Peanut Butter Scotchies, by Brady!

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What happened to my Bradybug? I swear he was a baby yesterday and look at him now, growing up before my eyes. Each morning its as if there is a new child waiting for me to meet! Brady hasn’t been on Southern Plate in a while because as he has grown, so has his schedule. He’s been busy serving on the student council, earning badges in Cub Scouts, making straight A’s and designing future space and weather tracking vehicles in his 3-D cad software and translating them into Legos. ~Takes a breath~ Makes me tired just thinking about it! Anyway, I’m grateful that I was able to nail him down long enough to get a guest blog spot out of him and this was the perfect recipe. Last year Brady brought you his Chow Mein Candy (sometimes known as “haystacks”) and this recipe is much like that one but with a little twist and a delightfully different crunch to it.

My friend, Lara, brought a tin of these Peanut Butter Scotchies to our house when we had our cupcake decorating party and I was hooked after the first bite but I couldn’t figure out what she had used in them! I was thinking it was corn flakes, but the crispy bite was a little more delicate than that and just delicious. Can you believe I had never actually tried Special K before this? She declared that to be the secret and I was off to buy my very first box. Of course, you can use plain old corn flakes in this and it will turn out just fine, but I really enjoyed Lara’s as they were so I wanted to use her exact recipe.

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You’ll need: Special K (or cornflakes, or rice krispies), Butterscotch chips, and Peanut Butter.

Cute kid is optional.

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Pour chips into the bowl.

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Microwave, stirring every forty five seconds, until completely melted.

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Add peanut butter.

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Stir that up well until smooth and creamy.

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Add cereal.

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Stir those until they are well coated.

Special thanks to Miss Terri for sending Brady this spiffy apron!

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This is what the final product will look like. Well, almost final.

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Pat that into a 9×13 pan. I lined mine with foil for easy removal but in the end it really wasn’t necessary.

Grrr, I hate it when I have to spell “necessary”, I always want to add an extra “c”.

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Cool completely before cutting. It’s best if you stick these in the fridge for about fifteen minutes and then cut.

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Gobble up! These are so simple but so very good!

Peanut Butter Scotchies

  • 12 ounce package butterscotch chips
  • 1/2 C Peanut butter
  • 3-4 Cups Cereal (I use Special K, you can use rice krispies, cornflakes, etc)

Melt chips in microwave until smooth and creamy. Add peanut butter and stir. Stir in cereal until completely coated. Press into 9×13 pan. Place in fridge for fifteen minutes or until completely cool, cut into bars.

“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one.”

~Mother Theresa

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62 Comments

  1. I have a box of Special K and some extra peanut butter just waiting to be made into these yummy snacks. TY Brady you ought to do a quick video for your Ma to update the blog. I’d love to see you here an i watch you on youtube.

  2. I’ve been making these for years with corn flakes. Bet the Cherry Special K would taste good with this. Anyway, I just dropped mine on waxed paper and froze. When frozen, I put in a Ziploc and just took out what was needed. They thaw in about 15 minutes and if you can’t wait, they taste good frozen. Love seeing your kids in your instructions.

  3. I love Peanut Butter Scotchies! And what a great idea to get your kids in the kitchen more. You have inspired me. I need to cook with my kids more. They would love it!

    ~Lynette

  4. Christy thanks for the recipe! I made these with my boys last night and they were so tasty. It was a recipe they could cook with a little supervision and felt as though they cooked there own signature dessert! Have a Merry Christmas Christy!

  5. Hey, Christy! I subscribed to your Southern Plate emails about a year ago. I enjoy them very much! I’ve decided that I’ve found a long lost cousin. We have similar growing up memories, we use the same southern expressions, we cook almost the same dishes, and use the same brand of ingredients! We’ve gotta be kin! I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas and a bountiful new year.

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