This decadent dessert is a delicious marriage of peanut butter rice krispie treat, topped with a blend of melted chocolate and butterscotch chips.
16bars
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 3 minutesminutes
Equipment
9 x 13 pan
Large Saucepan
Ingredients
To make the Scotcheroo Bars
1cupsugar
1cuplight corn syrup (Karo)
1cupcreamy peanut butter
6cupsRice Krispie cereal
To make the Chocolate Chip and Butterscotch Topping
1cupsemi-sweet chocolate chips
1cupbutterscotch chips
Instructions
To make the Scotcheroo Bars
In a large saucepan, bring sugar and corn syrup just to a boil. The sugar will melt into the corn syrup. Remove from heat and while still warm, add peanut butter. Stir to incorporate.
Add Rice Krispies and stir to combine.
Put mixture into a well-greased 9 x 13 pan. Use clean hands or a spatula to spread mix evenly throughout the pan.
To make the Chocolate Chip and Butterscotch Topping
In a small/cereal sized bowl, combine the chocolate chips and butterscotch chips. Microwave in 30 second increments, stirring occasionally, until chips are melted and smooth.
Spread over scotcheroo bars evenly.
Allow topping to set before cutting into squares and serving.
Tips for Scotcheroo Bars
Don't over boil the sugar and corn syrup. Just heat it to the point of the ingredients combining.
To spread the treats in your 9x13 pan, you can place plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray on top and spread that way.
As another alternative, you can slightly wet your hands to keep from sticking to the mixture.
Brand names (Rice Krispies and Karo) are used as descriptors but of course other brands can be used!
These are best served within 1-2 days. That is, if you can keep them around that long!
Notes
Tips for Scotcheroo Bars
Don't over boil the sugar and corn syrup. Just heat it to the point of the ingredients combining.
To spread the treats in your 9x13 pan, you can place plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray on top and spread that way.
As another alternative, you can slightly wet your hands to keep from sticking to the mixture.
Brand names (Rice Krispies and Karo) are used as descriptors but of course other brands can be used!
These are best served within 1-2 days. That is, if you can keep them around that long!