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A long-time family FAVORITE, these Scotcheroos are filled with chocolate, peanut butter and butterscotch and whip up in minutes for a quick and easy go-to dessert.
An All-Time Favorite!
This is a no bake treat that we have been making FOR YEARS!! In fact, we can’t remember when Scotcheroos wasn’t a classic dessert staple in our home. We’ve always loved Rice Krispies so it’s no wonder we love the addition of chocolate, peanut butter, and butterscotch!
Plus, they are SO easy to make. Just 20 minutes from start to finish with simple steps! These are actually a treat that OUR KIDS make all of the time!
We love them for sharing with friends (at activities or after school) and they are perfect for potlucks and parties.
We know these will be a family favorite for you too!!
WHY WE LOVE IT:
- The flavor can’t be beat! We’ve always loved Rice Krispies, chocolate, peanut butter, and butterscotch, so these are definitely a family favorite.
- Beyond simple. They’re so easy, my kids make them all the time!
- Quick party treat. From start to finish, these are made in 20 minutes and because everyone loves them, they’re great for parties, get-togethers, and holidays.
Ingredients
PREP TIME: 5 minutes
COOK TIME: 15 minutes
- 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal – To keep this recipe gluten-free be sure to check the package labels.
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter – We prefer creamy but crunchy can be used for more texture.
- 1 cup light corn syrup – Dark corn syrup works too, it will just darken the color of the treat.
- 1½ cups chocolate chips – We like milk chocolate chips but you can use dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips.
- 1½ cups butterscotch chips
- optional topping – Add sea salt flakes, festive sprinkles, or crushed candies to the top of the chocolaty layer.
How to Make Scotcheroos
- PREP. Pour Rice Krispies into a large bowl and set aside.
- COMBINE. In a medium pot over medium-high heat, bring sugar, peanut butter, and corn syrup to a boil, stirring constantly.
- As soon as the mixture starts to boil, pour over the cereal and mix well. Pour into a greased 9×13-inch pan and gently press down with a spatula to spread evenly into the pan.
- Don’t overheat the sugar/corn syrup mixture. Remove the mixture just as it is beginning to boil otherwise overheating will end up creating a dry and rock-hard treat.
- As soon as the mixture starts to boil, pour over the cereal and mix well. Pour into a greased 9×13-inch pan and gently press down with a spatula to spread evenly into the pan.
- CHOCOLATE. In a small pot, melt chocolate and butterscotch chips together over low heat, stirring constantly. Pour over pressed Rice Krispies and let set for at least 30 minutes before cutting and serving.
Use a MIcrowave
Instead of using a saucepan on the stove, microwave the butterscotch and milk chocolate chips. Heat in 30-second intervals and stir in between each interval. Be very careful to not overheat.
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Ingredients
- 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1½ cups chocolate chips
- 1½ cups butterscotch chips
Instructions
- Pour Rice Krispies into a large bowl and set aside.
- In a medium pot over medium-high heat, bring sugar, peanut butter, and corn syrup to a boil, stirring constantly.
- As soon as the mixture starts to boil, pour it over the cereal and mix well. Pour into a greased 9×13-inch pan and gently press down with a spatula to spread evenly into the pan.
- In a small pot, melt chocolate and butterscotch chips over low heat, stirring constantly. Pour over pressed Rice Krispies and let set for at least 30 minutes before cutting and serving.
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Notes
- Instead of using a saucepan on the stove, microwave the butterscotch and milk chocolate chips. Heat in 30-second intervals and stir in between each interval. Be very careful not to overheat.
- Assemble as directed. Melt a separate bowl of butterscotch chips and drizzle over the top. Use a toothpick to drag the butterscotch drizzle through the chocolate, creating a pretty pattern.
- Not all boxes of Rice Krispies are gluten-free, so double-check the box.
- To keep the rice kripie base chewy, do not overcook the peanut butter and sugar mixture.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe FAQ
After melting the chocolate and butterscotch chips together, melt a separate bowl of butterscotch chips. Spread the chocolate mixture evenly over the treat, then drizzle the plain butterscotch over the chocolate. Finally, use a toothpick to drag the butterscotch drizzle through the chocolate, creating a pretty pattern.
