Description
Rice krispie treats, but make it peanut butter, chocolate and butterscotch AKA scotcheroos. These salty-sweet crispy crunchy treats will satisfy everyone!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup Karo® Light Corn Syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 6 cups crispy rice cereal
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup butterscotch chips
Instructions
1. Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish or line it with parchment paper.
2. In a large saucepan, combine corn syrup and sugar. Heat over medium until mixture just starts to boil, stirring constantly.
3. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter until fully blended.
4. Add rice cereal and mix until evenly coated.
5. Press mixture into the prepared pan using a spatula or wax paper.
6. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate and butterscotch chips together, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth.
7. Spread the melted topping over the cereal base. Let cool until set.
8. Cut into bars and serve.
Notes
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Do not let the syrup mixture boil too long or the bars will turn out hard.
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Add a sprinkle of sea salt on top for a sweet-salty contrast.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g