Sweet Phyllo Nests

Speckled jelly-bean eggs or chocolates in a crispy phyllo nest are sweetly seasonal. Use kataifi, pre-shredded phyllo, which is sold frozen at Greek grocers and large supermarkets.

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for tin
• 8 ounces (1/2 package) kataifi, thawed
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• 1 Teaspoon ground cinnamon, (optional)
• Jelly beans or chocolate eggs, for serving

Directions

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Brush a 12-cup muffin tin with butter.
• Pull phyllo into 1-inch-thick bundles; cut bundles into 2-inch lengths.
• Place in a bowl; separate into a loose pile with fingers.
• Toss with butter, sugar, and cinnamon, if using.
• Divide among 12 muffin cups; press into bottom and up sides.
• Cook until golden and crisp around the edges, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Let cool; fill with jelly beans or chocolate eggs.