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Special K Bars
This easy no-bake recipe features chewy peanut butter cereal bars topped with a chocolate and butterscotch frosting.
👥 20 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 15 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 5 min👤 Allison Mattina📖 celebratingsweets
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- baking dish
- saucepan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Bars:
2
Grease a large bowl with butter and place the Special K in the bowl.
One 16-oz jar room temperature peanut butter*butter (for greasing the pan and bowl)½ cups butterscotch chips1
3
Grease a 9x13 or 8x11 baking dish. The 9x13 will make thinner bars, the 8x11 bars will be thicker (as pictured).
4
Place sugar and corn syrup in a saucepan over medium heat. Heat the mixture stirring occasionally, until the edges start to bubble. Remove the saucepan from the heat and immediately stir in the peanut butter.
One 16-oz jar room temperature peanut butter*butter (for greasing the pan and bowl)½ cups butterscotch chips1
5
Working quickly (before the mixture cools), pour the peanut butter mixture over the Special K and stir until combined. Scoop into the prepared baking dish and press into an even layer. Proceed with the frosting.
One 16-oz jar room temperature peanut butter*butter (for greasing the pan and bowl)½ cups butterscotch chips1
6
Frosting:
7
Place chocolate chips and butterscotch chips in the bowl of a double boiler. Cook, stirring frequently, until melted and smooth. Note: make sure the boiling water is not touching the bottom of your bowl, only the steam.
8
Immediately pour the frosting over the bars and smooth into an even layer. Sprinkle with flaky sea salt. Allow several hours for the frosting to firm up, then cut and serve.
flaky sea salt (for topping (optional))
Nutrition Facts
calories
245 kcal
fat Content
6 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
39 g
sodium Content
123 mg
protein Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
2 mg
carbohydrate Content
49 g
saturated Fat Content
3 g
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