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Chocolate Peanut Butter Haystacks

December 7, 2015 by Susanne 10 Comments

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Haystacks are the easiest  candy you’ll ever make. They make great gifts for friends,neighbors and co-workers.

My grandmother made candy every Christmas. She’d make fudge, divinity, peanut brittle and haystacks. I have fond memories of sitting at her table shelling pecans for divinity and fudge. While the other candies were good it was the haystacks I liked best.

Traditionally this candy is made with peanut butter chips and butterscotch chips. The candy would become a golden tan color. That combined with the straw like look of the candy is where the name haystacks originated from.

This is a very basic recipe. You just melt chocolate and peanut butter chips in a medium saucepan. Then add in peanuts and Chow Mien Noodles. Dip the mixture out on wax paper. Wait three hours and enjoy.

Now I’ve made these a few times so I have some tips to help  make this recipe even easier. When you are melting the chips stir constantly using a rubber spatula. The chocolate will stick less to the rubber than a wooden spoon.

My second tip is to use a regular table spoon or soup spoon to scoop the mixture onto the wax paper. I find that it’s just the right size. Also while you are scooping out the candies you may have to shape them into little piles. Do this with the same spoon you are scooping with, If you try to use your fingers you’ll end up with chocolate all over them. Of course a little chocolate on your fingers is never a great tragedy, right?

I wish I could say I’m going to eat this whole batch by myself but I’m not. These are going to be boxed up and delivered to a friend. Well, maybe I’ll have one…. or two.

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Happy Cooking Y’all!

Susanne

 

 

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Haystacks

Susanne Susanne Eagan

Ingredients

  • 1 package chocolate chips 12 oz package
  • 1 package peanut butter chips 12 oz package
  • 1 cup unsalted peanuts
  • 2½  cups of Chow Mien Noodles

Instructions

  1. In a medium saucepan melt chocolate chips and peanut butter
  2. chips over medium heat stirring constantly with a rubber spatula until
  3. fully melted
  4. Add Chow Mien Noodles and peanuts to pan and stir until completely
  5. combined
  6. Scoop mixture into small stacks onto wax paper using a regular table
  7. spoon or soup spoon
  8. Let sit for three hours or until the candies harden

 

 

 

Looking for more ways to get your chocolate fix?

 

Easy Chocolate Bundt Cake

 

Triple Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Cookies

Brownie Cookies FB 2

Brownie Cookies

 

 

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  1. Angie

    December 11, 2015 at 8:36 am

    I love, love, love these! Anything with peanut butter and chocolate is hard to resist.

    Reply
  2. Patty Haxton Anderson

    December 12, 2015 at 5:34 pm

    Chow mein noodles – wow who would have thought! They look delicious. Thanks for sharing this at the Let’s Get Real Link Party #120. I will pin and tweet.

    Reply
  3. Shantel

    December 15, 2015 at 5:07 am

    I love haystack cookies! I’ll have to check out your version :0)

    Reply
  4. Meaghan @ 4 Sons 'R' Us

    December 15, 2015 at 12:48 pm

    These sound yummy, and perfect for gift giving. Sharing is caring, right?? Thanks for bringing them to this week’s Throwback Thursday link party.

    Reply
  5. Miz Helen

    December 15, 2015 at 6:43 pm

    5 stars
    I just love your Chocolate Peanut Butter Haystacks, they look awesome! Thanks so much for sharing your talent with Full Plate Thursday and have a great day.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
  6. Chris

    December 16, 2015 at 12:23 am

    Anything with chocolate & peanut butter is delicious!!

    Thanks for sharing at Funtastic Friday!

    Reply
  7. Minnie

    December 17, 2015 at 2:57 am

    Thanks very nice blog!

    Reply

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Just a simple girl raised in the South who loves to cook. I've tried recipes for everything from ambrosia to zucchini. My favorite foods are the ones that bring family together. I love to spend time in the kitchen. I'm so excited to share my kitchen with you!

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