Gooey Scotcheroos Recipe (Halloween Scotcheroos)

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Fun times are sure to be on the menu when you create this Gooey Scotcheroos Recipe decorated for Halloween. This gooey scotcheroos recipes features peanut butter coated rice krispies topped with the decadent chocolate and butterscotch flavor combination that’s impossible to resist. Get the family involved by adding festive seasonal decorations, and you’ve created fun edible Halloween scotcheroos for your trick-or-treaters to devour along with sweet memories, too.

Easy Gooey Scotcheroos Recipe

My pantry is never without Karo® Syrup it’s been a part of my life since childhood. I have vivid memories of my Grandmas making classic Southern Pecan Pies and I knew if they trusted Karo Syrup as an ingredient that I could, too. I feel incredibly blessed to have come from a long line of Southern cooks who knew just how to make the best indulgent holiday treats for us all to enjoy. Scotcheroos are made very similar to rice krispie treats using a peanut butter and corn syrup mixture in place of marshmallows. The flavor of these chewy scotcheroos is much like a peanut butter rice krispies treats. How to make gooey Scotcheroos Recipe: (Scroll down for full printable recipe.)

• Light Corn Syrup – Cook corn syrup and sugar together in a large pot over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Bring mixture to a boil. 
•  Add Peanut Butter – Remove pan from heat. Stir in peanut butter.
• Rice Krispies – Add cereal stirring until evenly coated.
• Toffee Bits – Add toffee bits to the cereal mixture, stir to combine.
• Prepared Pan – Pour Scotcheroos mixture into greased 15×10-inch pan and pat into place.
• Chocolate Butterscotch Topping – Melt chocolate chips and butterscotch chips together in saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Pour over cereal mixture.
• Room Temperature – Cool at least 45 minutes, or until firm.
• Decorate – You can then cut gooey scotcheroos recipe into bars or fun shapes and decorate for Halloween.

How to Make the BEST Gooey Scotcheroos Recipe

• Ingredients you’ll need to make homemade Halloween Scotcheroos: Crispy rice cereal i.e. Rice Krispies, granulated sugar, light or dark Karo corn syrup, peanut butter, toffee bits, semi sweet chocolate chips, butterscotch chips and sprinkles, candies and cookie icing for decorating.
• Kitchen tools you’ll need: Heavy bottomed saucepan, 10×15-inch jelly roll pan or similar large baking dish or rimmed sheet pan, large bowl or medium microwave safe bowl, offset spatula, cookie cutters in Halloween shapes and spatula or knife for cutting.
• Variations: You can use any flavor of chocolate chips for the topping. Milk chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips.
• Substitutions: If you aren’t a fan of butterscotch flavor swap out the butterscotch chips for peanut butter chips or white chocolate chips.
• Serving Suggestions: These gooey, chocolate-coated bars can be served as a sweet treat alongside your other Holiday-themed desserts. You can cut them into any shape and decorate them for Easter, Christmas or Thanksgiving.
• Party Ideas: When planning festivities for your tiny ghosts and goblins this year, set up a table with cookie cutters and prepared frostings in various colors.
• You’ll also need seasonal sprinkles and candies so the kids can decorate their own Scotcheroos however they like.You can also provide the option of inserting a lollipop stick for a fun handheld variation. Lollipop sticks and decorations are readily available at your local craft store.
• Decorating Tips: Skip the idea of perfection, encourage them to be creative and to have fun making their Halloween Scotcheroos unique. Take lots of pictures so, you can relive these sweet memories with your family in the years to come. That part is simply priceless.
• You may also enjoy my recipes for Chocolate Dipped Scotcheroo Bon Bons and Caramel Pecan Turtle Scotcheroos.
• Store Halloween Scotcheroos in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
• Freezer: You can store gooey Scotcheroos in a freezer bag or freezer-safe container for up to 2 months. Separate layers with parchment paper or wax paper.

More Easy Holiday Sweets to Make

• This White Chocolate Snack Mix can be made with colorful M&M’s to suit the occasion.
• These sweet and salty Pretzel Turtles are a must make.
• Homemade Caramel Dipped Apples are a treat the whole family can help make.
• No time to bake? The kiddos will love this Edible Cookie Dough.
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Haystacks are irresistible.
• Triple chocolate Tiger Butter Bark.
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Ritz Crackers are another vintage favorite to make.
• Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles delight kids of all ages.

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Helpful Kitchen Items:

• Mixing Bowls
• Cooling Racks
• Measuring Set
• Jelly Roll Pan

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