Chow Mein Clusters Food

CHOW CLUSTERS

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, combine chocolate and butterscotch chips. Melt, stirring constantly over low heat.
• Remove when melted and add chow mein noodles. Add cashews or peanuts. Mix quickly to coat Dip out tablespoons onto wax paper. Cool. (Can also melt chips in the microwave.)

CHOCOLATE CHOW MEIN CLUSTERS

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt chocolate and butterscotch chips, stir until smooth. Stir in chow mein noodles and peanuts until well coated. , Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto a waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until set.

CHOCOLATE CHOW MEIN CLUSTERS

Steps:

• 1. Melt both kinds of chips together in the microwave.
• 2. Stir in chow mein noodles and peanuts.
• 3. Spoon onto wax paper and refrigerate for 2 hours.

EASY CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CHOW MEIN CLUSTERS (NO-BAKE)

Steps:

• In the microwave melt the chocolate and peanut butter chips, stir until smooth.
• Add in the chow mein noodles and peanuts; mix until coated.
• Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto a baking sheet that has been lined with waxed paper.
• Refrigerate until set (about 2-3 hours).
• **NOTE* these will easily pick up refrigerator odors if stored in the fridge so place in a tightly covered container.

CHOW MEIN CLUSTERS

Steps:

• If you are adding nuts or coconut, toast on a frying pan over low heat stirring occasionally. Keep a close eye on the contents of the pan, it does not take long to go from toasted to burnt.
• Break Chow Mein noodles into half an inch pieces. Combine noodles, nuts, and other mixings in a large bowl.
• Melt chocolate in a double boiler over simmering water stirring constantly until melted. Make sure not to expose the chocolate to water or steam to prevent seizing.
• Pour chocolate over mixings, stir until evenly coated.If you are making the salted caramel pecan clusters only melt the sea salt caramel chips. Allow the chocolate to cool adding the mini chips to your other mixings, then pour your chocolate. This will allow the mini chips to remain whole.
• Using two spoons scoop mixture onto parchment paper or a Silpat piling it no higher than half an inch. You can make them as big or small as you like.
• If you are sprinkling kosher salt on the clusters do so before the chocolate sets.
• To speed up the setting process place in the fridge. Once set consider storing them in the fridge to prevent melting.

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CLUSTERS

Steps:

• Mix chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, butter and peanut butter in a large microwaveable bowl.
• Microwave on MEDIUM for 3 to 4 minutes or until completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after one minute.
• Add remaining ingredients, mix well.
• Drop tablespoonfuls of mixture in 1-inch mounds onto wax paper-covered baking sheets.
• Refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm.
• Store in airtight container in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE NUT CRUNCH CLUSTER

Steps:

• melt butterscotch chips and semi-sweet chocolate chips with the paraffin wax in a medium saucepan until smooth.
• remove from heat and stir in peanuts and chow mein noodles until covered.
• Drop by the spoonful into 3inch cups or drop onto wax paper. Let the clusters set and cool before eating.
• Enjoy!

CHOW MEIN NOODLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix chips together in a microwavable safe bowl, melt.
• Mix in noodles and peanuts.
• Drop onto wax paper by the teaspoonful and cool.
• DO NOT FREEZE!
• I sometimes put in mini M&M's instead of the peanuts.

CHINESE CLUSTERS

Steps:

• Heat chips in a bowl in the microwave for 6 minutes on High (or until melted), stirring every 2 minutes.
• Stir until smooth.
• Stir in noodles and nuts.
• Drop onto wax paper.
• Chill if desired (until set).
• Note: Recipe can easily be doubled!