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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!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cool Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
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