Pretzel Scotcheroos Recipe
Pretzel scotcheroos are the perfect blend of sweet and salty. Pretzels and cereal are coated in a creamy peanut butter sauce and then topped with melted chocolate and butterscotch.
Servings 32 bars
Calories 200kcal
Equipment
- saucepan
- 9x13 baking dish
- wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 1 cup corn syrup
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 cups Rice Krispies cereal
- 4 cups pretzels chopped (3 cups for the bars and 1 cup to sprinkle on top)
- 11 oz. pkg. milk chocolate chips
- 11 oz. pkg. butterscotch chips
Instructions
- Line a 9x13" baking dish with parchment paper.
- Place pretzels in a gallon-sized plastic bag. Hit with a rolling pin to crush pretzels into small pieces. Measure out 3 cups of pretzels and place into a large mixing bowl. Measure out another cup of crushed pretzels and set them to the side for later.
- Add the Rice Krispies cereal to the large mixing bowl with pretzels.
- Heat corn syrup, peanut butter, and sugar over medium heat until smooth and sugar is dissolved (just heat through, no need to boil). Remove from heat.
- Pour the peanut butter and corn syrup mixture over the cereal and pretzel mixture. Stir until completely coated.
- Spread into baking dish. Pack down slightly.
- Melt chocolate chips and butterscotch chips in a double boiler or microwave.I usually use my microwave to heat the chocolate chips and butterscotch chips for 45 seconds, then stir and heat them for 15-20 seconds. Every microwave is different; I advise going low and slow—short intervals, stirring until smooth and creamy. DO NOT OVERHEAT CHOCOLATE.
- Spread the melted chocolate over pretzel scotcheroos. Sprinkle the remaining chopped pretzels over the melted chocolate.Refrigerate until set (about 30 minutes). Cut into bars.
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Notes
Store bars in an air tight container for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 200kcal