Chocolate Peanut Butter Scotcharoo Krispies
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I am in a rice krispy kind of mood, so you might see a couple of these posts close together. I love how fast rice krispies come together. They also remind me of being a kid. My mom hardly ever made these, but we would get them at school & I loved the gooey marshmallow combined with the crunch of the cereal. It was a special treat.
This version is really nice with lots of complimenting flavors, but I am pretty sure you can’t screw up a rice krispy anyway.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Scotcharoo Krispies
Ingredients
Rice Krispies:
- 4 Tbsp butter
- 16 oz bag marshmallows
- 1 cup butterscotch chips
- 6 cups rice krispies cereal
Topping:
- 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
Instructions
- Melt butter & marshmallows in a large teflon pot over medium heat, stirring constantly. Add butterscotch chips & stir until melted. Remove from heat.
- Add rice cereal & fold into marshmallow mixture.
- In a greased 9x13" pan, pour krispies mixture. Roll flat with a rolling pin, sprayed with pan spray to prevent sticking.
- In a separate small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt chocolate chips & peanut butter until smooth, stirring constantly to prevent burning the chocolate. Pour over the rice krispies & smooth with a spatula. Let set at room temperature for a couple hours.
- *The topping doesn't harden like plain melted chocolate would, it's more like a ganache, & will be soft but you want to wait until it is solid enough to cut. If you are in a rush, cover & place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, but keep an eye on it because refrigeration can cause your krispies to dry out.
6 Comments on “Chocolate Peanut Butter Scotcharoo Krispies”
Doesn’t the peanut butter go with the marshmallows and the butterscotch chips get melted on top with the chocolate chips? This is how I see other recipes using corn syrup instead of marshmallows.
You could, I just prefer the butterscotch chips in the rice krispies and the peanut butter with the chocolate on top. The chocolate doesn’t get solid with the peanut butter in it, so if you want a solid topper, go ahead and swap places with the peanut butter and butterscotch chips.
Couldn’t stop eating these! Too easy to make, too!
Great! I’m so glad you liked them!
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These are one of my favorite kinds of rice crispy treats!