Potato Candy Easter Nests
Instructions
  1. Remove the mini chocolate cups from their packaging and place onto a tray. Set aside.
  2. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the cream cheese, mashed potatoes, powdered sugar and vanilla.
  3. Mix well with a spatula.
  4. Add 1 cup of the shredded coconut to the potato mixture and combine well.
  5. Spoon this candy mixture into each of the chocolate shells.
  6. In a small zip-lock bag, place the 1/2 cup of shredded coconut and the 1-2 crops of green food coloring. Close the bag tightly.
  7. Using your fingers, massage the coconut in the bag to distribute the food coloring.
  8. Sprinkle a little bit of the green coconut onto each filled chocolate cup, then place 2 or 3 jelly beans on top of that.
  9. Store in the refrigerator and serve chilled.
Potato Candy Easter Nests
Potato Candy Easter Nests
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Instructions
  1. Remove the mini chocolate cups from their packaging and place onto a tray. Set aside.
  2. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the cream cheese, mashed potatoes, powdered sugar and vanilla.
  3. Mix well with a spatula.
  4. Add 1 cup of the shredded coconut to the potato mixture and combine well.
  5. Spoon this candy mixture into each of the chocolate shells.
  6. In a small zip-lock bag, place the 1/2 cup of shredded coconut and the 1-2 crops of green food coloring. Close the bag tightly.
  7. Using your fingers, massage the coconut in the bag to distribute the food coloring.
  8. Sprinkle a little bit of the green coconut onto each filled chocolate cup, then place 2 or 3 jelly beans on top of that.
  9. Store in the refrigerator and serve chilled.
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