PB Scotcharoos

I received this recipe from my friend (and boss) at Fort Stevens, Teri Wing. They are simple and quick to make, which is one of the reasons I used to make them to sell at Mom's store (Ocean Park Crab and Seafood). They're also pretty tasty!

PB Scotcharoos

Cousin Terri

1 cup sugar

1 cup white Karo™ Syrup

1 cup peanut butter

7 cups Special-K™ cereal

some margarine to grease pan

1/2 11-oz pkg Butterscotch Chips

about 1-1/4 cup Chocolate Chips

Stir sugar, syrup and peanut butter in a very LARGE pan over medium heat until mixture begins to bubble. Remove from heat and quickly* stir in Special-K cereal. Quickly use margarine to grease a 9x13 inch pan. Do not clean off your hands! Spread mixture into pan and use your hands to press into place.

Melt chips in bowl (I use microwave at about power 4, stirring every 1-1/2  minutes until smooth).  Spread over cereal mixture and let stand until firm.

*Note: you should measure the cereal out ahead of time so you can stir it in quickly, as the mixture becomes hard to spread as it cools. When I used to make these for Mom's store I found it easiest to measure in a 2-quart pitcher.