No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Haystacks
No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Haystacks are an easy treat that I serve every holiday season. Made with only four ingredients, you’ll love this sweet and crunchy dessert.
I can’t even remember where I first found this recipe because I’ve been making haystacks since I was a teenager. I think it was the first holiday treat I made when I first started my family. I’ve been making them year after year without fail.
I even got my best friend, Angel, on board. She’s been making them for years since she tried them at my place 20 years ago! They are a keeper, for sure.
They are beyond easy to make and only four ingredients. Sometimes I’ll change around a few of the ingredients and use butterscotch chips with the chocolate chips.
For this recipe today, I used milk chocolate chips and peanut butter chips. Chocolate and peanut butter is the perfect match don’t you think?
No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Haystacks
Years ago I used to buy the chow mein noodles in a can. I can’t even remember the brand, but I’ve checked all the grocery stores near me and they don’t sell them. I found chow mein noodles in a bag…. about the size of a bag of chips!
I know it may seem weird to put chow mein noodles in a dessert. I’ve used ramen noodles in a dessert before. You’ll be surprised by how yummy they taste. I love each crunchy bite!
They also freeze well. At Christmas time, I make a bunch and keep a few batches in the freezer. I sometimes eat them straight out of the freezer without waiting for them to thaw.
How to Make No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Haystacks
Add the chocolate chips and peanut butter chips to a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until they are fully melted and remove from heat.
Stir in the peanuts and chow mein noodles.
Drop by tablespoonfuls on a sheet of wax paper. Let them sit at room temperature for a few hours for the chocolate to harden.
Then they are ready to eat! Yum!
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No-Bake Desserts
Are you on the hunt for more no-bake desserts? I can help! Check out these sweet treats.
- No-Bake Butterscotch Cookies: Perfectly sweet and chewy, these no-bake cookies never last long in my home.
- No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls: Whip up these decadent treats for your friends and family to share over the holidays. They also make a nice DIY gift!
- Chocolate and Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies: Rich, chewy and easy to make! Make these cookies once and you’ll never forget the recipe.
- No-Bake Nougat Bars: Prepare for a sticky sweet explosion with this No-Bake Nougat Bars recipe! Only 6 ingredients. I make this recipe every Christmas.
Make sure you try these Goldfish Drops or Rocky Road Bites, too!
It doesn’t get any easier than this recipe. What would you put in your haystacks?
No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Haystacks
Ingredients
- 1 package milk chocolate chips 12 oz package – about 1½ cups
- 1 package peanut butter chips 10 oz package – about 1 ¼ cups
- 1 cup peanuts
- 2 to 2½ cups chow mein noodles
Instructions
- Combine chocolate chips and peanut butter chips in a small saucepan and heat over medium heat on the stove. Stir often until fully melted. Remove from heat.
- Add in peanuts and chow mein noodles and stir to fully combine.
- Drop a tablespoon of the chocolate mixture on a sheet of wax paper. Let sit for a few hours until the chocolate hardens.
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These look amazing and so easy to make. Thanks for the share!
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I love haystacks! I’ve never had them with peanut butter before, but how could you go wrong with chocolate and peanut butter!! 🙂
This looks so cute! Because I’m allergic to peanuts, I would like to make this minus the peanut butter. Thanks for sharing
One of my little guys is allergic to peanuts so we’d have to switch them out for another kind of chip and soy butter. Interesting experiment!
I put soy butter because I had that on the brain. I meant soy nuts or another kind of nut for the peanuts.
When I was a kid my Mother made these with milk chocolate and butterscotch chips… yummers.
Yum! I used to make these all the time with butterscotch chips too! Now I need to make some this week after seeing how good they look.
Ohh these look Tasty and easy! Must try! Thanks for the share
I have never had one but it certainly is easy enough, may have to try this
these look soo yummy! i need to make these for my family!