Make 1-2 days ahead of time, cover, and store at room temperature. Leftovers can be stored in an airtight counter for up to 4 days.
YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!
I love it, perfectly designed recipe so soft and chocolate was gooey even after 45 minutes, still tasted amazing.
Can it be a smaller or larger pan
Yes! It fills a 9×13 just right, but a small pan would thicker layers and a larger pan would have smaller layers.
Real Scotcharoos are made with Special K… never rice cereal.
Mine turned out chewy but a hard chewy. Like chewy on Laffy Taffy hard. Any idea why and how to fix it,?
Yes, so that can happen if the mixture gets overcooked/over boiled. You’ll want to remove the mixture just as it is beginning to boil otherwise overheating will end up creating that dry and rock-hard treat. Hope that helps!
yummy
it was delicous
This did not work. Sugar did not dissolve before peanut butter started to scald. The result was treats crumbly and hard as rock
I’m sorry to hear your scotcheroos didn’t turn out! Thanks for giving the recipe a try.
Can I freeze this for a few weeks?
Yes, they are good in the freezer for up to 3 months.
The corn syrup and peanut butter and sugar mixture easily burns.
It can! It’s important to stir constantly while it’s melting to avoid that happening.
Should I use semisweet or milk chocolate chips?
Delicious. My only critique would be to change the instructions that you don’t bring the sugar, peanut butter, white syrup to a boil, just so that it is well incorporated. Mine got a little burnt because of this.
Thanks for the feedback. I’m glad you enjoyed the recipe!!
These are so good and not hard to make. My family loves them. I add sprinkles and change them up based on the holidays.
I remember making these with my grandmother before she passed away but until a few days ago I could never remember what it was that we made together and then I had one of these at a potluck years later and I was so excited that I finally found it. Thanks so much for the recipe I am definitely going to have to make these all the time now
Oh I’m so glad you found the recipe!! I love that food can bring back such fond memories.
Try brown sugar the next time you make these — more yumminess than this even!!! Use the same amount, 1 cup….
Great recipe! Is it possible to get the ingredients in metric amounts?
There are some great conversion calculators online. You can just pop in the amounts and they will convert to the metric amounts. 🙂
I recommend the app “Cupful” it does a lot of measurements of pre-programmed ingredients and you can even contact them through their google play app review page from suggested ingredients. Not everything is on there (like ALL of the flavorings and extracts) so for those I use what would be similar. (like using vanilla extract for all extracts and flavorings.) I’m always dividing and multiplying recipes so having everything in metrics is easier than having to figure out cups, tbsp, etc. the app is super helpful with that.
Thanks for sharing that info!
Good recipe! I enjoy your site and know it will be a good recipe if it’s Lil’ Luna (also, my dog’s name is Luna – she would love these if she could have one!),
Oh I love that your dog is named Luna! That’s so sweet. Thanks so much for giving the recipes a try too!
LoveLoveLove this recipe!
I always have people request the recipe when I make these! So yummy!
These are my weakness!! Can’t leave them alone!! My absolute favorite!
Perfect addition to my Christmas cookie platter.
Best rice krispy treats ever!!
These are so, so good! I bet you can’t have just one!
Super easy and so delicious!!
This is definitely a favorite in our home! Love this recipe. My husband always requests this when I say I’m going to make a treat!
My grandkids would love these! Yummy!😋
Love, Love, Love
These are so yummy and easy.
One of my favorites!
Super easy. I make them gluten free with gluten free crispy rice cereal.
These are the best!
I always add the butterscotch morsels to the peanut butter and melt that down.
I want the nestle’s semisweet chocolate to be pure chocolate.
Either way these are so yummy forever !!! But won’t last long because we eat them fast!!
This is a terrible recipe. Your dish will come out dry and crunchy. You never want to bring this mixture “to a boil” and the sauce to cereal Ration is bad which also makes it crunchy instead of soft. The video was entirely unhelpful as were the instructions. Super frustrated that I followed this and wasted time and money.
I made these today for my family – excellent and easy – and a big hit with the kiddos!
