Sally Day’s Rice Cereal Peanut Butterscotch Bars
Posted by MPGodfrey on November 25th 2009 in Facebook Family Thanksgiving
A note from the Chef:
“These are not your typical Thanksgiving treat, but they’re always a big hit! You could put an orange-colored hard candy shell chocolate or a candy corn on top of each bar for more Thanksgiving flair! Enjoy!” -Sally
Ingredients
Bars:
- 6 Cups rice cereal
- 1 Cup white sugar
- 1 Cup white corn syrup
- 1 2/3 Cup peanut butter
Topping:
- 1/2 bag butterscotch baking chips
- 1/2 bag chocolate baking chips
Instructions
- Lightly grease 9 x 13 pan and set aside
- Add corn syrup and sugar to a medium saucepan and warm over medium heat
- Bring ingredients to a gentle boil for one minute without stirring
- Remove mixture from heat after exactly one minute (overcooking can lead to hardened bars)
- Add peanut butter and mix until fully incorporated
- Add rice cereal
- Press the mixture down into the greased pan until just held together, but do not press too hard.
Topping Instructions
- Melt butterscotch and chocolate baking chips in microwave for 1 minute at a time
- stirring until all the way melted and combined
- Pour over cereal mixture. This will harden as it cools.
- Cool the bars completely, cut into serving size squares and enjoy!
