These treats are an all-time favorite for the hubs and the recipe is from my sweet mother-in-law. I’ve never been a huge fan of butterscotch, but even I sneak a bite or two of these crispy butterscotch treats! They are super simple to make, and they only take about 10 minutes plus cooling time. Sometimes I even add extra peanut butter because…well, you know…we love peanut butter in this house!
crispy peanut butter butterscotch treats
Cook Time: 7 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 12 squares
Ingredients
- 1 package (12 oz) butterscotch chips
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter
- 6 cups crispy rice cereal (I used Rice Krispies)
Cooking Directions
- Melt butterscotch chips with peanut butter in a heavy sauce pan over low heat; stir until well blended. Remove from heat.
- Add crispy rice cereal; stir until well coated with butterscotch mixture.
- Press into a buttered 9x9 inch pan. Let stand in a cool place until firm.
- Cut into squares and serve.
What I love about basic desserts/treats like these (besides the instant gratification) is that the number of variations on the recipe are endless. For example, if you don’t like butterscotch, you could easily swap out the butterscotch chips for white chocolate chips. Or even chocolate chips! Or, you could go really overboard with the peanut butter (which by the way I’m convinced is not possible in this home) and use peanut butter chips.
See? Possibilities. Endless.
How would you make these? Just like they are? Or would you change it up a bit?
Friday, December 23rd, 2011, 10:37 am | 
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December 23, 2011 at 3:34 pm
Yummy! Merry Christmas to you and T!
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December 23, 2011 at 5:03 pm
Mmm… these look great! And I am digging the PB chips idea. You can’t have too much peanut butter, haha!
December 26, 2011 at 11:28 am
Wishing I could reach through the screen and grab one
So delicious! And no, you can never have too much peanut butter 
well said.
December 27, 2011 at 1:41 pm
I would love these treats!!!
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February 23, 2012 at 9:34 am
Those look delicious. But why didn’t you put M&Ms on them?
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