These easy no bake butterscotch haystacks nests are the perfect dessert. Easter nests and so yummy made with peanut butter and cute chocolate eggs. You can shape these crunchy chow mein noodles in any shape you love.

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Have you ever made Easter butterscotch haystack nests for dessert? They are a really delicious peanut butter and butterscotch treat that only takes a few minutes to make. (affiliate links present)

Peanut Butter Haystacks

You can jazz them up with little add ins depending on what you like. This time we made them into little nests for Easter. A quick easy dessert for your get together this year. Easter nests are really easy to make!

All you need are crunchy chow mein noodles, butterscotch chips and peanut butter. Then you can add anything else you’d like. We used these fun chocolate egg candies you find at Easter time so they’d look like bird nests but Halloween Haystacks are great too.

First you’ll need a muffin pan. It makes them similarly sized and a great way to store them when you’re done. I found all of the ingredients online this time. I have picked them up in the grocery store as well. 

This is what you’re going to need to get started on these:

Butterscotch Haystacks Ingredients

  1. La Choy Crunchy chow mein noodles is what the base is made of
  2. Creamy peanut butter is better than chunky for this treat
  3. Butterscotch morsels or chips, or really any flavor you like
  4. Candy chocolate eggs or M&Ms work great with a bunch of colors

Of course if you aren’t making these for a Spring holiday you can just put large dollops on wax paper or parchment paper. Allow them to cool to room temperature until hardened and enjoy that way too.

Can you make haystacks dessert without butterscotch?

Yes! You totally can use any type of chips you want. You are going to melt it with the peanut butter to coat the crispy Chinese noodles so it doesn’t matter. Using semi-sweet chocolate chips would be another great combination of the two. Make a few and see which is your favorite!

Butterscotch haystacks recipe

How many calories in a butterscotch haystack?

All in moderation friends when it comes to holiday treats right? Nutritional facts will vary depending on how large your pieces are of course but the size cooled in a muffin tin has about 300 calories in them.

It is a no bake dessert which I love. It’s also easy for the kids to help you with this easy Easter dessert. We even use the same concept but made mummy haystacks for Halloween that were a real hit! 

It’s a favorite, and making them into “nests” is always a hit!  I hope you enjoy our Easter nests haystacks recipe. Check out some other easy recipe ideas on my blog and if you’re cooking with kids you should

Three delicious nests made with butterscotch haystacks, cradling colorful candy eggs. Each nest is presented on a white plate, resting gracefully on a textured burlap surface.

There is a printable recipe card at the bottom of this post but here is a quick step by step for you to begin with:

How to Make No-Bake Haystacks

Time needed: 1 hour and 20 minutes

Butterscotch Haystacks

  1. Prepare

    Melt peanut butter and bag of butterscotch chips in microwave safe bowl in 30 second intervals stirring in between times, until creamy. May take 2-3 30 second intervals. Alternatively you could melt the butterscotch chips and PB using a double boiler.

    A hand holds a jar of Peanut Butter & Co. Smooth Operator peanut butter, perfect for pairing with your favorite pressure cooker brownies.

  2. Mix

    Add the chow mein crunchy noodles to a large bowl and stir in the peanut butter mixture on top. Mix well. 

  3. Set

    Spoon into muffin tin that has been sprayed with nonstick spray, should make 16 total. Use finger or spoon to make a divot in the middle of each ones so eggs fit.

  4. Cool

    Allow to cool and harden for about an hour or so. Can put in fridge to harden faster. Pop out of tins and add chocolate eggs. Can easily half this recipe and make just 8 if desired.

If you want to use the rest of your jar, try making the best ever peanut butter cookie brownies. A batch of Instant Pot peanut butter chicken is amazing for dinner too.

We make zucchini egg nests in the morning during the holidays too.

Peanut Butter Desserts No Bake

For another fun holiday idea, make our Crockpot peanut clusters. Sprinkle on the colors for Easter and they’ll be a huge hit too!

Three butterscotch haystacks adorned with colorful candy eggs rest gracefully on a white rectangular plate.
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Butterscotch Haystacks

By The Typical Mom
Easy butterscotch haystacks desserts are perfect Easter nests and so yummy too. A crunchy and creamy peanut butter treat with chocolate eggs in the shape of a bird nest they are a no bake dessert kids can help you make with a delicious butterscotch flavor. 
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 0 minutes
Total: 10 minutes
Servings: 16
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Equipment

  • 1 muffin tin
  • 1 Bowl

Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • Melt peanut butter and butterscotch chips in microwave safe bowl in 30 second intervals stirring in between times, until creamy. May take 2-3 30 second intervals.
    butterscotch haystacks
  • Add crunchy noodles to a bowl and pour peanut butter mixture on top. Mix well. 
  • Spoon into muffin tin that has been sprayed with nonstick spray, should make 16 total. Use finger or spoon to make a divot in the middle of each ones so eggs fit.
  • Allow to cool and harden for about an hour or so. Can put in fridge to harden faster. 
  • Pop out of tins and add chocolate eggs. Can easily half this recipe and make just 8 if desired.

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Nutrition

Serving: 3oz, Calories: 313kcal, Carbohydrates: 45g, Protein: 12g, Fat: 9g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 445mg, Potassium: 104mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 5IU, Calcium: 10mg, Iron: 2.2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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About The Typical Mom

Justine is the creative mind behind The Typical Mom and The Typical Family on YouTube. She began blogging about easy recipes, budget friendly activities for kids, and fun family travel destinations in September 2012.

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33 Comments

  1. Such a fun sweet treat for Easter! ๐Ÿ™‚ And I am loving the butterscotch flavor happening here.

  2. I am planning these for my grandsons dinosaur party on Saturday โ€œdinosaur eggsโ€. How far in advance can I make them and they still be fresh enough? Do they need to be refrigerated?

    1. I wouldn’t make them more than a day or so before personally. I would keep in the muffin tin and cover tightly with plastic wrap to maintain their shape and keep away from warm areas or they will melt.

  3. These were easy to make and so cute! However, they melted in your hands and were very messy. They should probably be kept refrigerated and eaten cold.

    1. Ours never melted in our hands like you’re stating, just a bit on fingers. Could be due to type of peanut butter you used. If it is very loose in the jar it wouldn’t hold up as well I would imagine but haven’t had this result so just guessing.

  4. Thank you however I don’t see a link to the recipe you used on my site to create these.

    1. My daughter has celiac do you think you could make these with Gluten free pretzel sticks?

      1. As long as she can have all the other ingredients I think you could easily substitute stick pretzels broken in half instead for sure! Let me know how it works!