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Coconut Haystacks

How to make Coconut Haystacks

Yesterday, I got a hunkering for a coconut haystack.  You know the ones that you can only find in a chocolate store, and they are usually crazy  expensive. So while at the store buying yucca flour (for pan de buono – a gluten free bread that is delicious) , I saw a package of coconut flakes and added them to the cart.

How to make coconut haystacks

How to make coconut haystacks

Now, mind you, I don’t know the first thing about chocolate, or how to make coconut haystacks, so I completely winged it. I made them how I imagined them to be made. If this is not the “right” way, oh well – they were AMAZING.

What you will need:

1 Cup coconut flake

3 tablespoons butter

1 tablespoon sugar

3/4 cup chocolate chips. I used semi-sweet.

Directions:

In a small pan, melt your butter.

Melt butter

Melt butter

Then add coconut flakes and saute them until they are nice and toasty.

Add Coconut flakes

Add Coconut flakes

I started with just a pat of butter, and quickly figured out that I was going to need more, hence the extra unmelted butter in that picture.

Toasted coconut flakes

Toasted coconut flakes

Toast until they are a light brown, and a little crispy.

Add a little sugar to the coconut

Add a little sugar to the coconut

Add sugar to coconut, stir, then remove the coconut from heat and let sit.

Put chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and melt on high for 1 minute. Remove from microwave and stir. It might not be completely melted, but that’s okay because the coconut will help to finish that.

Stir melted chocolate chips

Stir melted chocolate chips

Immediately, add toasted coconut to the melted chocolate and stir.

Add coconut to chocolate - stir

Add coconut to chocolate – stir

Place in heaps on wax paper. Ignore your daughter when she says they look like… well, you can imagine what she said they look like.

haystacks

haystacks

I placed the whole sheet of haystacks into the fridge to cool and harden.

How to make coconut haystacks

How to make coconut haystacks

And then, I ate them. All. Except for two. My husband stole them. Rotten bugger. 🙂

I loved them, and will make them again. I hope you love them too!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Thanks! Eliesa

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Comments

  1. MacCupcake says

    July 24, 2013 at 5:24 pm

    That looks wonderful! And delightfully easy. I will have to try them.

    Unfortunately (or fortunately based on how you look at it) they will have to take second place, as I had a hankering for homemade oatmeal raisin cookies. 🙂

    Reply
  2. Pamela Coll says

    July 24, 2013 at 6:19 pm

    They sound and look yummy! Eliesa, I did not know yucca flour was gluten free and pandebono is one of my favorite things to eat. Would love to have your recipe. 🙂

    Reply
    • A Pinterest Addict says

      July 24, 2013 at 6:40 pm

      I didn’t know that it was gluten free either, but it is 🙂 check out this website – http://www.triumphdining.com/blog/gluten-free-flour-a-guide/ – I’ll post a recipe when I try it out. I used a box mix and it turned out horrible, so I’m trying it from scratch.

      Reply
  3. motherbearof3boys says

    July 24, 2013 at 7:36 pm

    These look absolutely delish – and jeez, so easy to make. Who would have thunk it! and they DO charge an outrageous amount for these. Oh well, you have inspired me to set forth and make these little babies. My little guy is allergic to coconut, so sad! I will take care of the extras, somehow…..:-)

    Thanks for sharing!

    Geneva

    Reply
  4. Miss Kitty says

    July 25, 2013 at 7:18 am

    Yum! Those sound divine! After reading the comment from your daughter, I kind of agree with her on how they look. I spend a lot of time changing diapers (at work in the hospital nursery and at home for my elderly mother) so I am an expert on “you know what”.

    Reply
    • A Pinterest Addict says

      July 25, 2013 at 9:23 am

      🙂 They do look gross, but they taste delicious!

      Reply
  5. Sunny says

    July 27, 2013 at 3:45 pm

    yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

    Reply
  6. A Little Claireification says

    July 31, 2013 at 11:16 am

    These sound delicious!
    On behalf of Lisa, Cindy & myself, thanks so much for sharing this at our “Best Of The Weekend party”! I have pinned this to our party board! We hope to see you again when the party kicks off Friday eve at 8PM EST.
    Have a great week!
    Xoxo

    Reply
  7. Janis@All Things Beautiful says

    October 27, 2013 at 5:04 pm

    LOVE me some toasted coconut and chocolate!!! Looks delish!

    Reply
  8. Tracy says

    December 1, 2013 at 2:53 pm

    We have been making Chocolate Haystacks, as we call em, since I was a kid, 30+ years now. Here is the recipe if you wanted to try another recipe for something similar. I just came across your site so I’m not sure if you require gluten free or not, these are not, but here it is anyways

    Chocolate Haystacks

    2 cups of sugar
    1/2 cup cocoa
    1/2 cup evaporated milk
    1 cup (1 stick) of margarine
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    3 cups quick oats
    1 cup coconut
    1 tsp vanilla

    Mix sugar, cocoa, milk, margarine, and salt. Cook to the softball stage of 234 -240°. Take off heat, add Oatmeal, coconut, and vanilla. Mix well and then drop by teaspoons on wax paper. WORK FAST as the cookies set up and harden on their own.

    Enjoy the goodness

    Reply
  9. Dan says

    May 5, 2014 at 12:46 pm

    Hi. These look great but was just wondering, what would they taste like if you didn’t use the butter to toast the coconut and didn’t add the sugar? Also, I assume you can use your favorite milk chocolate bar? My wife is British and her fav is Cadbury Milk chocolate. Thanks!

    Dan

    Reply
    • A Pinterest Addict says

      May 8, 2014 at 2:08 pm

      I’m sure they would still be delicious! I completely just made the recipe up as I went along, therefore, I used the ingredients I love… butter, dark chocolate, etc 🙂

      Reply
  10. Tammy Noel Smith says

    December 19, 2014 at 12:48 am

    Love them! They were a hit at my party.If you want them to have a better ‘appearance’,just place a spoonful in a small candy paper cup.When they get firm,they look just like those that sell at a major candy shop! Thank you for sharing this recipe!I

    Reply
  11. Moses says

    April 24, 2015 at 2:52 pm

    What’s with the chocolate syrup in the picture, is that one of the ingredients?

    Reply
    • A Pinterest Addict says

      May 6, 2015 at 7:42 am

      No… I was using it to hold down the wax paper. It kept rolling up. :p

      Reply
  12. Patricia Doe says

    December 13, 2015 at 4:44 pm

    I added 1/8 bar of paraffin wax, and used milk chocolate chips. Toasted the coconut per Martha Stewart and them ground it down a little finer. Turned out just like the expensive candies!

    Reply
    • A Pinterest Addict says

      December 13, 2015 at 4:47 pm

      Sounds delicious! I love all the variations that can be made to this recipe. I’ll have to look up Martha’s way to toast coconut. ?

      Reply

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