Easter is a time for family, friends and, of course, food! This year, ditch the traditional chocolate eggs in favor of something a little different - chow mein noodle...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Kid-friendly Easter Ideas
For kids, Easter is mostly about candy and fun foods. Easter eggs, chocolate bunnies, marshmallow chicks. Instead of buying candy at the store, make some of these treats yourself like chocolate peanut butter eggs or bird's nest cookies.
And not all the recipes are just for candy. We have bunny pancakes, homemade colored eggs, Easter bunny bread, and pretty fruit salad.
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Chow Mein Noodle Easter Egg Nests
Natural Ingredients To Dye Easter Eggs
Skip the chemicals and color your Easter eggs with natural ingredients (that you may already have on hand!)
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Colored Eggs
This fun, simple, and (theoretically) mess-free way to color some hard-boiled eggs will be a hit with the kids, and probably even a bit of fun for the adults as well.
Time: under 30 minutes
Marshmallow Peeps Cupcakes
Made with jelly beans, white cake mix, frosting, coconut, green food coloring, Marshmallow Peeps
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Bunny Pancakes
Bunny shaped pancakes are not only adorable, but also delicious! These pancakes are perfect for any Easter brunch or breakfast. They are simple to make and will be a hit with both kids...
Method: electric skillet/wok
Time: 30-60 minutes
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Coconut Easter Eggs
Made with shortening, cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, coconut flakes, semisweet chocolate chips
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Jelly Bean Cake
Made with powdered sugar, flour, jelly beans, sugar, butter, cream cheese, vanilla extract, eggs, baking powder, salt
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Tulip Cookie Shells
Made with ice cream, sherbet, or fresh fruit, vanilla extract, egg whites, sugar, all-purpose flour, unsalted butter, water
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Easter Angel Cake
Made with jelly beans, green food coloring, angel food cake mix, frozen whipped cream topping, flaked coconut
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Easter Fruit Salad
Made with whipped topping, lemon pie filling, chunk pineapple, fruit cocktail, miniature marshmallows, bananas
Time: 1-2 hours
Edible Easter Basket
Made with jelly beans, shredded wheat biscuits, butter or margarine, miniature marshmallows
Method: microwave
Time: under 30 minutes
Marshmallow Easter Bunnies & Chicks
Made with colored sugar, flavoring & color, plain gelatin, water, sugar, invert sugar, corn syrup, vanilla extract
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Easter Chick Cupcakes
Made with Oreo cookies, yellow cake mix, vanilla frosting, decorator frosting or gel
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
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