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Scotcheroos
Barbara
The addition of peanut butter with a creamy chocolate, butterscotch frosting elevates an ordinary Rice Krispy Treat to a whole other level of deliciousness!
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Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cool Time
2
hours
hrs
Total Time
2
hours
hrs
15
minutes
mins
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Servings
12
servings
Equipment
13x9 inch pan
mixing bowl
sauce pan
rubber spatula
Parchment paper
Ingredients
non-stick cooking spray
4
tbsp
butter
6
cups
puffed rice cereal
1
cup
sugar
1
cup
lite corn syrup
1
cup
creamy peanut butter
For the Topping:
1
cup
semi sweet chocolate chips
1
cup
butterscotch chips
Instructions
Grease a 13x9 inch dish generously with non-stick spray. Set aside.
Measure out 6 cups of puffed rice cereal and place in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
Place butter in a saucepan.
Add sugar and corn syrup to the pan.
Heat mixture over medium heat stirring continuously with a rubber spatula to combine all the ingredients together.
Once the mixture changes from gritty to smooth and just begins to bubble along the edges of the pan, immediately remove the pan from heat.
Add peanut butter and stir to combine until you have a smooth creamy mixture.
Add the peanut butter mixture to the rice cereal and stir to combine making sure all the cereal is coated with the peanut butter mixture.
Transfer mixture to the prepared 13x9 inch pan.
Use a piece of parchment paper to smooth out the cereal into and even layer in the pan. Set aside.
Make the Chocolate Butterscotch Topping:
Place chocolate and butterscotch chips in a microwave safe dish.
Heat chips in the microwave at 20 second intervals, stirring chips together between each interval, until you have a smooth creamy consistency.
Spread topping over rice cereal base in an even layer with a rubber spatula.
Allow scotcheroos and topping to set up for 2 hours, then cut into squares to serve.
Notes
Speed up the process, refrigerate Scotcheroos for 15-20 minutes instead of letting them set up on the counter.
Keyword
Butterscotch, chocolate, peanut butter, puffed rice cereal