Peanut Butter Crispy Treats (Laura's Version)
Irresistible crispy rice treats flavored with peanut butter and honey and topped with chocolate, butterscotch, and sea salt are Laura's version of a scotcheroo.
Equipment
- 9x13 metal baking pan
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 6 cups crispy rice cereal
- 1 cup honey (or light corn syrup)
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup peanut butter (regular or crunchy)
- 1 cup dark, semisweet, or milk chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate)
- 1 cup butterscotch chips
- 1½ teaspoons coconut oil
- flaky sea salt
Instructions
- Line 9'x13' baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Add 6 cups crispy rice cereal to a large mixing bowl. Set aside. In small saucepan over medium high heat, melt honey and sugar together.
- Bring to low simmer, adjusting heat as needed. Simmer about 1 minute.
- Turn off heat and add in peanut better stirring until melted and smooth.
- Pour honey peanut butter mixture over cereal in bowl and mix thoroughly nitl well coated.
- Gently press evenly into parchment-lined baking pan.
- Add chocolate and butterscotch chips t a microwave safe bowl along with coconut oil. Melt in microwave at 30 second intervals, stirring after each until smooth. Spread over cereal mixture.
- Sprinkle flaky sea salt over bars. Chill in refrigerator for about 15 minutes or until chocolate is set.
- Cut into bars and serve chilled or room temperature. Cut these to your preferred size.