Butterscotch Chow Mein Candy
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If you’re looking for a super simple recipe to make with your little ones, this one is basically fool proof and so fun for toddlers!
You will need: Bag of butterscotch chips, little bit of shortening, and chow mein noodles!
Pour chips into saucepan. (You can easily microwave this if you’d rather)
Add one tablespoon of shortening.
Stir over low heat until melted.
Pour in Chow Mein noodles.
Stir until it looks like this!
Spoon onto waxed paper and let dry until hardened.
YUMM!! These Butterscotch Chow Mein Candies are super simple and my kids go crazy over them! A great cooking project for any kid to do with their parents!
These are an easy favorite. We called them haystacks and sometimes added nuts for a salty/sweet combination.
Oh, boy! Does this bring back Christmas memories! My Mom used to make these every Christmas when we were kids! These and the No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal cookies, Candy Cane cookies and the Pecan Mexican Wedding Cakes and then a couple store bought cookies…probably because the Candy Cane Cookies were more ‘labor intensive’. Thanks for reminding me of this recipe, Christy and its wonderful memories!!
Love these! Good call Brady! Thanks for sharing with us 🙂
We do this but use 1 bag of semi sweet chocolate chips and 1 bag of butterscoth chips and call the scotch crunchies. They are so good! Anything with butterscoth and chocolate usually is good.
Hey Christie!! These treats I grew up on and NO ONE knew what they were when I asked to bring them one year after I got married…lol! My granny always had these ready for me when we visited on Thanksgiving and Christmas. I asked for the recipe and she puts Butterscotch, crunchy peanut butter, mini-marshmellows, and chow mein noodles. She called them “Haystacks” and to me thats exactly what they actually look like!lol :o) Ashley
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! My granddaughter is turning 3 and her birthday party is tomorrow…she is having a Cow Party so this hatstack candy will go perfectly with the theme!!!
They are so delicious!!!!!
Hi, I’m new to your site, but I feel like I’ve known you for years after reading your recipes and the funny stories that go with them. I LOVE the pictures. I don’t know why more cookbooks don’t do it!
My husband it not a “sweets” person, but he has to have a batch of “butterscotch” candy every Thanksgiving. His aunt made them by combining butterscotch chips, smooth peanut butter, the noodles and mini marshmallows. No one can pass the bowl without grabbing some!
Thanks again for your site–I think I’m addicted!!
I like your idea with adding peanut butter sounds great I will be making a few of these variations this weekend. Thanks for so many ideas girls!