No-Bake Chocolate/Peanut Butter Bars

Submitted by BeansnRice

"My family loves these and they're easy to make. This recipe is from Weeknight Cooking Made Easy."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 4 dozen
• Serves: 48

ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1 1⁄2 cups creamy peanut butter (or crunchy)
• 6 cups Special K cereal (or crisp rice cereal)
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup butterscotch chips

directions

1. In large heavy pan (or Dutch oven), over medium heat, bring the sugar and corn syrup to a boil.
2. Cook while continuously stirring for 2-3 minutes until sugar is dissolved.
3. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter until combined.
4. Add cereal and mix well.
5. Press the mixture into an ungreased 13" X 9" X 2" pan.
6. Melt the chocolate and butterscotch chips in the microwave until smooth.
7. Spread over the cereal mixture.
8. Refrigerate until set and cut into bars.

Reviews

[rcgossett]

Very NUMMY, and easy to make!! I only had cornflakes cereal, and I did not have chocolate chips or butterscotch chips. So I made the basic recipe with the cornflakes and adjusted the topping to be about 1/2 cup of left over vanilla frosting melted with 1/2 cup of peanut butter for a super peanutty flavor. I will definately be making these again!! Thank for a great recipe!!

 

[CraftyB]

Loved these as a child and still make them now for my husband and I. A pan doesn't last long around here. Still very good without the chocolate topping.