Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Special K Candy (aka Scotcharoos)

Use butter to grease a 8x8 or 9x9 square pan.

Measure in a large bowl:
2-3/4 C Special K (or cheap cornflakes, or rice crispies)

Bring to a rolling boil, then immediately remove from burner:
1/2 C white sugar
1/2 C white karo syrup
1/2 tsp salt
After removing from burner, immediately add:
3/4 C peanut butter and stir until dissolved
Then add: 
1 tsp vanilla

Add the liquid mixture to the Special K (cornflakes/rice crispies) in the large bowl, mix gently and pack gently into the square buttered pan.

Using a double boiler, melt together:
1 C chocolate chips
1 C butterscotch chips
(I usually double the amount -- e.g. a 12 oz bag each of choc chips and butterscotch chips)
[You can also melt them in a glass bowl in the microwave, following the melting directions on the package. Make sure the two types are well mixed together.]

Spread chocolate mixture on top of Special K mixture in square pan. 
Allow to cool and harden, then cut into small squares.

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