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Scotcheroo Bars

Classic scotcheroo bar recipe with a peanut butter and crispy-rice cereal base topped with a layer of butterscotch and chocolate.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Scotcheroos
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 24 servings
Author Jayme

Ingredients

Bars:

  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 6 cups Rice Krispies

Topping:

  • 1 cup chocolate chips (a little more than ½ the bag, or, like me, double it!)
  • 1 2/3 cup butterscotch chips (a whole bag)

Instructions

  • Coat 9×13 pan with cooking spray.
  • Combine corn syrup, sugar, and peanut butter in sauce pan on stove and cook over low heat. Stir frequently.
  • When melted, pour over Rice Krispies. Stir until well coated. (Most times, I just use a pan big enough and dump the cereal into the pan – only 1 thing to clean up!)
  • Press onto the 9 x 13 pan.
  • Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips together. If doing in the microwave, be careful to not overdo. It burns quite easily. In the microwave, melt for about 20-30 seconds at a time, stir it to see how melt-y it is.
  • Spread evenly over cereal mixture.
  • Refrigerate for about 20 minutes, then cut into bars. Cut them small – a little scotcheroo goes a long way!