Gooey Scotcheroos Recipe (Halloween Scotcheroos)

Course Dessert

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword gooey-scotcheroos-recipe, halloween-scotcheroos

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Cool Time 45

Total Time 1 15

Servings servings

Calories 315kcal

Author Melissa Sperka

Ingredients

1 cup Karo® Light Corn Syrup
1 cup sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter
6 cups crispy rice cereal
1 cup milk chocolate coated toffee bits
1 1/2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups butterscotch chips
Assorted candies and sprinkles for decorating
Prepared cookie frosting OR melted white chocolate for decorating
food coloring

Instructions

Cook corn syrup and sugar together in a large heavy bottomed saucepan or large pot over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Bring sugar mixture to a boil.
Remove pan from the heat. Stir in peanut butter; mix well. Add cereal stirring until evenly coated.
Add toffee bits to the cereal mixture, mix until evenly distributed. Pour into greased 15x10-inch pan and pat evenly into place.
Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips together in saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Spread over cereal. (Alternatively, use a double boiler or melt in the microwave in 45 second intervals until smooth.)
Cool at least 45 minutes, or until firm. Cut into bars or fun shapes and decorate for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter or any special occasion.
Decorating Ideas:
Pumpkins: Cut circles using a 2 to 3-inch biscuit cutter or pumpkin shaped cookie cutter. Pipe on orange frosting for the body and attach candies with a dab of melted white chocolate or use black frosting gel to make eyes, nose and mouth.
Spider Web: Cut into bars or circles and use frosting to create circles. Use a toothpick or skewer to draw lines through the frosting to create the web. You can also add a spider using black frosting, if desired.
Mummies: Cut into bars or circles. Drizzle or pipe white frosting back and forth horizontally and finish with two candy eyes.
Tombstones: Cut into bars, cutting off upper corners diagonally. Pipe frosting to make shapes or words on each “tombstone.” TIP: Tombstones will easily stand upright if the bottom of each is coated with frosting.
Ghosts: Cut into bars or use a ghost shaped cookie cutter. Create the body using white frosting adding eyes and mouth with black frosting or edible candies.

Notes

Suggested mix-ins: Add chopped chocolate peanut butter cups, seasonal colored sprinkles or mini semi sweet chocolate chips to the cereal mixture before pressing into the pan.

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