I saw the comment below about the video not playing. I noticed that if I opened up the recipe using Chrome, the videos would not pull up. But when I opened up the recipe using Edge, the video popped up and played just fine. I am most certainly not a computer expert, but I wonder if some of these links work better with some browsers vs others. Just thought I would share this observation.
Anyways – THANK YOU for the recipe!
These are awesome bars. I personally would reduce the amount of butterscotch & chocolate chips to 1C. each but my family is a firm NO! They love them just as the recipe calls for.
These so remind me of my grandma!! She always had these for all occasions!! She has been my inspiration in baking as she was the best!! Thank you for bringing back the nostalgia for grandma’s baking!!
MY FAVORITE I SEEN THIS DONE WITH PEANUT BUTTER
Oh I’m glad you enjoyed the scotcheroos!
Made these today with my 5 year and he loved them. So easy and so good. Definitely will be making again.
Oh I’m so happy to hear that! How fun to bake with your son too!
I can’t use peanut butter what else can I use. Thank you
You know, I haven’t made it with anything other than peanut butter before. You could probably experiment with other nut butters… maybe cashew butter or almond butter. You could try cookie butter perhaps? Another option is to try another kind of Rice Krispie treat. You can’t go wrong with the classic! We also have a chocolate and caramel version. You’ll have to let us know what you end up using and how it turns out.
I have a recipe like this . The only difference is you use special k cereal instead . Glad you reminded of them , think I’ll make some for my niece they’re her favorite.
Could not get the video to play, said there was one….only a ton of adds videos. Off to another site to watch. I realize it’s a simple recipe but I’m old and like a video
Hi John! Totally get liking to watch videos… I do too. If the video doesn’t pop up for you when you click on “Jump to Video”, you can scroll down just a bit into the post and under the heading “An All Time Favorite”, the video will be there. There may be a 30 second add first, but the video will soon be playing. 🙂
This recipe was great! The best one so far! Easy and very simple. Thank you so much.
These are so good!
I loved this recipe! Absolutely amazing with every bite.
Aw, I’m so glad to hear that!! Thanks for sharing!
Sorry I didn’t follow a different recipe for these. I now know better! Melt the sugar first. THEN add the pb. 🙁
It was hard to tell with everything in the pan when ‘boil’ occurred b/c I was stirring pretty constantly to keep the mix from scorching. Also (more a personal preference) SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE not milk chocolate for these. The sugar in the recipe can handle the darker chocolate for balance.
Mine aren’t ruined by any stretch and CERTAINLY still edible. Just way to sweet due to the milk chocolate (no balance; cancels the pb flavor out) and the texture isn’t quite as soft as I would like it to be. Very chewy. All easily fixed if there’s a next time for this recipe. We’ll see!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and feedback and for giving the recipe a try!
Horrible directions- please specify that you boil the corn syrup and sugar BEFORE adding the peanut butter like all other recipes do there’s aren’t a mess.
Really bad flavor and texture. Had to spit it out. Butterscotch- not a fan
Butterscotch can be a love it or not flavor, for sure. You can always omit the butterscotch chips and just have the peanut butter Rice Krispies with plain chocolate on the top if you aren’t a huge fan of butterscotch. Thanks for the feedback and for giving the recipe a try!
I made these and they turned out very very dry. Next time I would only do 4 cupes of rice krispies. Maybe that is just me because I prefer a chewier bar.
Thanks for the feedback and for giving the recipe a try!
Perfectly chewy! These are always a hit!
We made this for our first annual holiday baking day and they were AMAZING! Recipe was easy to follow and spot on. We will be making these again for Christmas and every year after!
My family loves these! It is nice when it is so hot to not have to heat up the house with the oven.
Made these last night, always my go to recipe. Delish and easy
My kids love to help me with this recipe, it’s easy for us to do it together and these are always a hit at family get together!
Family favorite – these never last long once they hit the dessert table!
Always a winner!! These are quick and easy and purely delicious!
The reason everyone is struggling with this recipe is the method used with the corn syrup in the beginning. It should be tempered because you are essentially making candy. Just corn syrup and sugar first. Heat on medium heat just up until it STARTS boiling. Remove from heat then add peanut butter. If you bring it to a boil and boil too long you get rock hard candy. The corn syrup crystalizes I think. And it’s personal preference but the semi sweet chocolate is a whole bag and the butterscotch chips are only 1 cup per the original recipe but I also just do 2 bags because why have left over butterscotch chips. Lol. Hope that helps.
