Old Fashioned Ting-a-Lings, made with melted chocolate and cereal, are a fantastic addition to your holiday sweets tray, as stocking stuffers, and as party favors to hand out to those holiday guests.
Old Fashioned Ting-a-Lings
These little Ting-a-Ling candies have been around as long as I have and they have always been a holiday favorite - best yet. They truly have to be the easiest candy ever!
A lot of folks make these using chow mein noodles these days, but they originally started off back in the 1950s made with Wheaties cereal, and later, a wider variety of cereals. With the crunchy noodles, they are called Haystacks, and I've included that variety in the notes with the recipe.
It's a simple matter of melting some chocolate chips, or if you prefer, almond bark - either vanilla or chocolate.
And then stirring in your favorite cereal and any add-ins you like. The Ting a Lings pictured above were made using things I happened to have on hand in my pantry and freezer - vanilla almond bark, plain corn flakes, dried cranberries, sliced almonds and the tail end of a bag of flaked coconut. Even The Cajun loved them, and you can imagine the variety you can come up with.
Then it's just a matter of blending it all together.
And then dropping it in dollops either onto a piece of parchment or waxed paper, or into petite candy cups that are temporarily housed in a mini muffin pan - just for the purpose of balancing them and keeping them upright. Now, how easy is that?
Once you fill the cups, let them set, or stick them in the fridge to hasten firming them up.
After they harden, you can put them into gift bags, or boxes, or pick up some inexpensive cellophane bags or holiday containers that are sold at the dollar store or at Walmart in the craft section this time of year. Stuff a few Ting-a-Lings in and embellish with a ribbon, and you've got a nice gift for just about anybody. Great as an added munchie for a movie basket, or to stuff into an oversized coffee mug for those teachers or co-workers.
Ting-a-Lings are also a fantastic addition to your own holiday sweets tray, as stocking stuffers, and as party favors to hand out to those holiday guests.
How do you Ting-a-Ling?
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