Scotcheroos
Yield: 24 bars
These nostalgic crispy rice cereal bars are chewy and fun, with peanut butter, butterscotch, and chocolate, plus a sprinkle of sea salt flakes that takes them up a notch. An easy no-bake dessert recipe!
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1⅓ cups light corn syrup
- 1⅓ cups creamy peanut butter, such as Jif
- 1¾ cups butterscotch baking chips, divided
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
- 1½ cups good quality semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon lightly crushed Maldon sea salt flakes
Instructions
- Lightly spray a 9" x 13" pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
- In a large saucepan over medium-low heat, combine sugar and corn syrup. Stir constantly for 5-10 minutes, until sugar dissolves. Do not let the mixture boil - turn down heat if needed. Once sugar is dissolved, remove saucepan from the heat.
- Immediately add peanut butter, ¼ cup of the butterscotch chips, and the vanilla to the sugar mixture. Stir until butterscotch chips melt and the mixture is smooth.
- Gently fold in the Rice Krispies until evenly combined. Take care to not crush the cereal.
- Transfer mixture to prepared pan and gently press into an even layer. Do not pack it in tightly.
- Add chocolate chips and remaining 1½ cups butterscotch chips to a microwave-safe bowl. Heat gently in 20-second intervals, stirring after each interval. When chips are nearly melted, just keep stirring until mixture is completely smooth. Try to microwave as little as possible - melt low and slow to avoid scorching the chips.
- Pour melted chocolate-butterscotch mixture over the Rice Krispies mixture, and spread into an even layer. Once this top layer is nearly set, sprinkle with sea salt flakes. Then let cool completely before cutting into bars.
Nutrition Information:
Calories: 313kcal Carbohydrates: 49g Protein: 4g Fat: 12g Saturated Fat: 4g Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g Monounsaturated Fat: 5g Trans Fat: 0.01g Cholesterol: 2mg Sodium: 257mg Potassium: 155mg Fiber: 2g Sugar: 39g Vitamin A: 484IU Vitamin C: 4mg Calcium: 17mg Iron: 3mg
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