What’s the Project? This Scotcharoos recipe is as good as it gets! A chewy layer of peanut butter rice krispie treats topped with and chocolate and butterscotch topping. You won’t be able to stop eating these!
I know, I know. It’s becoming increasingly apparent that I have a major sweet tooth. Not even a sweet tooth really, but a hardcore chocolate addiction. And here is yet another recipe that involves a combination of peanut butter and chocolate. At least in this case it has a little butterscotch in there too!
The truth is that out of all the treats I ever have in my house, these probably tempt me the most. So I don’t make them very often. I will seriously eat half a pan little by little in an afternoon. They are just the perfect combination of great flavor combined with nice, chewy texture.
They’re called Scotcharoos. Ever had them? You’ve got to try this Scotcharoos recipe! It’s SO SO good!
Easy Scotcharoos Recipe:
PrintEasy Scotcharoos Recipe
- Category: Dessert
Ingredients
- 6 cups of Rice Krispies
- 1 C light
karo syrup - 1 C sugar
- 1 C peanut butter
- 6 oz. butterscotch chips
- 6 oz. chocolate chips
Instructions
- Pour your Rice Krispies into a large bowl and set aside.
- In a small pan mix your karo syrup and your sugar and bring just barely to a boil, stirring constantly. When it just starts to boil, add your peanut butter and mix it in.
- Take it off the heat and pour your mixture over your Rice Krispies and mix it all together.
- In a well greased 9 x 13″ pan press your Rice Krispie mixture in, just like you would for Rice Krispie treats. You want them in there good but don’t press too hard because you don’t want them too packed in. (I grease my hands and just use them to press the mixture down into place.)
- Mix your chips in a bowl and put them in the microwave for 1 minute. About halfway through your minute though, take them out and stir them, then put them back in. When they are good and melted, smear it all over the top of your Rice Krispie layer.
- You’re done but you need to let the chocolate set up a little. If you need to rush it, pop them in the fridge for a few minutes (but don’t leave them there because you want them chewy, not hard).
Cut these Scotcharoos into small pieces and go crazy!
This scotcharoos recipe is the BEST!
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Nicole says
December 17, 2012 at 4:39 pmWe have always made these for the holidays. The kids just love them! We also sprinkle Red and green sprinkles on them and called them Kris Kringle’s.
Amber says
December 18, 2012 at 1:25 pmAwesome idea!
Jaki says
September 14, 2013 at 6:11 pmMy dad has been making these for me since I was a kid. In fact, I think that it was the first thing that I actually learned how to cook. I love them, and they bring me back to my childhood. This post made me want to share them with my new family and spread the joy. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
amy says
September 14, 2013 at 10:02 pmI make these using an ice cream scoop for individual servings. Then I melt the 2 different chips in the microwave; using a tsp of crisco for a nice texture, and then drizzle over the scoops! Kids love them that way too:)
Diane says
September 18, 2013 at 6:39 pmI make this same recipe but for the frosting I use 6 oz milk chocolate chips and 6oz peanut butter chips! Great combination with the peanut butter in the krispie mix! Always a hit for a gathering!!!
Andrea Hathaway says
October 7, 2013 at 9:21 pmI use brown sugar instead of regular sugar….always requested to bring these!
Kathy Edmonds says
December 25, 2013 at 9:42 pmLike others, we have had these in our family for years. But every time I take them to some gathering people have never heard of them and ask for the recipe. My mom originally found the recipe on a box of Rice Krispies when we were kids. Sometimes I surprise my students with them as a treat when they have been exceptional, usually with a substitute.
JK says
January 4, 2014 at 3:22 pmWhat is karo? Is that a brand name for something? If so you should use the actual term. Brands are not always offered everywhere.
Amber says
January 6, 2014 at 11:29 amCorn syrup
Deejay says
March 4, 2014 at 12:33 ammmm…I thought they carried Karo syrup everywhere. I always call corn syrup Karo.
Jane says
August 31, 2015 at 2:28 pmKaro is corn syrup, and brand is irrelevant. Please remember, Google is your friend…….
Heidi Trubacz says
October 17, 2014 at 3:23 pmI make a variation of these with rice krispies, then equal parts chocolate and butterscotch
chips, no other ingredients.
Cari says
October 22, 2014 at 9:26 amScotcharoos are my families most favorite treat! This recipe is exactly the same one we’ve used for years! I LOOVVVEEE these evil little treats. They are so hard to stop eating!
Amber says
October 22, 2014 at 2:45 pmMe too! My favorite ever!
Marty says
March 11, 2015 at 4:01 pmMy grandmother used to make these! ( or something VERY similar!) I LOVED them growing up and am very excited to have this recipe! THANK YOU!!
Kathleen Kettman says
June 19, 2015 at 11:49 amWe love these! I double tha amounts of chips and use the microwave to melt them.
Sarah says
September 21, 2015 at 7:39 pmtrying to use the print friendly button for the scotcharoos recipe and it will not work. I don’t want 20 pages just for one short recipe with all the added pix and advertising.
Kim says
November 27, 2015 at 6:03 amMake these for my husband using soy butter in place of the peanut butter, as he is allergic to peanuts! They are mmmmm yummy!
Amber says
November 27, 2015 at 7:20 pmOh good to hear that they can be done like that!
Sue says
January 16, 2016 at 2:06 pmI have been making these for at least 40 years my kids have always loved them they are amazingly good
Penny says
March 28, 2016 at 9:29 amHow timely! I just had one yesterday at a baby shower. When I was teaching we always loved the days the cooks made Scotcharoos because they would bring the leftovers to the staff room. :)
Amber says
March 28, 2016 at 4:01 pmlucky!
Kim says
March 28, 2016 at 3:32 pmThis! My dads cousin used to make these with leftover Easter candy when I was a kid. So delicious and so many wonderful memories. Thank you!
Carrie says
August 25, 2016 at 8:16 pmDelicious! After first bite, Hubby said “that’s disturbing”…which translates to “disturbingly good”. :-)
Amber says
October 13, 2016 at 3:29 pmI agree!
Sarah Becker says
November 23, 2016 at 2:47 pmOK why did mine come out really hard?? is it because I didn’t use enough of the peanut butter mixture on my rice crisps or because I used too much?? I love scotcharoos so I was so bummed that I messed it up!! Ill try again though! Let me know… When I put the peanut butter coating on the crispies it seemed like I was having a hard time getting them all covered. should It be a generous amount? Thank you!
Amber says
December 10, 2016 at 11:24 amI don’t know? Did you have better success the second time?
Segue says
July 31, 2017 at 12:40 pmWhen I first made these they were called Special K bars. Then the Special K was changed to flakes and we just substituted with Rice Krispies.
Patty says
December 16, 2018 at 11:10 amHi Amber, Have you ever tried freezing them? Need to make them in advance and not sure if they will be chewy after being frozen.
Amber says
December 20, 2018 at 2:53 pmYes, it works! :)