Easy Chocolate Haystacks Recipe - To Simply Inspire (2024)

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These easy no-bake Chocolate Haystacks are chocolatey crunchiness made with 2 ingredients that ready in less than 30 minutes!

Need a few more easy no-bake dessert recipes? These Peanut Butter Balls are a classic, this Peppermint Bark Recipe is great for wrapping in a cute container for edible gifts and these Oreo Balls are just the best!

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I was feeling very nostalgic this weekend. Spending time with my mother over Thanksgiving did that. We did lots of reminiscing about the traditions we remember growing up. One of my memories was my grandmother always made these chocolate haystacks every year at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

I haven’t made Haystacks in years and years but I promised my daughter I would introduce her to the wonderfulness of these easy little treats.

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You can use whatever chocolate chips you like best. Milk chocolate, semi-sweet, or dark. I made mine with semi-sweet since we love darker chocolates. You can also add your favorite toasted nut like almonds, pecans, cashews. Top with sea salt if you prefer. It’s all delicious!

They are another super dessert to add to your holiday sweets list! Especially if you need something really, really fast.

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How to Make These Haystacks

Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

Melt chocolate per the directions on the package. I melt mine in the microwave in 20-second intervals, stirring after every 20 seconds.

Add chow mein noodles and nuts too (if desired) to the melted chocolate and carefully combine until they are coating well.

Scoop about a tablespoon of the mixture and drop it onto the parchment paper.

Allow them to cool. I place mine in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes. (the freezer would work too for about 10 minutes)

Sprinkle with sea salt, if desired.

Store in an airtight container.

ENJOY!!

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Chocolate Haystacks Recipe

Enjoy the chocolatey crunchiness of these easy no-bake chocolate haystacks treats. Made with 2 simple ingredients!

5 from 7 votes

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 18

Calories: 318kcal

Author: Sherri Hagymas

Ingredients

  • 24 ounces chocolate chips or bars milk chocolate, semi-sweet or dark
  • 2 cups chow mein noodles
  • 1 cup your choice of toasted nuts almonds, peanuts, cashews, or pecans (Optional)

Instructions

  • Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

  • Melt chocolate per the directions on the package.

  • Add chow mein noodles and nuts to the melted chocolate and carefully combine until they are coating well.

  • Scoop about a tablespoon full of the mixture and drop onto the parchment paper.

  • Allow to cool. I place mine in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes. (the freezer would work too for about 10 minutes)

  • Sprinkle with sea salt, if desired.

  • Store in an airtight container.

  • ENJOY!!

Nutrition

Serving: 1haystack | Calories: 318kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 190mg | Potassium: 42mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1.5mg

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Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.

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Comments

  1. Marlene

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    We use Oatmeal instead of chow mein noodles to make our Chocolate Haystacks.

    Reply

  2. Darla J Jolet

    My mom made this years ago, but dipt them in melted butterscotch chips instead of chocolate. yum!!!!

    Reply

  3. D

    Isn’t that more than 2 ingredients?

    Reply

    • Sherri

      The 2 ingredients are just chocolate and chow mein noodles. Nuts are optional 😉 Enjoy!

      Reply

  4. DiEtta

    Thanks for sharing all the recipes. I make the Haystacks with Butterscotch chips and peanuts. One of our favorites. ❤️

    Reply

  5. Miz Helen

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    I just love your Haystacks, they look awesome! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and Happy New Year!
    Miz Helen

    Reply

  6. Kerry

    Yum! These bring back memories. My mom and I used to make something similar. And also used to make a birds nest version with butterscotch chips and jelly beans (we would make those around Easter time). I’m going to pin this to my recipes folder.

    Reply

  7. Ducks n a Row

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    OH Sherri – I love this dessert! My sister-in-law makes it every Christmas. I never bothered to get the recipe because I knew I would get to have some anyway! LOL Well, I pinned and yummed this so I’ll now have the recipe to make myself. You get five stars for this one, dear lady 🙂
    Sinea ♥

    Reply

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Easy Chocolate Haystacks Recipe - To Simply Inspire (2024)

FAQs

What are chocolate haystacks made of? ›

Stir oats, chocolate chips, coconut, and almonds together in a large bowl. Whisk sugar, milk, butter, and salt together in a saucepan; bring mixture to a boil, add vanilla, and remove from heat. Pour milk mixture over chocolate chips mixture; stir until well-combined.

