If you like Scotcheroos made with crispy rice cereal, you’ll LOVE our corn Chex version! They might even be a little better! A great variation on the classic treat.
You might also like our scotcheroo bites, our Fluffernutter rice krispies treats, or our copycat star crunch cookies!
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It’s no secret that my grandma’s scotcheroos recipe is my favorite dessert. My kids know how to make them too! I wasn’t sure if anything could top the classic version, but these Chex cereal scotcheroos are LEGIT. I don’t know what makes them so good, but they are softer and just as delicious. Maybe it’s because the cereal isn’t packed down into a pan? I need to stop questioning it and just go with it!
Corn Chex Scotcheroos
These can be made with ANY variety of chex cereal, but I went with corn because it’s my favorite. You simply scoop the mixture onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and cover the clusters with melted chocolate and butterscotch chips. Perfection.
Once the chocolate hardens the clusters can be easily stacked and stored in an airtight container. 2 dozen delicious scotcheroo clusters ready to enjoy with a glass of milk!
Chex Scotcheroos Ingredients
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- Corn Syrup: you’ll need 1 cup. I haven’t tried making these with honey, syrup, or any sort of substitute so I don’t know how they would be. I always make mine with corn syrup.
- Sugar: most scotcheroo recipes call for a least a cup of sugar. My grandma’s calls for less and it works great! 1/2 cup is all you need for this recipe.
- Peanut Butter: 1 cup of creamy or crunchy peanut butter.
- Corn Chex: 6 cups of your favorite variety of Chex cereal.
- Semisweet chocolate chips: you can use milk chocolate chips if you’d like, but I think the semi-sweet cuts a bit of the sweetness out. Trust me, these are VERY sweet already. You’ll need 1 cup of chocolate chips.
- Butterscotch chips: You’ll also need 1 cup of butterscotch chips. If you don’t like butterscotch you can use peanut butter chips, but Scotcheroos get their name from the butterscotch flavoring!
How To Make Chex Scotcheroo Clusters
Combine corn syrup, peanut butter, and sugar in a medium saucepan. Heat on medium heat, stirring, until melted and smooth. You do NOT need to bring the mixture to a simmer. It just needs to be warm, smooth, and easily pourable.
Pour mixture over cereal. Stir to coat evenly.
Using a medium cookie scoop (2 Tbsp. size), scoop clusters and place on parchment paper or wax paper lined baking sheets.
Allow clusters to cool.
Melt chocolate chips and butterscotch chips in a double boiler or microwave. I usually use my microwave and heat the chocolate chips and butterscotch chips for 30 seconds, then I stir and heat them for an additional 15-20 seconds. Every microwave is different, my advice is to go low and slow. Short intervals, stirring until smooth and creamy. DO NOT OVERHEAT CHOCOLATE.
Spoon chocolate mixture over clusters.
Allow the clusters to stand at room temperature until the chocolate hardens.
Store in an airtight container for up to a week at room temperature or freeze for 2 months.
So good. SO SO good.
Chex Scotcheroos Recipe
Chex Scotcheroo Clusters
Ingredients
- 1 cup corn syrup
- 1 cup peanut butter creamy or crunchy
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 6 cups corn Chex or any variety
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup butterscotch chips
Instructions
- Combine corn syrup, peanut butter, and sugar in a medium saucepan. Heat on medium heat, stirring, until melted and smooth. You do NOT need to bring the mixture to a simmer. It just needs to be warm, smooth, and easily pourable.
- Pour mixture over cereal in a large bowl. Stir to coat evenly.
- Using a medium cookie scoop (2 Tbsp. size), scoop clusters and place on parchment paper or wax paper lined baking sheets.
- Allow clusters to cool.
- Melt chocolate chips and butterscotch chips in a double boiler or microwave. I usually use my microwave and heat the chocolate chips and butterscotch chips for 30 seconds, then I stir and heat them for an additional 15-20 seconds. Every microwave is different, my advice is to go low and slow. Short intervals, stirring until smooth and creamy. DO NOT OVERHEAT CHOCOLATE.
- Spoon chocolate mixture over clusters.Allow the clusters to stand at room temperature until the chocolate hardens.
Notes
Nutrition
Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!
These are SO GOOD! And so easy. I made them for Christmas and they were a huge hit. This recipe is a keeper for sure.
Yay! They are my favorite too!
This recipe sounds amazing. However, I’ve made a decision this year to cut out ALL peanuts/peanut related products. Could the peanut butter be left out and say, add chopped cashews or macadamia nuts instead? Should I add anything else (a bit if butter or ?). Thanks for your input … and I’ll share my results.
Hi! You’d need to use another type of nut butter in its place, as the peanut butter helps create the gooey texture. Chopped nuts wouldn’t be able to do that, but they’d be a great addition though!
I tried these as written and they were great. Only change i tried on some of the batch was to sprinkle sea salt on top of some to see if it cut some of the sweetness. It worked but both versions were really good.
Great idea!
What is the purpose of the 1/2 cup of sugar? Can it be omitted?
The original scotcheroos recipe calls for 1 cup of sugar. My grandma used 1/3 cup and I typically use 1/3 to 1/2. I’m not sure what the purpose of it is, I just know that we use less than the original recipe and have had great results! I’m sure you could try with even less.
They turned out great and I’ll definitely be making them again!:)
So glad to hear!
I’m making these right now and can’t wait to try them. They look absolutely delicious!
I hope you love them!!
First time making this recipe and it is so delicious! Definitely will be making this every year to give out as Christmas treats!
Yay! I’m so glad! 🙂