That’s exactly how to make it so it doesn’t get hard as a rock.
THANK YOU FOR THIS! Everything was starting to burn so I quickly removed from stove….Hoping for the best…
Hope they turned out for you!! Thanks for giving them a try!
The flavor is there, I might just suggest warming them up for about 12 seconds before eating because they are a bit stiff for chewing.
Thanks for your feedback!
btw the scotcheroos were a awful- a disappointment beyond belief! they tasted good i mean how can you go wrong with rice krispies peanut butter & chocolate the karo syrup was worst than gorilla glue
it was harder than a rock! a dentists worst nightmare
i just threw it all away what a waste!! ugh
I’m sorry to hear your experience making the scotcheroos wasn’t a positive one. Thanks for giving the recipe a try though.
I used light agave syrup instead of corn syrup – healthier and awesome texture.
I believe you boiled the sugars to long, they were getting to candy stage
Do not add the peanut butter with the sugar and corn syrup. Mix and warm the sugar and corn syrup first to help melt the peanut butter in the pan next. Otherwise it burns to the bottom of the pan and ruins the recipe.
Thanks for your feedback! Lots of great ways and methods to make these yummy treats.
I have a 12×17 sheet pan, how can I increase the recipe to fill that pan?
Thank you
I would double the recipe. Depending on how much chocolate/butterscotch you like, as easy option would be to just use a full bag of each (each bags hold about 2 cups of chips) rather than 3 cups of each, but we love the chocolate so it certainly wouldn’t hurt to do the full amount. 🙂
12×17=204, 9×13=117. I would just double the recipe
12×17=204, 9×13=117. I would just double the recipe
You can just spread these out a little thinner – my family actually likes them better that way. I have been making these for 40 years and my grandma 40 years before that! Best recipe.
A great idea! Fun to hear that this is a family tradition recipe!
First, thank you so much for sharing the recipes. The desserts looks interesting and delicious ❤❤❤
You’re welcome!! I hope you are able to give some a try! 😉
No measurements! Hard to make a recipe with NO MEASUREMENTS!
Hi Ms. Brooks! We do have measurements listed in the recipe at the bottom of the post. 🙂 Here they are for a quick reference:
6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups butterscotch chips
would chocolate rice krispies work instead of regular rice krispies?
Yes they would! It would make your Scotcheroos extra chocolately. 🙂
Yummy. Thank you
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you liked them!
I should have known better…only the syrup and sugar bring to a boil…then add peanut butter.
I add it all & bring to a boil, without any problems.
I crave these all the time but especially when I’m pregnant, like right now 🤤 I love the butterscotch with the chocolate and the peanut butter with the chewy rice crispiest…. Excuse me while I go make another pan.
Family Favorite!! We love these decadent, chewy treats. What’s great is they can be an easy gluten free treat for those visiting with allergies.
Excellent and easy recipe. Thank you!
You are welcome! Thank you for trying them!!
These scotcheroos are so yummy! The recipe is easy and simple to make
These are our favorites. They have become our traditional camping treats. So good!
First time making Scotcheroos!
Hope you like them!!
Hello. Just wondering — is there anyThing i can substitute the light corn syrup with? Thank you!
Not sure if it’s because of an allergy or preference, but you can try honey, light molasses, a syrup, etc. I haven’t personally used anything else, but those would work…probably change the flavor a little.
These are sooooo good and sooooo easy! My family loves scotchEroos and this is an aMazing recipe! I made it just as it is written. ThAnks for the wonderful recipe!
You are welcome! They are a family favorite! Thank you 😉
ScOtcheroos…..a family favorite that everybody loves!
Love that i can freeze theSe aNd pull them out whenever i have a craving. Im so tempted to eat them all!
Yummy! Such an easy to make and delicious treat! 🙂
These are one of our very favorite no bake treats! So good!
I am always in charge of bringing these to gatherings. They are my family’s favorite!
Never tried must try
I hope you will! They are our favorite!
These Are seriouslY soooo good. I get torn when i see them being served because i always want to EaT way too many.
