Easter Haystacks
Butterscotch peanut butter Easter haystacks are perfect for Easter. These no bake chow mein noodle nests are easy and fun to whip up.
Servings: 24
Equipment
- Pot Large
- Cookie Scoop ¼-Cup
Ingredients
- ¼ Cup salted butter or unsalted with a pinch of salt
- 11 Ounces butterscotch chips 1 bag
- 1 Cup peanut butter any kind
- 14 Ounces chow mein noodles 1 bag
- candy-coated chocolate eggs I used 3 per nest
Instructions
- Line baking sheets with wax paper.
- Melt butter in a large pot over medium-low heat. Stir in butterscotch chips until fully melted, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter. Allow to cool slightly (about 3 to 5 minutes).
- Remove about 2 tablespoons of the peanut butter and butterscotch mixture and set aside.
- Carefully stir in chow mein noodles into the remaining mixture. Add half a bag to start and then add a little at a time, until evenly coated. (You might not need the entire bag)
- Using a ¼-cup cookie scoop or measuring cup, spoon chow mein mixture onto prepared baking sheets.
- Use the set aside peanut butter and butterscotch mixture to help adhere candy coated chocolate eggs securely by dipping them into mixture and pushing them into the centre of the nests (2 to 3 per nest).
- Finally, refrigerate them for half an hour or until set.
Notes
Wax paper: Use wax paper to line your baking sheet, as you don't want these to stick.
Make them realistic: Push the chocolate mini eggs down a bit so they look like real eggs inside a nest. You don't just want them precariously balanced on top.
Noodle alternatives: If you don't want to use noodles, just substitute pretzels, All-Bran cereal or something like that instead.
Make them realistic: Push the chocolate mini eggs down a bit so they look like real eggs inside a nest. You don't just want them precariously balanced on top.
Noodle alternatives: If you don't want to use noodles, just substitute pretzels, All-Bran cereal or something like that instead.
Nutrition
Calories: 191kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 215mg | Potassium: 62mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 72IU | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg
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