Feeling festive? Here’s a quick and easy candy for your next fiesta.
Well, it’s easy at least — we needed to leave them to harden overnight, so “quick” might be a misleading adjective…
AuthorRetroRuth
Tested Recipe!
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Melt butterscotch in a pan over boiling water. (Or use a microwave.) Remove from heat. Fold in chips and raisins; stir gently to coat. Drop by spoonfuls on waxed paper-covered cookie sheets. Set in a cool place until firm.
Yield: 30 candies
Ingredients
Directions
Melt butterscotch in a pan over boiling water. (Or use a microwave.) Remove from heat. Fold in chips and raisins; stir gently to coat. Drop by spoonfuls on waxed paper-covered cookie sheets. Set in a cool place until firm.
Yield: 30 candies
Notes
AuthorRetroRuth
From Curtin Publications, 1973
Tested Recipe!
[cooked-sharing]
Melt chocolate in a pan over boiling water. (Or use a microwave.) Remove from heat and stir for three to five minutes or until slightly cool. Fold in chips, raisins, and marshmallows; stir gently to coat. Drop by spoonsful on waxed paper-covered cookie sheets. Set in a cool place until firm.
Yield: 30 candies
Ingredients
Directions
Melt chocolate in a pan over boiling water. (Or use a microwave.) Remove from heat and stir for three to five minutes or until slightly cool. Fold in chips, raisins, and marshmallows; stir gently to coat. Drop by spoonsful on waxed paper-covered cookie sheets. Set in a cool place until firm.
Yield: 30 candies
Notes
See all that shredded coconut (or something) on top of the chocolate ones? No mention of it in the recipe.
I cheated and used the microwave. Faster than the double boiler.
Despite letting the melted chocolate cool somewhat, it still was too warm for the marshmallows and they dissolved. This isn’t a bad thing flavorwise, I think, but it did mean that it took a long time for the chocolate candies to cool — after a couple hours they were still pretty goopy. (Even after sitting overnight, they were solid but soft.)
Butterscotch goo, corn chip crumbs, and raisins.
I’ll pause before the tasting team gives their verdict and note that, as the cook, I really was pleased with the simplicity here. If these taste good, I’d be excited to have another quick “treat” recipe in my collection — especially since it sneaks in a little bit of fruit.
So in the morning I was picking a couple of candies out for Buzz to sample, and our daughter popped into the kitchen and said, “Oooh, chocolate!”
“Do you want to be part of the tasting team?”
“Yes.” (Where’s this enthusiasm when I’m offering you asparagus casserole, I wonder?)
This was a terrific photo shoot. They managed to have great facial expressions at the same time.
And she had informative things to say about the food, too. Like: “Hmm, this one has a much softer texture and isn’t as crunchy.” Watch out, Food Network, here comes Lily.
The judgment was decidedly mixed. First thumb is for the chocolate (one down, one up), second thumb is for the butterscotch (one up, one in-between) — and you can see there’s no agreement from our tasters at all.
Verdict: Sorta good, sorta not.
From the team’s tasting notes:
The chocolate version was (a) pretty ok, (b) too rich and mushy. The butterscotch version was (a) overwhelmingly butterscotch, (b) really yummy with an interesting crunch but got too sweet after a while. Raisins were interesting in each one.
Why, oh WHY did they use corn chips (instead of, say, potato chips)? It may not have been anymore edible, but it may have made a bit more sense.
Also, yay! More testers (victims)!
I would think corn flakes or Rice Krispies will be better.
These where made with those awful canned chinese “noodles” and called Haystacks in the 70’s. Not bad, not great, way too sweet.
The corn chips add a bit of saltiness that helps cut through the sweet (especially with the butterscotch). But it’s very slight, and they’re really just there for texture.
Sounds about right. You really can’t eat more than one, maybe two, without your teeth hurting!
I’m ridiculously proud that I’ve made these before! I took them to a party along with the Party Cheese Ball recipe from this site. I was rather fond of the overwhelming butterscotch flavor myself. It made magic with the salty corn chips. It was like a fiesta in my mouth. 🙂