Butterscotch Granola Bars Deluxe

Submitted by myrnabarager

"I had made a no-bake bar similar to the base of this recipe and decided to try the baked version. Very tasty and easy. I did not do the cream cheese topping but plan to do it a later date. The recipe is from Chipits and was in a collection of recipe cards they distributed a few years ago."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 24 bars

ingredients

• BASE

• 1 cup butterscotch chips
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 2 1⁄2 cups granola cereal
• 1⁄4 cup sunflower seeds
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon

• TOP

• 1 cup butterscotch chips
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄2 cup icing sugar

directions

1. Melt 1 cup butterscotch chips with milk over warm water until smooth. Remove from heat.
2. Stir in egg, then cereal, sunflower seeds, and cinnamon.
3. Press firmly and evenly into greased 9-inch square pan.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden.
5. Cool on rack.
6. Melt 1 cup butterscotch chips over hot water. Cool.
7. Beat cream cheese until creamy. Blend in icing sugar and melted butterscotch chips; beat until smooth.
8. Spread evenly over base.
9. Chill until firm.
10. Cut into bars. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.