These crunchy and sweet Easter Egg Peanut Butter Haystacks are the cutest way to celebrate Easter! These no-bake Easter treats are a breeze to whip up in the microwave and are a kid favorite!
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Easy Peanut Butter Haystacks
Have you ever majorly stressed out on a holiday? Maybe you burned the cake, or the ham isn’t turning out quite right? Avoid a lot of stress this Easter Sunday by making this quick, easy Easter haystack recipe!
These picturesque peanut butter haystacks are SO brag worthy. I mean, just look at how precious they are! You’re going to love sharing pictures of these haystacks all over Facebook looking like one of those perfect Pinterest moms. Just don’t share how insanely easy these no-bake peanut butter haystacks are.
And I already know what you’re thinking – these are just another dessert that’s pretty to look at, but not so tasty. That’s not the case with these haystacks! They’re crunchy, sweet and flavored with smooth peanut butter and white chocolate. I promise, you definitely won’t be able to have just one… or two… or even three… you get the idea!
Other Topping Ideas
I love using little robins eggs because of how pretty and pastel they are! To me, nothing says Easter like pastel eggs.
However, you could also use pastel M&M’s in place of these mini Cadbury Easter Candy Coated Mini Eggs if you’re in a pinch. And if you’re trying to avoid chocolate altogether, jelly beans are also an adorable addition.
Butterscotch Flavor
If you would like your haystacks to have a traditional butterscotch flavor like the classic Butterscotch Haystacks, you can switch out the white chocolate chips for a bag of butterscotch chips!
Haystack Ingredients
These Easter haystacks are cute as can be, delicious, AND easy to make. Oh – and with only 5 ingredients, they’re inexpensive, too!
- White Chocolate Chips: can also use butterscotch chips for a butterscotch flavor!
- Powdered Sugar
- Creamy Peanut Butter: crunchy also works and adds an extra crunch. Do not use natural peanut butter that needs stirring, it will not come together. You will need to use traditional Jiffy style peanut butter.
- Chow Mein Noodles
- Cadbury Easter Candy Coated Mini Eggs: or other Easter egg shaped candy of choice.
How to Make Easy Easter Haystacks
- Prepare. Before you start putting these little haystacks together, make sure you spray your muffin tins with non-stick spray!
- Melt. Microwave the white chocolate chips for about 1 minute. Stir them together until all of the chips are fully melted and smooth.
- Stir. Stir in the powdered sugar and peanut butter until everything is well blended and smooth.
- Add the crunch. Gently fold in the chow mien noodles and toss until all of the noodles are fully coated.
- Make the haystacks. Drop the haystacks with a tablespoon into the prepared muffin tins. Press down gently in the center to create a nest shape. Then, place three candy eggs in the center of each peanut butter nest.
- Refrigerate. Refrigerate the haystacks until they’re hardened, which should only take about 20 minutes. Then, pop them out of the muffin tins, serve, and enjoy!
How long will peanut butter haystacks stay fresh?
In an airtight container at room temperature, these haystacks will stay fresh for up to a week. Mine never seem to last that long, though… they usually disappear the first day they’re served!
Can I use milk chocolate chips instead of white?
Yes, you most certainly can. However using regular brown chocolate will alter the taste and appearance.
When mixed with white chocolate, peanut butter is still the most dominant flavor. It just ends up tasting like sweet peanut butter. If mixed with milk chocolate, the chocolate flavor will be more prominent.
Additionally, the peanut butter still has its color when mixed with the white chocolate, which gives the treat the same color as hay. When mixed with milk chocolate, the haystacks have the same color as the chocolate.
Easter Egg Peanut Butter Haystacks
Ingredients
- 1 (11 oz) package white chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 (8 oz) can chow mein noodles
- 48 Cadbury Easter Candy Coated Mini Eggs
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Instructions
- Spray two standard size muffin tins with non-stick spray. Set aside.
- Microwave white chocolate chips in large, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on medium high power for 1 minute; stir until smooth. If necessary, microwave at additional 10- to 15-second intervals, stirring just until chips are fully melted.
- Stir in powdered sugar and peanut butter until well blended and smooth. Fold in chow mein noodles and toss until all ingredients are coated.
- Drop by rounded tablespoon into muffin tin and press down gently in center to make a “nest.” Place 3 chocolate eggs in center of nest.
- Refrigerate until hardened, about 20 minutes, then pop out of muffin tins and serve. Can store for up to a week in an air tight container.
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My kiddos hate peanut butter, what can I use to get the color for hay?
Hi Laurette, while I haven’t personally tried it without peanut butter, you should be able to use something similar like Sunbutter (made with sunflower seeds). You just want whatever nut butter you use to have a similar texture to regular Jiffy style peanut butter. Hope this helps!
Could you use mini muffin tin?
Sure! Spray it with non-stick spray so they don’t stick to the pan.
I just made these for Easter tomorrow. They turned out so cute. My only problem was I couldn’t find an 8 oz. can of chow mein noodles at the grocery store so I use a 5 oz. can instead.
When you press the, Jump to Recipe, button, thats what should happen. Your site is very hard to navigate. It took me more time to find the amount of ingredients than it did to make them. But great ideas and fun to make!
My mom is allergic to eggs. Any ideas besides chowmain noodles
Hey Erin! A lot of people also make this recipe with pretzel sticks!
Hi Deed! I understand the frustration, you happened to pop onto one of only 15 recipes like this on my entire site (over over a couple of thousand recipes!). I no longer work with brands that ask for the recipe to be on their site, so you shouldn’t run into this issue much at all! Sorry it was a pain to click the extra button to find the recipe, but glad you still enjoyed it! 🙂
recipe doesn’t tell you how much of each ingredient to use
Full recipe is linked at the bottom of the post, here is another link! 🙂 https://bit.ly/2PEtyHo
How many does this recipe make?
Thank you! I made these for Easter. Everybody loved them and they are so simple.
16-18 haystack nests!
Hi there! Could you use pretzel sticks instead of chow me in noodles? I would think the salty & sweet flavor would be yummy 🙂
Yes!
Where are the amounts of each ingredient?
Full recipe is linked at the bottom – here it is again! https://bit.ly/2PEtyHo
I DO NOT SEE THE AMOUNT OF EACH INGREDIENT ON THIS RECIPE tks
Hi Ruth! It’s linked at the bottom of the post, here it is again! https://bit.ly/2PEtyHo
Cute idea!!!
I’m thinking of using pretzels instead of the chow mein noodles, thoughts?
Would work great! Salty and sweet!