So, I was making these Special K Bars the other day, thinking my kids would love this chocolate, peanut buttery treat. Then my older son says, Oh wow! Scotcheroos!! It seems they are a favorite of his and they make them where he works. And, I didn’t know he liked them. I had never seen these before, let alone tried them. Teenagers!
OK, I also need to confess something. When my new band mom friend told me about this recipe, I kind of thought Special K cereal was one of those super high fiber cardboardy cereals. I wasn’t too excited about it. But, much to my surprise, it’s a good cereal. More along the line of a puffed cereal (like rice crispies) just shaped more like a flake. Trust me, this cereal is good and not as high fibery/cardboardy that I thought.
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PinIngredients
- 1 cup Karo syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup Peanut butter
- 6 cups Special K cereal
- 1 cup butterscotch chips
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, add Karo syrup. Add sugar. Bring to a gentle boil and stir for about a minute.
- Remove from heat and then add the peanut butter. Stir until well combined.
- Add cereal.
- Stir gently until cereal is evenly coated.
- Press into a 9 x 13 casserole pan.
- (I love using the gloves I bought at restaurant supply store. Not only do they keep your hands clean, you don’t burn your fingers as easily with hot ingredients – baggies work too!)
- Gently heat both the butterscotch and chocolate chips until melted. You probably should use a double boiler. I just use a heavy sauce pan and low heat. Don’t overheat or the chocolate changes texture and isn’t smooth.
- Once the chocolate and peanut butter is melted, pour over the cereal mixture and spread evenly.
- Place in refrigerator to cool – about an hour.
- Cut into small squares (or large ones if you are feeding teens 🙂 ).
These squares are awesome if you like peanut butter and chocolate! They are a great snack and are super easy. And the bonus is, they are a no bake recipe.
Do you have any favorite non bake recipes? If so, please let me know!
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Hi, yeah… your measurements for the top layer of butterscotch and chocolate chips are off. We needed another 1/2 cup of each to completely cover our cereal layer.
I’ve been making these for 30 years. To prevent them from getting hard use 3/4 cup peanut butter and 1/4 cup margarine (not butter)
Thanks Patti! Hope your family enjoys this recipe as much as mine did. This will now be a regular at my house!
Sorry, the recipe did indeed disappear. I’ll have it figured out soon!
Looks great. I can’t wait to try it. They seem a little healthy as well as decedant. My family love chocolate and peanut butter. Well, know doesn’t….
Recipe please!