These no-bake, chocolate-frosted, honey-sweet,
butterscotch and peanut butter crispy rice cereal bars are quick
and easy.
Honey Butterscotch
Crispies
- 1 cup (6 ounces) butterscotch chips
1/2 cup liquid honey
1/2 cup peanut butter (any style)
5 cups crispy rice cereal
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- Grease a 9x9-inch square baking pan; set
aside.
- In a 3 to 4-quart saucepan, combine butterscotch
chips, honey and peanut butter. Cook over medium heat stirring
until chips and peanut butter are melted. Remove from heat; add
cereal and stir to coat well. Quickly pour into prepared baking
pan, press evenly into pan. Sprinkle chocolate chips over top,
once chips are soft enough*, spread evenly over top of cereal
mixture.
- Cool completely, then cut into squares.
Makes 16 bars.
*If mixture isn't warm enough to soften
the chocolate chips, place under broiler and heat until chips
are soft enough to spread.
Recipe courtesy of the National Honey Board.
