Pecan Haystacks

Pecan Haystacks is a no-bake easy dessert recipe that you can start and finish in very little time. In fact, it uses only 4 simple ingredients!

Haystack and Pecan

Pecan Haystacks

If you’re looking for more pecan recipes, try this Pecan Pumpkin Pie French Toasts Casserole, it’s ideal for brunch!

Need an easy no-bake recipe to try?

What if I upped the anti with ‘incredibly quick to make’? Now we’re talking!

These simple no-bake drop and let set recipe is amazing in flavour.

It’s become one of our beloved holiday treats, along with No Bake Eggnog Pie.

You have salty and sweet and that perfect crunch that makes a wonderful snack.

Food on a wooden cutting board, with Pecan Haystack

How do you make pecan haystacks?

Stirring often to avoid burning you simply melt the chocolate chips and butterscotch chips in a medium sized saucepan on the stovetop {until completely melted}.

This takes maybe 5 minutes. Not long at all!

Next, stir in the pecan halves and the chow mein noodles until they are completely covered by the chocolate mixture.

That’s pretty simple!

A wooden cutting board, with Haystack and Chocolate

Trust me, the sweet and salty combination is what makes this recipe.

To make these Pecan Haystacks, just drop spoonfuls onto a sheet of wax or parchment paper and let it sit for at least an hour or longer.

Once it’s completely hardened, you can move them safely.

It’s a wonderful easy no-bake holiday treat.

What ingredients are in haystacks?

Pecan Haystacks is a recipe that you can start and finish in very little time.

In fact, it uses only 4 simple ingredients: milk chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, pecan and chow mein noodles!

Pecan Haystacks make a nice snack or you can package them up and gift.

In the past when I’ve given these to friends and family, the response has been so positive.

If you do want to give to others, you better make another batch though, you’ll want some of these for yourself!

The whole family will devour these simple treats!

I’m mad about pecans, it’s my all-time favourite nut.

This is why you should also try my Kentucky Apple Skillet Cake! Mmmm!

Enjoy the recipe!

Haystack and Pecan
Haystack and Pecan

Pecan Haystacks

Yield: 24
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Resting Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Pecan Haystacks is a no-bake easy dessert recipe that you can start and finish in very little time. In fact, it uses only 4 simple ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk chocolate chips
  • 1 cup butterscotch chips
  • 1 cup pecan halves
  • 2 cups chow mein noodles

Instructions

  1. Melt the chocolate chips and butterscotch chips in a medium sized saucepan on the stovetop over low heat. Stir often. As soon as the chips are melted, remove from heat.
  2. Stir in pecan halves and chow mein noodles until they are completely covered by the chocolate mixture.
  3. Drop spoonfuls onto a sheet of wax paper {parchment paper works too}.
  4. Let the haystacks set for at least an hour. Once the chocolate has hardened, enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 24 Servings
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 164Saturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 156mgCarbohydrates: 25gFiber: 1gSugar: 10gProtein: 3g

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74 Comments

  1. I have a similar recipe but it calls for coconuts, which I don’t like. I’ll be trying this one instead, thanks!

  2. Tammi! What are you doing to me with all these amazing recipes. I just had to pop the button on my jeans looking at these. I’d definitely have to have plenty of people to share these with quickly 🙂

    1. I know, I know! I don’t know whether my friends that I’m passing { most of} them onto love me or hate me!! lol

  3. ive had many different variations of haystacks but never with pecans! MMM these look so tasty! Pecans are my fave so I will be trying this!

  4. These are so adorable. I love the idea of adding jelly beans and making them into birds nests. I think I may have to try it myself! 🙂

  5. I like how easy these are, and I really enjoy the sweetness that Pecans add so I am sure that this would be a fantastic treat! I wonder how they would turn out with semi-sweet chocolate instead of milk chocolate chips? I think I will try 🙂

  6. Holy smokes !! These look amazing. I have some chow mein noodles in the cupboard that we used for salad and I was trying to think how else to use these noodles… this IS IT !! Yum

  7. I love anything with pecans and chocolate, so I’m definitely going to give this recipe a try!

  8. Really like this quick way of having a delicious treat. Also like the sweet and salty mix together and so crunchy and delicious.
    A great recipe that does not last long in my house!! yummmmmy!

  9. Love how this involves only 4 items! I’m a huge fan of pecans, and simplicity, this just might work for me 🙂

  10. I love no bake recipes because they are so easy. I have made these before with peanuts, but i will have to try pecans next time!

  11. I use toffee crunch chips ( in place of butterscotch) with macadenia nuts. or sometimes I use dried cranberries. they turn out soooooo good.

  12. I live in England and my supermarket sells dried noodles uncooked. Do I use these uncooked

  13. I made these for Christmas. My crowd loved them! I will probably have to make some more because they are gone! Easy and doesn’t take a lot of time.

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