Desserts

Chocolate Haystacks

photo by:kraft

Five ingredients come together in 10 minutes to create a fun, sweet-and-savory, rich-and-crunchy treat that's a holiday favorite.

time

prep:

10 min

total:

1 hr 10 min

servings

total:

3-1/2 doz. or 21 servings, 2 haystacks each

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What You Need

pkg. (4 oz.) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate

cup butterscotch chips

cups chow mein noodles

cups JET-PUFFED Miniature Marshmallows

1/2

cup PLANTERS COCKTAIL Peanuts

Make It

MICROWAVE chocolate and butterscotch chips in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 to 3 min. or until almost melted, stirring after 1-1/2 min. Stir until completely melted.

ADD remaining ingredients; stir until evenly coated.

DROP tablespoonfuls of chocolate mixture onto waxed paper-covered baking sheet. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

Looking for something sweet? One serving of this crunchy treat is sure to hit the spot when served with a cold glass of low-fat or fat-free milk.

Substitute

Substitute1 cup BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chunks for the chocolate.

How to Store

Store in airtight container in refrigerator.

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anitam8

posted:11/17/2010

Maybe I did this wrong, but these did not come out very well. It seemed like there was not enough chocolate to cover all the other ingrediants. Maybe I don't understand "4" squares of chocolate. I used 4 squares out of the package of 8. should I have used the entire package?

a cook

posted:9/17/2010

I was very disappointed with the directions....they said to melt the chocolate squares & butterscotch chips on "HIGH" for 2-3 min., stirring after 1 & 1/2 min......BAD news.....the chocolate/butterscotch 'coagulated'(?)in a near solid 'clump' rather than melting slowly into a 'liquidy' consistency....(I later read the tiny directions on the butterscotch chips bag that said to "ONLY melt on 'MEDIUM-HIGH', and then after a short time to check, stir, etc. and continue in short spurts on the lower temp". By following your directions the resulting chocolate mixture was very 'grainy' & 'glumped' so that mixing it all together was a total mess with uncovered marshmallows, noodles, etc....didn't look at all appealing but I made up the 'haystacks' anyway and chilled since I didn't wish to waste the expensive ingredients nor had time to return to the store for more! NEXT TIME, I will be certain to SLOWLY melt the concoction at a MUCH LOWER temp & stir frequently and much sooner. The individual i

mtcrim

posted:9/14/2010

I make these every year at Christmas. I use potato sticks instead of chinese noodles they are saltier. My family and friends love them!

gidyup_1

posted:9/8/2010

This is one of my favorite recipes. They are so simple to make and everybody loves them! I use cashews around the holidays to make them a bit more special and you can sprinkle them with colored candies to make them more festive. Kids love them too!

a cook

posted:6/23/2010

I made a version of this and it was also really good. I used choc chips and butterscotch chips without the peanuts. Everyone at the party loved them. So easy too.

a cook

posted:12/23/2009

Also made another batch with butterscotch and peanut butter for a non-chocolate eating family member and it too turned out awesome!

anne839

posted:8/26/2009

old time favorite

ekacmar

posted:6/22/2009

Delicious - very sweet! I brought some to work and people loved them!

KES9999

posted:2/17/2009

These are really sweet, but really good.