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[Luvsmyfam]

my kitchen table will be covered with peanut clusters this weekend.i also want to make haystacks,haystack, theses have a tendency to get hard to chew.any suggestions how to make this not happen?I use the usual ingredients, butterscotch chips,small marshmellows,marshmallows, and chow mein noodles.i know I'm forgetting something

[godi]

Do you need a taste tester? Yum!

[phoenixbrd]

That sounds like a tasty treat....I'll bet "hard to chew" doesn't slow down the rate of consumption!

[deepwaterdotter]

Here's how I make Butterscotch Haystacks:

1 cup butterscotch chips

2 tsp vegetable oil

1 1/2 cups chow mein noodles

1/2 cup dry-roasted peanuts

Melt chips in microwave at 50% power, stirring until smooth.  Stir in oil.  Gently fold in noodles and peanuts to coat.  Drop tablespoonfuls onto parchment-lined baking sheet.  Refrigerate until set.

My nephew makes these candy clusters to bring to the family holiday gathering: 

2 cups pretzel sticks broken into small pieces

1 cup dry-roasted peanuts

1 cup milk chocolate chips, melted 

1/2 cup mini M&Ms

Stir pretzel pieces and nuts in bowl.  Mix in melted chocolate chips.  

Spoon tablespoonfuls onto parchment-lined baking sheet.  Sprinkle a few M&Ms over tops of clusters.  Refrigerate to harden.

[Nightowlz]

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@Luvsmyfam wrote:

my kitchen table will be covered with peanut clusters this weekend.i also want to make haystacks,haystack, theses have a tendency to get hard to chew.any suggestions how to make this not happen?I use the usual ingredients, butterscotch chips,small marshmellows,marshmallows, and chow mein noodles.i know I'm forgetting something

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@Luvsmyfam 

I make those. The Haystack recipe I use calls for a tablespoon of shortening. I have made them with & without it. I notice they seem harder without it. I don't put marshmallows in it.

Butterscotch Haystacks

1 c butterscotch chips
1/2 c peanut butter chips
1 T crisco (not oil)
2 1/2-3 c broken chow mein noodles
3/4 c cocktail peanuts

Microwave chips & shortening slowly stirring as it melts.
When smooth add noodles & nuts.
Drop by tablespoon on wax paper
Refrigerate til firm.
Makes 2 dz depending on size

[mousiegirl]

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@Luvsmyfam wrote:

my kitchen table will be covered with peanut clusters this weekend.i also want to make haystacks,haystack, theses have a tendency to get hard to chew.any suggestions how to make this not happen?I use the usual ingredients, butterscotch chips,small marshmellows,marshmallows, and chow mein noodles.i know I'm forgetting something

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@Luvsmyfam   Maybe putting them in an airtight container with an apple slice, or half an apple, which some cookies require to prevent hardening, would work.

[Luvsmyfam]

@mousiegirl by golly,I will give it a try.thank you for your suggestion