Scotcharoos

Scotcharoos – an easy no bake dessert that any chocolate and peanut butter fan will go nuts over!

Scotcharoos 

This recipe became popular in the 1960s after Rice Krispies printed it on their cereal boxes.  It’s perfect for any time of year because it’s no bake, rich and creamy.  The only problem is it’s hard to stop at just one square! Similar to Special K Bars, this Scotcharoo recipe uses crispy rice cereal instead. 

Ingredients for this recipe

There isn’t a big list of what you need to prepare this tasty treat.  Typically I have all of these ingredients on hand.  
First, to make this recipe you will need: 

• light corn syrup
• sugar
• creamy peanut butter (crunchy peanut butter won’t give it the right texture) 
• Rice Krispies Cereal or similar 
• semi sweet chocolate chips
• butterscotch chips 
• 9×13 baking pan

How to make scotcharoos

1. Grease a 9X13 inch baking pan with cooking spray or butter. 

2. In a pot, mix together corn syrup and sugar.

3. Cook until sugar dissolves.

4. Add peanut butter and cook until melted. 

5. Remove from heat and stir in cereal.

6. Transfer mixture into baking pan and pat down. 
   Note: I like to use a buttered spoon or spatula to pat down.  You can also run a big spoon under some water to help prevent it from sticking to the mix. 

7. In a saucepan, over medium low heat, melt chocolate chips and butterscotch chips until smooth.

8. Spread over top of bars and let bars cool. (the hardest part!) 

9. Cut into squares.

No Bake Deserts

Like easy, no bake recipes? Try these out too: 

• Cheesecake Bars with Blueberry Sauce
• Key Lime Pie Cheesecake
• Nutella Pie

Scotcharoo Recipe

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