 cups popped corn. Simply follow instructions on the back of the pack to cook.
Nests can also be filled with speckled candy coated Easter eggs.
