Thursday, November 8, 2012

Family Favorite: Scotcharoos!

Alright, I know that this has nothing to do with canning, but this is such a family favorite that I feel like I am committing a first degree felony if I don't share this with everyone else. 

Beware:  Once you make this recipe, any time a family member sees you pull any of the associated ingredients out of the pantry, whether you have any intentions of making them or not, they will automatically start pulling out whatever you haven't gotten already in anticipation that magical goodness is about to be made.

The Goods:
  • 1 c Kairo (any light corn syrup will do)
  • 1 c White Granulated Sugar
  • 1 c Peanut Butter
  • 1 c Chocolate Morsels
  • 1 c Butterscotch Morsels
  • A bunch of any brand of rice cereal (i.e. Rice Krispies) - this will be explained later
How to Make The Magic Happen:
  • Over high heat, add the Kairo and sugar to a small sauce pan.  Allow mixture to heat up to the point of making a few bubbles.  We're not talking "Boil, boil, toil and trouble."  Just enough so that you know that it's good and hot to help dissolve the sugar and to allow the peanut butter to mix well.
  • Once you have the few bubbles forming, remove the sauce pan from heat.
  • Add peanut butter and stir until you have an even consistency.
  • Once the peanut butter is nice and mixed with the Kairo and sugar mixture, it's time for the rice cereal.
  • Now, I understand that this isn't scientific, but add in cereal bit by bit until you have fully utilized the mixture while not adding too much cereal where you have pieces not covered.  Basically, you shouldn't have dry cereal and you shouldn't have a bunch of goo (again, not scientific) at the bottom of the sauce pan.
  • Now that you have the mixture completed, spread evenly into a 9" x 13" pan.
  • For the topping, add the chocolate and butterscotch morsels into a glass bowl. 
  • Heat in microwave for one minute increments, stirring between minutes.
  • When the morsels are completely melted and mixed together, evenly spread the mixture onto the crispie goodness in your pan.
  • Let cool until chocolate topping has solidified.
  • Eat and smile.

 
Keep Calm
and
Can On

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