Medium

Scotcharoos

Total Time
1h 12m
21m prep · 51m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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🥬 Vegetarian 🌾 Gluten-Free ☪️ Halal ✡️ Kosher

Scotcharoos are a wonderful combination of peanut butter, chocolate, butterscotch, and rice cereal for a crispy texture. This recipe was my mother's and a favorite treat when I was a kid. My family loves them now!

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter , or as needed
  • 1.5 cups peanut butter
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 6 cups crisp rice cereal
  • 0.5 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 0.5 cups butterscotch chips

Instructions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients. Generously butter a 9x13-inch baking pan; set aside.

  2. 2

    Mix peanut butter, corn syrup, and sugar together in a large pot; cook and stir over medium heat until peanut butter melts. Bring mixture to a boil. Remove pot from the heat.

  3. 3

    Stir in rice cereal until well combined.

  4. 4

    Transfer mixture into the prepared pan and pat it down with buttered hands.

  5. 5

    Melt chocolate chips and butterscotch chips in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat; stir until smooth.

  6. 6

    Spread over top of bars.

  7. 7

    Cool completely, about 20 minutes, before cutting into 24 squares.

Nutrition Facts

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