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    Peanut Butter Haystacks

    Modified: Jan 19, 2024 · Published: Apr 19, 2010 by Ashley

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    This easy 4 ingredient dessert is sweet, salty, and endlessly snackable! Great make-ahead recipe for game day gatherings and potlucks!

    Hand holding a peanut butter haystack.

    This recipe comes with two warnings: 1) it doesn’t make nearly enough and 2) if you decide to set them by placing them on cookie sheets in the cold winter air, even plastic wrap will not deter squirrels from eating several of them.

    I’m serious. They’re lucky they’re so cute – I was not happy to find little bite marks and missing pieces!

    Anyway, they’re divine and super easy, and they taste just like the ones my aunts always made when I was little. Woohoo!

    Bowl of peanut butter haystacks.

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    Peanut Butter Haystacks

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    • Author: Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen – Ashley Covelli
    • Prep Time: 10 minutes
    • Total Time: 10 minutes
    • Category: Dessert
    • Method: Microwave
    • Cuisine: American
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    This easy 4 ingredient dessert is sweet, salty, and endlessly snackable! Great make-ahead recipe for game day gatherings and potlucks!


    Ingredients

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    • 1 cup butterscotch chips
    • ½ cup peanut butter
    • 2 cups chow mein noodles
    • ½ cup salted peanuts

    Instructions

    1. Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat, parchment paper, or wax paper.
    2. In a large, microwave-safe bowl, melt together butterscotch chips and peanut butter. Stir until smooth. (You could also do this on the stovetop over a double boiler if desired).
    3. Add chow mein noodles peanuts and stir gently to combine.
    4. Drop mixture by forkfuls onto lined pans. Let sit until solidified (you can transfer them to the refrigerator, if desired, to speed up the process).

    Notes

    Store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.

    Recipe adapted from Allrecipes.

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    Comments

    1. Jhonny walker

      April 22, 2010 at 2:04 pm

      That is a fantastic image..:)

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    2. Katy ~

      April 23, 2010 at 10:00 am

      I am sooooo going to make these for the grands when we see them in the next couple of weeks. then I'm just going to stand back and wait for the loving!

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    3. small kitchen table

      April 24, 2010 at 3:40 am

      Peanut butter really is the best! I am starting to crave for peanut butter now!

      Reply
    4. Chef Aimee

      April 24, 2010 at 6:05 pm

      I am just too scared to make these in fear I will eat the entire serving in one fell swoop! MMM!

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    5. Julie

      April 26, 2010 at 12:21 am

      Well, I'm glad the squirrels didn't eat them, because they look great!

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