I realize that all of you (well, all of you Americans) are still stuffed full of turkey and pumpkin pie and maybe some pecan pie and bread pudding, too. I get it. You don’t want to whip up some elaborate meal or fancy dessert until you’ve recovered from Thanksgiving. That’s why I’m about to share with you a quick, no-bake recipe for Scotcheroos.
Never heard of a Scotcheroo? They are similar to rice krispy treats, but they don’t have marshmallow. It’s just rice krispies, corn syrup, sugar, peanut butter, chocolate and, of course, butterscotch chips. Simple, easy, and best of all? Delicious.
A quick and favorite tip of mine for any kind of bar type dessert (brownies, no-bake bars, etc.) is to line your pan with either parchment paper or wax paper and leave a bit hanging over the edges. When your ready to cut, just lift the whole thing out of the pan. It makes it much easier to cut and you don’t smoosh up the sides trying to dig things out with a fork.
Back to the Scotcheroos. You should make these. Immediately. Kids love ‘em, adults love ‘em, co-workers love ‘em, the mailman loves ‘em. More importantly, you will love them.
Scotcheroos
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 6 cups crisp rice cereal
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cups butterscotch chips
Line a 9 x 13 pan with parchment or wax paper.
Add sugar and corn syrup to sauce pan and stir over medium heat until it reaches a rolling boil. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and vanilla.
In a large bowl, add six cups of crispy rice cereal. Pour on the peanut butter mixture and stir until all the cereal pieces are coated. Spread in prepared pan.
In a double boiler (or the microwave) melt the chocolate and butterscotch chips together. Spread on top of cereal and refrigerate for 3 hours or until set. Cut into squares.
| Tags: chocolate, desserts 13 comments »
November 30th, 2009 at 9:05 am
Scrumptious! And thank you for the parchment/wax paper tip.
November 30th, 2009 at 9:40 am
My mother in law makes these and we love them! Except, I’m not a butterscotch fan (please don’t kill me!), so she uses peanut butter chips in place of the butterscotch chips in the topping.
November 30th, 2009 at 10:42 am
i’m not kidding when i tell you that i can put away a whole batch of these in one day. granted, i don’t feel like doing a jig afterwards, but they’re so delicious going down. it’s a happy marriage of flavors and textures, that’s for darn sure.
November 30th, 2009 at 11:32 am
Hey! These work with cornflakes, too. Just in case, y’know, you have one cereal but not the other and you don’t want to run to the store. Yummy!!
November 30th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
I cannot make them immediately, since I used up my ingredients making them last week. And I made the mistake of leaving the room after serving a slice to my extended family, and I came back to a half-empty pan.
November 30th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
I haven’t had these since I was a kid! I had completely forgotten about them. Thanks for reminding me
December 1st, 2009 at 9:36 am
I like these! Easy and delicious. Can’t wait to try them on the kids.
December 1st, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Karly, first off.. YUM
SECOND: WHY aren’t you contributing more of your awesome recipes and gorgeous pics to Blissful Food????
December 3rd, 2009 at 3:28 pm
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December 17th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Why haven’t I seen this recipe before? What kind of cave am I living in? These are gluten free too.
December 18th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Yummy! I made these last year. At first I wasn’t sure if I liked them but then they got really addictive!
December 23rd, 2009 at 8:04 am
We made cookies this weekend, and I used this recipe. OMG, they are so good! Everyone love them, they were incredibly easy to make & they are super delicious. I have a feeling this recipe will be popping back up throughout the year, not just for next years Christmas cookies…
February 8th, 2010 at 5:02 am
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