Best Homemade Scotcheroos

5 from 1 vote

Best Homemade Scotcheroos

Scotcheroos come together in just 20 minutes with a handful of ingredients! A crunchy yet gooey base is topped with a thick layer of melted butterscotch & chocolate. Thank goodness this no bake dessert makes a 9x13 pan full - just try to stop at one!

Prep Time15

Cook Time3

Total Time18

Course: Dessert, Dessert Bars

Cuisine: Dessert

Keyword: No Bake Desserts, Cookie Bars

Servings: to 30 squares

Author: Stephanie Simmons

Ingredients

For the Bars

4 and 2/3 cups rice krispie cereal 141 grams
1 cup creamy peanut butter 257 grams
3 tbsp salted butter, cubed 42 grams
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt
2/3 cup corn syrup or brown rice syrup See note below. 219 mL
2/3 cup granulated sugar 140 grams

For the Topping

1 and 1/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips 8.15 ounces or 230 grams
1 and 1/3 cups butterscotch chips 9 ounces or 253 grams
flaky sea salt

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Prep: Spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick spray and line with parchment paper. Measure out your cereal. Add the peanut butter, butter, vanilla, and salt to a large mixing bowl.
4 and 2/3 cups rice krispie cereal, 1 cup creamy peanut butter, 3 tbsp salted butter, cubed, 2 tsp vanilla extract , 1/8 tsp salt
Make the Bars: Add corn syrup or brown rice syrup and granulated sugar to a medium saucepan and heat over medium heat, stirring, for 1-3 minutes, until sugar is dissolved (this will happen first) and it just starts to boil around the outer edges. Don't over cook! Pour this mixture over the bowl of butter/peanut butter, and stir well until everything is combined and smooth.
Press mixture into prepared pan in an even layer.
2/3 cup corn syrup or brown rice syrup, 2/3 cup granulated sugar
Make Topping: Melt together the chocolate chips and butterscotch chips in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave, in 30 second intervals. Stir between each interval, and use the residual heat to melt the remaining lumps after about 1 and 1/2 minutes or so. Pour over the bars.
1 and 1/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, 1 and 1/3 cups butterscotch chips
Serve + Store: Let the bars set up at room temperature. Do not refrigerate or they will turn rock hard. Sprinkle with flaky sea salt once set. Slice and enjoy!
Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temp for 4-6 days.
flaky sea salt

Notes

Brown Rice Syrup: You can find Brown Rice Syrup in major grocery stores like Whole Foods or at local food co-op grocery stores.

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