I had to do a little detective work to nail down the name of this recipe , written in my handwriting, that has been in my possession for about 40 years. The recipe card is in good shape and easy to read. It was missing one thing: the title.
I haven’t made it in about 30 years. I thought it was called Heavenly Hash. So, I embarked on a google search to satisfy my mind. I discovered all sorts of variations of Heavenly Hash, but not one recipe that called for the exact ingredients that I have listed below. While I’m confident this recipe is called Heavenly Hash, I’m happy that it’s unique.
This candy recipe is easy and will make nice Christmas gifts. I do recommend storing it in the refrigerator because the chocolate gets soft at room temperature. The taste is still good at room temperature. It just means you’ll need to lick soft chocolate off your hands.
No shame in that. No shame at all.
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Heavenly Hash
yield: one 13×9 pan
Chocolate, peanut butter and marshmallows combine to form a heavenly, easy to make treat.
1 (10 ounce) package miniature marshmallows
1 (12 ounce ) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup smooth peanut butter
1 cup butter
Butter 13×9 dish. Spread marshmallows in an even layer in buttered dish.
Place remaining ingredients in a medium saucepan over low heat. Stir until melted.
Swirl mixture through marshmallows making certain that all marshmallows are coated with chocolate mixture.
Chill overnight before cutting. Store in refrigerator.
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Heavenly Hash
Ingredients
- 1 10 ounce package miniature marshmallows
- 1 12 ounce package semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 cup butter
Instructions
- Butter 13x9 dish. Spread marshmallows in an even layer in buttered dish.
- Place remaining ingredients in a medium saucepan over low heat. Stir until melted.
- Swirl mixture through marshmallows making certain that all marshmallows are coated with chocolate mixture.
- Chill overnight before cutting. Store in refrigerator.
Jean says
Licking chocolate off your fingers? I can think of a lot worse things than that! That looks just yum-a-licious! Happy Thanksgiving Jackie!!
Jackie Garvin says
Happy Thanksgiving, Jean!
Catherine Voci says
I make this in the microwave. Melting the chocolate,butter,and peanut butter in a large micro safer bowl then stirring in the marshmallows. I also found lining the pan with foil makes it easier to remove and cutting. This stuff really is addictive!
Jackie Garvin says
Catherine,
You can certainly use the microwave for melting. I find using a saucepot on the stove just as easy. Yes, the stuff is addicting….no doubt about that.
Carrie R says
Do you think this will work with other nut butters, such as almond? We have a peanut allergy in our house but this looks delish!
Jackie Garvin says
Carrie,
I don’t have experience substituting other nut butters for peanut butter in recipes. However, this recipe is rather forgiving and I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. I would recommend draining off the excess oil from the nut butter and stirring it up to get it as creamy as possible. If you try the substitution, please let me know how it works out. Lots of folks have peanut allergies so it would be good info to pass along.
Joan in VA says
Sounds good – kind of fudgy – .Nestle’s has a similar recipe that they just call Chocolate Marshmallow Mile-High Squares. When I was growing up (a very long time ago), Heavenly Hash was a fruit salad with canned fruits and marshmallows.
Jackie Garvin says
Joan,
I call that fruit salad Five Cup Fruit Salad. :). So many different names for the same thing.
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
I never knew it was called heavenly hash. It’s always been around at Christmas and I really like it.
Jackie Garvin says
Thanks, Maureen. It’s still good!
Rhonda says
I wonder if Justin’s organic chocolate hazelnut butter would be a good substitute for peanut butter? It’s got far less sugar than Nutella & a stronger hazelnut flavor. I’m betting it would be really yummy.
Jackie Garvin says
I’ve never experimented with that product, Rhonda. It sounds good, though. 🙂
Rhonda says
It is wonderful! They also make a very yummy Maple Almond Butter. You might find it a Publix. Up here in Ohio, Kroger carries it in their organic section. Very nice flavor & way less sugar.
huntfortheverybest says
it looks yummy!
Jackie Garvin says
Thank you!
nightphyre says
May experiment with adding candied or dried pineapple, candied or dried cherries and some coconut and pecans as I grew up with a “Heavenly Hash” (fruit salad) that had pineapple, maraschino cherries, nuts, coconut and marshmallows.
Jackie Garvin says
That sounds awesome, nightphyre!. Please let us know how it turns out. 🙂
roberta kraus says
could you add paraffin to keep it firmer and not as messy like you do for buckeyes?
Jackie Garvin says
Roberta,
I don’t see any reason why you can’t do that. I’ve never experiments with it.
Susan says
Would the marshmallows melt when you put hot chocolate on it? Would love to try this recipe out
Jackie Garvin says
Susan,
You can see in the picture that the marshmallows stay whole. They soften a little bit but don’t melt. I made the recipe exactly as I typed it in the post. The picture was taken after the mixture chilled and hardened.
Ronda Osburn says
For a festive touch, use the multi-colored marshmallows. I also add raisins, coconut, and salted cocktail peanuts. I let it set a little in the bowl and then pour it onto a sheet of plastic wrap with a touch of non-stick spray on it. Form it into a log, wrap tightly with the plastic wrap, store in the fridge. To serve, cut like salami. It is so pretty with the colored marshmallows. We call it “Cathedral Windows”.
Jackie Garvin says
Ronda,
I’ve seen this candy made with colored marshmallows and it is beautiful!
Kim says
I found it in a Kraft cookbook years ago and make it in the microwave. So easy. If we used colored marshmallows we called them stain glass windows. My kids loved it because it was so easy and quick for them to make fudge!
Julie Lane says
I see red in the picture. What is it? It is not in the recipe.
Jackie Garvin says
Julie,
The original picture doesn’t have any red nor does the recipe have red.
Jackie Garvin says
Julie,
I think what you’re seeing are marshmallows covered in chocolate.
Denise says
I see what youre seeing. It isnt a bright red and it looks like actual peanuts to me. At the top of the fudge bars above the marshmallows but covered in chocolate. This is how my family and everyone i know makes it… with actual peanuts not just peanut butter. I can honestly say I’ve stared at this picture for much longer than what would probably be considered normal. It totally looks like actual peanuts even though the recipe doesnt have actual peanuts listed but thats just my opinion 🙂
Jackie Garvin says
Denise,
I think what you’re seeing are marshmallows covered in chocolate. I didn’t put peanuts in the candy, only peanut butter.:)
Connie says
Think it’s called rocky road candy.
dawna Sands says
my aunt made with colored marshmallows and then she made it into a log shape, once cut the loo like church windows!
Kim says
So is the cup of butter used for buttering the pan only, or does it go in with the marshmallows, chips and peanut butter?
Jackie Garvin says
Kim,
Butter the pan and put the remaining butter in the pan with the rest of the ingredients. Thank you for asking for clarification. I need to make those instructions clearer.
Leeanna says
Is the butter salted or unsalted?
Jackie Garvin says
I always use unsalted butter in everything.