Easter Treat: Crunchy Marshmallow Birds Nests

I know this post is SUPER late, considering tomorrow is Easter Sunday, and it's already 7:30 pm here in Hawaii.... so it's Easter back home in Indiana. *SORRY* But, I figured, even if yall didn't have all the ingredients to make these tomorrow, you could make some after Easter, with all those peeps you'll have left over!!

I don't know about yall, but my husband and I HATE peeps. Our son, on the other hand, loves them. But it's rare that we have them in the house, so he's maybe had them twice. I did find, however, that melting the peeps down, and pouring it over some plain corn flakes, makes me LOVE them. So gooey and marshmallowy, and crispy with the corn flakes. YUM YUM YUM. love it.

Well, my husband is working Easter, so he will only be home for a little while tomorrow. I thought I'd make a decent sized batch of these, so he could take some to work for himself, and whoever else has to work Easter.

----Crunchy Marshmallow Birds Nests----

2 large packages of peeps (the ones with 15 peeps/4.5 oz) whatever color you'd like
2 tbsp butter
5-7 cups plain corn flakes (more or less, depends on how marshmallowy you want them)
1 small bag chocolate eggs, or any other toppings you choose

In a small pot, add your butter, and turn burner on med-low. Once your butter is melted add in your peeps.

I added half, let them melt, while stirring often, then added the other half. Make sure not to walk away, you don't want to burn the marshmallows or let them boil over. Once the second half of the package is added, turn the burner to low.

Stir the melted peeps until they are completely smooth and turn the burner off.

Put your cornflakes in a large bowl, and pour your melted peeps over the top. WORK FAST, the marshmallows will begin to set pretty quickly. So stir, stir, stir! Get all your cornflakes coated in melted peeps.

Take spoonfuls, or in my case, handfuls of the cornflake/peep mixture, and put it on some parchment paper. Shape it so it's somewhat round, and add 2-3 chocolate eggs to the top, so it looks like a small nest. Repeat with the rest of the mixture.

That's all there is to it! Super simple and super cute!

Hope you put all those yucky peeps to good use ;) I can't wait to see what Bennett thinks of these tomorrow!

Happy Easter to all!