Easy Chocolate Haystacks

This is a quick and easy chocolate-fix that the kids and adults will love. It's easy to play around with the ingredients to suit. My family has been making it for years and it's still a fave! Ingredients can be switched up with great results. It's also great with white chocolate and cranberries or crushed peppermints. You can use any nuts in place of the almonds.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 315 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup milk
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup chopped almonds
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.

Step 2

Stir oats, chocolate chips, coconut, and almonds together in a large bowl.

Step 3

Whisk sugar, milk, butter, and salt together in a saucepan; bring mixture to a boil, add vanilla, and remove from heat. Pour milk mixture over chocolate chips mixture; stir until well-combined. Drop spoonfuls of chocolate mixture onto prepared baking sheet. Chill in the refrigerator until haystacks are set, 15 to 20 minutes.