Description
These no-bake Scotcheroos are packed with peanut butter, chocolate, and butterscotch. They’re chewy, crispy, and ready in under 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 6 cups crispy rice cereal
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup butterscotch chips
Instructions
- Lightly grease or line a 9×13-inch pan with parchment paper.
- Place crispy rice cereal in a large mixing bowl.
- In a medium saucepan, combine sugar and corn syrup over medium heat. Stir until boiling, then remove from heat.
- Stir peanut butter into the hot syrup mixture until smooth.
- Pour the mixture over the cereal and stir until evenly coated.
- Transfer to prepared pan and press evenly.
- Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth.
- Spread melted mixture over bars.
- Chill for 2 hours or until firm.
- Slice and serve.
Notes
- Use parchment paper for easy bar removal.
- Don’t overcook the syrup—just until it boils.
- Dark chocolate chips add a richer flavor.
- Use almond or sunflower butter for nut-free versions.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 115mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Scotcheroos recipe, chocolate peanut butter bars, no bake treats, butterscotch dessert bars