Super tasty and easy to make. I especially love the think layer of chocolate aNd butterscotch on top. So good!
Isn’t that the best?! Glad you liked them! Thank you!
Help! What did I do wrong? My treats are hard as a rock, needed to be thrown away.
Made recipe before and they were perfect.. Any insight so I know what to avoid next time?
Hmmm, I am so sorry, I wish I knew?? Maybe not fresh ingredients or the heat was too high when you were melting. I’m just guessing, though.
Hi Karen! I grew up making this recipe with my mom, and the reason yours turned out hard is because you boiled the sugar/corn syrup mixture too long. It’s very finicky, and the moment it comes to a boil, take it off the heat. We also add the peanut butter after we take the sugars off the heat, mix well, and then add rice krispies. I’m not sure if this makes a difference. Working quickly is the key!
Loved this!! Love the extra frosting!! So easy
Happy you liked them! Thank you for letting me know!
I made These for a family Get together and they were loved by all! This recipe is easy and delicious! Love it!
Thanks for trying them 🙂 So happy they were a hit!
These are delish!!! A crowd favorite, and pretty simple to make. Im not even a huge but fan, but these are great!
That makes me so happy! Thank you for letting me know 🙂
This is such a good recipe! My family loved them! They do disappear too quickly?
Glad your family likes them! Thank you for letting me know!
These are delicious! I always wanted to make them but was a bit intimidated. This recipe is super easy.
Glad you tried them! They really are super easy! Thank you!
Yummy and SO easy to make! Worst part? Having to wait for them to cool Before eatinf!
LOL..agreed! Thank you!
So delicious! Everyone loves scotcheroos!
Agreed!! Glad you think so, too! Thank you!
My family loves these! They are so easy to whip together with things that you can keep on hand! It is our new go too recipe for an Yummy easy sweet! My neighbors love them too!
They are the perfect treat to take to neighbors! So happy your family likes them! Thank you!
I live in Ca and whenever we are asked to bring a treat theSe are it! Sooo soo good and addicting!
They sure are!! Thank you so much for sharing that!!
Ah-mazing!!! These are so good, could hardly keep them on the plate! Thanks again for all your work perfecting recipes – great job!!
Awe, you are so welcome! Thank you for saying that!
I was never of fun of butterscotch but these are my go to bars at the holidays. So easy to make and they are always gone. Love the combo of chocolate and peanut butter.
Glad you like them! I love the chocolate & peanut butter combo, too! They are a must at the holidays!
Yum! These are my favorite treat! Made this recipe and loved it
Thank you for trying them!
Currently pregnant and saw this Recipe and had to make them the same day. Boy they didn’t disappoint. Perfect combination of crispy and gooey, sweet and salty. Will be making again!
Yay!! Glad they didn’t disappoint that pregnancy craving! Thank you for letting me know!
Oh my goodness these are so easy to make! thIs is our Top deSsert for family gather due to Gluten SensitiVitIes.
Woohoo!! Love that! Thank you so much!
I have loved this recipe for years but now I am really excited to try it with the added sugar and corn syrup. It makes perfect sense to me. I use instead of chocolate chips the bakers baking bar, about 6 squares. I feel it gives it a deeper chocolate taste When combined with the butterscotch chips.
Thank you for sharing what you did!
These defiNitely cure a sweet tooth! I would increase the topping even more and would use more chocoy, less butterscotch. The butterscotch was a bit Strong for my taste. They were a big hit with all who Tried Them! Will make again for sure.
They sure do!! That’s why I love this recipe..you can easily add more or less of what you like 🙂
These are staples around our house. I absolutely love them. They also feed a bIg group easily!
That’s why I love them, too! Glad you do! Thanks!
These are our favorite! We Never bring any home when we take them To A party.
Same here! Glad you all like them! Thank you!
one of our favorite treats! It’s the perfect balance oF sweet, salt, and crunch! Perfect treat to take to potlucks, they Are easy to make and always DISAPPEAR, first.
Agreed!! Thanks for sharing that!
just bought a bag of BUTTERSCOTCH chips over the weekend! Cant wait to try this recipe!
They are one of the best! Hope you like them!