These peanut butter scotcheroos are crunchy cereal snack bars with a chocolate and butterscotch topping.
Ingredients
- cooking spray:
- light corn syrup: 1 cup
- sugar: 1 cup
- peanut butter: 1 cup
- Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal: 6 cups
- semisweet chocolate chips: 1 cup
- butterscotch chips: 1 cup
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Stages of cooking
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Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
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Make the bars: Combine corn syrup and sugar in 3-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until sugar dissolves and mixture begins to boil.
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Remove from the heat and stir in peanut butter until well combined. Add rice cereal and stir until well coated. Press mixture into the prepared baking dish.
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Make the topping: Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips in a 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Spread evenly over cereal mixture. Let stand until firm, about 20 minutes. Cut into 24 bars.
