Scotcheroos

SCOTCHEROOS

These are an easy all time favorite.

1 C sugar
1 C light corn syrup
1 1/2 C peanut butter
6 C Rice Krispies cereal
1 C semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 2/3 C butterscotch chips

*Spray 9x13 baking dish with non stick cooking spray, set aside. In a large saucepan combine sugar, corn syrup and peanut butter over medium heat. Stir frequently until smoothly melted. Remove from heat. Add Rice Krispies and stir until thoroughly coated. Press into bottom of prepared dish. In microwave safe bowl combine chocolate chips and butterscotch chips. Microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir. If necessary, microwave at additional 15 second intervals, stirring just until chips are melted. Spread over cereal mixture. Refrigerate 20-30 minutes or until topping is firm. Cut into bars for serving.

Just before being refrigerated.

I used chunky peanut butter this time, but you can use any peanut butter you like. I couldn't really tell there were nuts in there. I wanted the flavor and crunch of the nuts so the next time I made it with creamy peanut butter, I used 5 1/2 C of cereal and added a cup of peanuts. It turned out ok. They were a little crumbly. I think I prefer the original way better. These are an easy quick treat.

Christmas Wreath

CHRISTMAS WREATH

This is one of my favorite easy treats to make for Christmas. It's simply my Rice Krispie treat recipe but with Corn Flakes instead of Rice Krispies.
For this wreath I used

4 TBSP butter
4 C mini marshmallows
4 C Corn Flakes
green food coloring

*In medium large saucepan melt butter. Add marshmallows and stir constantly until smooth. Remove from heat. Add food coloring until it is a green color that you like. Add Corn
Flakes and stir until Corn Flakes are evenly coated. Spread treat in a ring shape around a plate to look like a wreath.

As an option you can decorate your wreath. My mom used to always use red hots, but I don't care for red hots with it. I chose to use white sugar pearls, but they didn't show up as well as I would have liked so I added some red mini m&m's.

Rice Krispie Treats

RICE KRISPIE TREATS

I know everyone makes Rice Krispie treats. But in my opinion most people make them too dry. I just don't like Rice Krispies when people follow the recipe on the box. Blah. They have to have the right ratios. I think my recipe is the best. For every 1 TBSP of butter, you will need 1 C of marshmallows and 1 C of cereal. From there you can make as much as you want. I did a small square pan this time.

4 TBSP butter
4 C mini marshmallows
4 C Rice Krispies cereal

*In a medium saucepan, melt butter on medium high heat. When butter is melted add marshmallows, stirring constantly until marshmallows are melted and smooth. Remove from heat and add cereal. Mix thoroughly and place into an ungreased baking dish.

I wanted to make them a little festive this time so I threw on some mini m&m's. I have learned from past experience that you can't throw the m&m's in the mix while it's hot and then try to spread it in a pan. The chocolate melts and it's not very pretty. So I put the m&m's on top this time while it was still pretty warm. So the m&m's stuck to the cereal without getting all melted and mushy.