Fast and Simple Scotcheroos

by Sofi | Broma Bakery

Rice krispie treats, however make it peanut butter, chocolate and butterscotch AKA scotcheroos. These salty-sweet crispy crunchy treats will fulfill everybody!

Basic Scotcheroos Recipe

These basic Scotcheroos are salty-sweet, chewy and completely irresistible. In the event you’ve by no means had Scotcheroos earlier than they’re mainly a peanut butter Rice Krispie deal with topped with chocolate and butterscotch chips, and sure, they’re as scrumptious as they sound. They’re a no bake dessert made with simply 6 elements, loopy simple to make and all the time a crowd favourite for the vacations, cookie exchanges, or anytime you want one thing fast, gooey and scrumptious. I do know you’re going to like them simply as a lot as I do.

My love affair with Scotcheroos began again in my youth. We’ve been going robust for awhile. Again within the day, Rebecca and I’d whip up a batch of Scotcheroos after college and I swear we might inhale the entire tray in quarter-hour flat. A feat I’m nonetheless pleased with to today. And fairly frankly, nothing has modified. I nonetheless discover these chewy pb, chocolate, butterscotch treats simply as addicting as an grownup as I did as a child.

So…what are Scotcheroos?

Scotcheroos are a candy no bake deal with made with a chewy peanut butter Rice Krispie base and a decadent butterscotch and chocolate topping.

As a result of they don’t require any baking, Scotcheroos are best when oven area is treasured (hiya vacation season) or once you simply need a dessert that comes collectively quick with minimal fuss. Plus…a 6 ingredient dessert? Signal me up.

What elements do it’s worthwhile to make the very best scotcheroos?

You’ll solely want a handful of elements to whip up these scotcheroos and also you in all probability have already got most of them available!

• Karo® Mild Corn Syrup: Karo® Corn Syrup is a non negotiable on this candy confection! There’s nothing worse than a tough scotcheroo and Karo corn syrup will maintain your scotcheroos tremendous smooth and chewy as a result of it supplies moisture and sweetness!
• Sugar: A little bit bit of additional sugar by no means harm anybody. Cooking down some sugar with the corn syrup creates a wonderfully chewy and candy bar.
• Creamy Peanut Butter: We suggest utilizing conventional creamy peanut butter reasonably than a pure form! This can assist to agency up your bars and maintain them collectively.
• Crispy Rice Cereal: This gentle and ethereal cereal will maintain issues gentle and crunchy and add the right nutty chew to your scotcheroos.
• Semi- Candy Chocolate Chips: These peanut butter chocolate no bake bars are topped with a thick layer of chocolate and butterscotch. We like to make use of chocolate chips reasonably than bars as a result of they have an inclination to soften down simpler with none
• Butterscotch Chips: Butterscotch chips will give these scotcheroos only a trace of buttery, caramell-y taste with out taking up the flavour profile. In addition they assist to skinny out the chocolate just a little bit so will probably be simpler to chop and chew into!

Tip: Conventional Scotcheroos name for traditional creamy peanut butter (like Jif or Skippy) as a result of pure peanut butter tends to be too runny and might have an effect on texture

Ideas for the very best scotcheroos

• Don’t use pure peanut butter: Scotcheroos name for the nice ol’ Jiff, Skippy, or Peter Pan of your youth. A pure, extra runny peanut butter gained’t arrange in fairly the identical approach for these bars.
• Don’t overcook the sugar combination: Everyone knows the sensation of biting right into a no bake bar and discovering a rocky laborious, overly chewy disappointment. We don’t need that for you. Be certain that to solely prepare dinner the sugar and corn syrup so long as directed to keep away from an laborious Scotcheroo!
• Have your pan prepped and prepared: Like Rice Krispie treats, the bottom of Scotcheroos units up fairly shortly. It’s a good suggestion to have your pan lined and able to go earlier than you begin making the filling to provide your self sufficient time to press it into an excellent layer earlier than the combination begins to harden.
• Don’t pack the Rice Krispie combination in an excessive amount of: Press the cereal base into the pan with out compacting it too firmly to maintain it gentle and chewy.
• Control the chocolate: Microwaves all have completely different wattages, so once you’re melting down your chocolate chips and butterscotch chips, be sure you regulate the combination to forestall it from burning!

How you can retailer scotcheroos

Scotcheroos are a resilient dessert. Preserve them in a plastic bag, an hermetic container, or a cookie tin for as much as 2 weeks or freeze them for as much as 3 months. However don’t count on them to stay round for that lengthy. Even after I do freeze these, we all the time discover ourselves sneaking them out of the freezer for a midnight snack.They journey properly so that they’re the right deal with to mail to a liked one or toss in a container for a cookie change!

• Room temperature: Retailer in an hermetic container for as much as 1 week — Scotcheroos really keep smooth and chewy at room temp.
• Within the fridge: Preserve in an hermetic container in case your kitchen is heat, however word that the chocolate topping will agency up.
• To freeze: Wrap particular person squares in plastic wrap or retailer layers in a freezer-safe container for as much as 3 months. Thaw at room temperature earlier than serving.

Completely happy baking, my mates!

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