Peanut Butter Scotchies
Peanut Butter Scotchies also known as "Scotcheroos" are the easiest and most delicious Rice Krispy treat ever! Made with peanut butter, Rice Krispies, Butterscotch, and chocolate, this dessert is a crowd pleaser for all ages!
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1 1/2 cups smooth peanut butter
- 4-5 cups Rice Krispies
- 1 1/2 cups butterscotch chips or one 11-12 ounce package
- 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips or one 11-12 ounce package
Instructions
- Grease a 9x13-inch pan.
- In a large pot, over medium-low heat, combine sugar and corn syrup. Heat and stir until bubbles begin to form. Remove from heat.
- Add peanut butter and cereal. Stir until coated.
- Lightly press into a greased 9x13-inch pan. If the mixture is sticky, spray spatula with cooking spray.
- Microwave the butterscotch chips and chocolate chips in a medium bowl for about 1 minute. Stir, then continue to microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring each time, until chips are melted. This usually takes 2-3 minutes.
- Spread the melted chips on the cereal mixture in the pan. Let cool completely at room temperature and cut into bars.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
Notes
- The original recipe from Kellogg's uses 6 cups of cereal. I prefer using 4.
- Kellogg's uses only one cup each of the butterscotch and chocolate chips. I like to have a really thick layer of topping, so I use more chips.
- Don't overcook the sugar and corn syrup mixture. Remove from heat when bubbles start to appear. If you over-boil, the bars will become hard and difficult to cut.
- Before measuring sticky ingredients, such as peanut butter or corn syrup, lightly coat your measuring cup with cooking spray. The ingredients will slide out easily.