Mock Baby Ruth Bars

Submitted by Brigitte in Texas

"I found this recipe 26 years ago in a magazine. It is always made as part of our Christmas baking and other time throughout the year. I won first place in a contest at my husbands work with this recipe. WE LOVE IT !!!"

 

• Ready In: 27mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 28-35

ingredients

• 4 cups oatmeal
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup corn syrup
• 2⁄3 cup melted butter
• 1⁄4 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3 ounces butterscotch chips
• 2⁄3 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1 cup salted peanuts

directions

1. Mix together oatmeal, brown sugar, corn syrup.
2. Pour melted butter over mixture and stir.
3. Add 1/4 cup peanut butter and vanilla. Mix again.
4. Pat into a greased 9x13 pan and bake 12 minutes in 400 degree oven.
5. While crust is baking melt chocolate chips and butterscotch chips in glass bowl in microwave on high heat for 1 minute and stir contine 1 minute cooking until melted.
6. Stir in 2/3 cup peanutbutter and peanuts.
7. Spread over top of cooked crust.
8. cool and cut. Stores well in air tight container in refrigerator.

Reviews

[Kerena]

I made these for our neighborhood Christmas cookie gift exchange this past year. They turned out pretty good. Nothing like a Baby Ruth bar at all as far as any of us were concerned but a good combination of flavors. Recipe doubled easily.

 

[SrtaMaestra]

This is an excellent recipe. I took this to work and everyone loved it. After trying one bite, my husband insisted we'd be making this again! Thanks for posting! Made for PAC fall 08.