Chocolate Scotcheroos

Name: Chocolate Scotcheroos
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 dozen
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 1 cup light corn syrup; 1 cup creamy peanut butter; 6 cups crisp rice cereal; 3/4 cup butterscotch chips; 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 3/4 teaspoon shortening

Total Time Prep: 25 min. + chilling

Yield 2 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

This chocolate scotcheroos recipe was given to me by one of my students at school. It has become one of my family's favorites and is so easy to make.—Lois Mays, Covington, Pennsylvania

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup creamy peanut butter
6 cups crisp rice cereal
3/4 cup butterscotch chips
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
3/4 teaspoon shortening

Directions

In a large saucepan, bring sugar and corn syrup to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved; stir in peanut butter.
Remove from the heat. Add cereal and mix well. Press into a greased 13x9-in. pan.
In a microwave-safe bowl, melt chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Spread over cereal mixture. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before cutting.

Nutrition Facts

1 bar: 232 calories, 9g fat (4g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 98mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (29g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.

This recipe was given to me by a student at my school. It has become one of my family's favorites and is so easy to make. —Lois Mays, Covington, Pennsylvania

Recipe Creator