What are haystack cookies made of? ›

Haystack Cookies are a magical combination of butterscotch, peanut butter, chocolate, M&Ms, and marshmallow bits. It doesn't get much sweeter than this!! It all comes together with a secret ingredient that you likely wouldn't expect: noodles!

What are haystacks used for? ›

A haystack is a pile or bundle of hay. On farms, after hay has been cut, it's formed into haystacks until being fed to farm animals. Haystacks come in different shapes and sizes, including piles of rectangular blocks of hay; rounded bales; and pointed piles of hay.

Who invented haystacks? ›

A Seventh-day Adventist named Ella May Hartlein is credited with coming up with the recipe for this version of haystacks in the early 1950s, when she and her family craved tostadas and could not find a Mexican restaurant close to their home.

What are the chocolate ingredients? ›

Dark Chocolate Ingredients: Cacao liquor, sugar, cacao butter, lecithin, and vanilla. Milk Chocolate Ingredients: Cacao liquor, sugar, cacao butter, milk solids, milk fat, lecithin, vanilla. White Chocolate Ingredients: Sugar, Cacao butter, milk solids, milk fat, lecithin, vanilla.

Why are my haystacks crumbly? ›

If your no-bake cookies are sticky and gooey, then they were not boiled quite long enough. On the flip side, if your no-bake cookies are dry and crumbly, they were boiled a tad too long. Also, if they are a bit too dry for your liking, take the cocoa down to 4 tbsp.

Why are my chocolate haystack cookies dry? ›

Boiling too long will cause the cookies to be dry and crumbly. However, if you don't boil long enough the cookies will not set and will be runny. Some folks say bring the mixture to a rolling boil and then count to 60, while others swear by counting to 90.

Why are they called cowboy cookies? ›

The story that describes them in originating in the Old West claims that they were eaten by cowboys as a high energy snack that could be easily carried. The dessert is also associated with the state of Wyoming. Cowboy cookie dough with chocolate chips and pretzels ready to be mixed in. A tin of cowboy cookies.

What are lady finger cookies made of? ›

Ladyfinger (biscuit)
Ladyfingers
Alternative namesSavoiardi, sponge fingers, boudoir
Region or stateDuchy of Savoy
Created by15th-century official cuisine of the Duchy of Savoy (may antedate in vernacular cuisine)
Main ingredientsFlour, egg whites, egg yolks, sugar, powdered sugar
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How do you make a traditional haystack? ›

The Romanian-style haystack is made by stacking dried grass hay upon a bed of branches (4 pallets would work), around a very tall, central pole, which is braced with a tri-pod, and then the hay is stacked very high. The outside of the stack is then raked with a hayrake, to form a thatched outer shell.

Why are they called Hawaiian haystacks? ›

The dish did not originate in Hawaii, but derives its name from the Hawaiian character of staple ingredients such as coconut.

What is another name for a haystack? ›

What is another word for haystack?
hayrickrick
hayhayco*ck
pilesheaf
stackstook
mowhaymow
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Why do Adventists call Taco salad haystacks? ›

Haystacks were created by an Adventist woman named Ella May Hartlein, who brought together her favourite tex mex ingredients together and brought it to her church picnic potluck, thus creating this tex mex taco salad we call Haystacks.

Why do haystacks have needles? ›

Haystacks used to be 'sewn' together with rope and a long metal needle. The needle would be pushed into the last stack of the day and have to be found again next day.

What is chocolate sticks made of? ›

Sugar – use granulated sugar. Butter – use salted or unsalted butter; if using unsalted butter, add a pinch of salt to the recipe. Baking powder – make sure to use baking powder and not baking soda. Chocolate – use milk chocolate.

What are chocolate balls made of? ›

Chocolate Balls are a sweet and chewy no-bake cookie, or should I say candy. They are a mixture of rolled oats, coffee, vanilla, unsweetened cocoa powder, butter, and sugar rolled in unsweetened dried coconut.

What are chocolate marshmallow made of? ›

Whisk together cocoa powder, espresso powder (optional, but highly recommended), vanilla extract, and boiling water to create a silky, shiny chocolate sauce that you'll flavor your marshmallows with. Mix the chocolate sauce and gelatin.

What is chocolate shell made of? ›

Magic shell is a combination of chocolate and fat (typically sunflower or coconut oil) that hardens into a firm, glossy shell when poured over ice cream.

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