Butterscotch Bird Nest Treats Recipe

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Published: April 5, 2022Author: Camille Beckstrand
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Butterscotch birds nest treats are one of the best Easter recipes to make! They are super cute, fun, and completely delicious with the combination of butterscotch and white chocolate.
Butterscotch Bird Nest Treats Recipe

For another fun recipe to make this Easter season, give our butterscotch bird nest treat recipe a try! It is always a hit at get togethers with friends, especially those with kids. They always find the fact that it looks like an actual nest fun. 

Butterscotch Birds Nest Treat close up

This is an Easter take on our popular butterscotch haystacks. It is a super simple recipe to make, and on you can have done, set up, and ready to serve in less than 2 hours. 

You can even turn it into a baking craft with the kids and see what they come up with and let them eat their yummy desserts when they are done creating. I know my kids always have a blast when they can bake with me, and this no bake birds nest cookie recipe is no exception. 

Easter is full of color and treats, so make sure you try them all! Some of my favorites to make are our Easter bunny muddy buddies recipe, cookie dough Easter eggs, and you can never go wrong with our easy Easter sugar cookies. 

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Ingredients for Butterscotch Birds Nest Treats Recipe

Ingredients You’ll Need For Our Butterscotch Birds Nest Treats Recipe:

  • Butterscotch chips
  • White chocolate chips
  • Chow mein noodles
  • Cadbury mini eggs

How To Make Our Butterscotch Birds Nest Treats Recipe:

When you are ready to make these butterscotch birds nests, get out a large glass bowl. 

Glass bowl with white and butterscotch chocolate chips

Then pour the butterscotch chips and white chocoalte chips in and place it in the microwave. 

Start by cooking the chips for 30 second intervals, being sure to stop and mix them every time. 

Melted butterscotch and white chocolate chips in glass bowl

Once it is nice and smooth it is done. This generally takes about 2 minutes or so. 

Chow mein noodles mixed in with the butterscotch mixture

After the chips have completely melted, carefully add the chow mein noodles in and gently fold the noodles into the melted chips. 

When all the noodles are covered in white chocolate butterscotch goodness, then you are ready to start building the nest. 

Butterscotch chow mein nests on a wax paper

Place a piece of wax paper on your counter or a cookies sheet, and take a small scoop of the chow mein noodle mixture and then form it into a small nest with your hands. 

Continue doing this until you have used up all of the noodle mixture. 

Butterscotch Birds Nest Treats lined up on wax paper

Then place the eggs on top (I like to do 2-3 depending on the size) and then let them set up. 

Once the nests have hardened, then you are good to go!   

Butterscotch Birds Nest Treats Recipe

To Make The Birds Nest Cookies With Chow Mein Noodles You Will Need:

  1. Glass bowl
  2. Spatula
  3. Large mixing bowl
  4. Wax paper
  5. Spoon or small scoop
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Tips For Making Butterscotch Birds Nest

  1. When making the cookie, you need to give it time to set up. However if you are running short on time, place them in the fridge to help them harden faster.
  2. Think ahead if you want to place them in the fridge or let them set on the counter before you start scooping. On the counter, just place the wax there. In the fridge, put the wax on a cookie sheet.
  3. To keep your hands from getting too sticky and chocolaty, run your hands under water for a second first or spray them with nonstick cooking spray. 

What You Can Do with the Rest of Your Butterscotch

Butterscotch I feel like is an acquired taste sometimes. Not everyone loves it, but we do!! So if you don’t love butterscotch try making our chocolate bird nest cookies instead!

If you want to know more awesome ways to use butterscotch in more than just cookies, Taste of Home has a great list of 20 ways to use butterscotch chips that you can try out next!

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Serves: 12

Butterscotch Birds Nest Treats Recipe

Butterscotch birds nest treats are one of the best Easter recipes to make! They are super cute, fun, and completely delicious!
Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 2 mins
Total Time 22 mins
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Ingredients

  • 12 ounces butterscotch chips
  • 12 ounces white chocolate chips
  • 12 ounces chow mein noodles
  • 36 milk chocolate mini Cadbury eggs

Instructions

  • Put the butterscotch and white chocolate chips in a glass bowl and melt in the microwave for about 2 minutes, stirring at 30 second intervals. Stop cooking when it is smooth.
  • Once the chips are melted, stir chips until smooth and gently fold in the chow mein noodles.
  • On a piece of wax paper, take a small scoop of the chow mein noodle mixture and form a small nest with your hands.
  • Place the eggs on top.
  • Let set up and serve.

Notes

  • When making the cookie, you need to give it time to set up. However if you are running short on time, place them in the fridge to help them harden faster.
  • Think ahead if you want to place them in the fridge or let them set on the counter before you start scooping. On the counter, just place the wax there. In the fridge, put the wax on a cookie sheet.
  • To keep your hands from getting too sticky and chocolaty, run your hands under water for a second first or spray them with nonstick cooking spray.

Nutrition

Calories: 380 kcal · Carbohydrates: 64 g · Protein: 6 g · Fat: 11 g · Saturated Fat: 7 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 9 mg · Sodium: 316 mg · Potassium: 82 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 42 g · Vitamin A: 44 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 61 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Equipment

  • Glass Bowl
  • spatula
  • Large Mixing Bowl
  • Wax Paper
  • Spoon or small scoop

Recipe Details

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Butterscotch Birds Nest Treats on a plate

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  1. Alicia Lawrence says:
    March 24, 2016
    These are just adorable! Can't wait to make my own this weekend with the family! Thanks for sharing, Elyse!!
    Reply
  2. Heather @ Polyglot Jot says:
    March 25, 2016
    omg my grandmother used to make these for us growing up...total nostalgia moment over here! So cute :)
    Reply
  3. Joy says:
    March 25, 2016
    Saw these just before heading to the store. I got the ingredients and made them with my family. They will make a nice addition to treat baskets.
    Reply
  4. Natalie Parker says:
    March 8, 2019
    For the bird's nest recipe do you melt the butterscotch chips and the white chocolate chips separate or do it together make it?
    Reply
    • Cyd says:
      March 18, 2019
      You put them together in a bowl to melt.
      Reply
  5. HeIdI Aldridge says:
    April 11, 2020
    Help! I’m making these and while melting the chocolate in the microwave, it’s like the chocolate is getting hard. Any ideas🤷🏻‍♀️
    Reply
    • Cyd says:
      April 14, 2020
      Sounds like your chocolate was exposed to moisture and seized, over possibly overcooked. Best to stir at 30 second intervals. Stop cooking when it's smooth.
      Reply
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