• Easy Desserts - 02

    From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to All on Thursday, January 12, 2023 18:30:00
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    Title: Scotcheroos
    Categories: Snacks, Grains, Chocolate, Nuts
    Yield: 24 servings

    Cooking spray
    8 c (200 g) puffed rice cereal
    1 1/2 c Peanut butter
    1 c (201 g) granulated sugar
    1 c Light corn syrup
    2 tb Butter
    1 ts Vanilla extract
    Salt
    1 1/4 c (215 gg) chopped bittersweet
    - chocolate or chocolate
    - chips
    1 c (166 g) butterscotch chips
    Flaky salt & crushed
    - peanuts; for sprinkling
    - (opt)

    Line a 13" X 9" baking pan with parchment paper, leaving
    a 2" overhang on two sides. Spray the parchment with
    cooking spray. Measure out the cereal and peanut butter.
    You want to have them ready before cooking the sugar.

    In a large pot (large enough to hold the cereal) combine
    the sugar, corn syrup and butter. Cook over medium-high
    heat, stirring only for the first 30 seconds or so to
    combine the mixture.

    Once the bubbles have reached about an inch from the
    edge of the pot (or 170ºF/77ºC on an instant-read
    thermometer), cook for 90 seconds more until it reaches
    about 235ºF/113ºC. Remove from the heat.

    Immediately stir in the peanut butter, vanilla and 1/2
    teaspoon salt until combined. Add the rice cereal, and
    stir until everything is evenly coated. Transfer to the
    prepared pan, and use an offset spatula to flatten the
    mixture into an even layer. Let cool completely.

    In a small microwave-safe bowl, heat the chocolate and
    butterscotch chips in 30-second bursts, stirring
    occasionally, until smooth. Spread over the top of the
    bars, and sprinkle with salt and peanuts, if using. Let
    the chocolate set at room temperature.

    Lift out using the paper overhang and transfer to a
    cutting board. Cut into bars to serve.

    By: Samantha Seneviratne

    Yield: 24 bars

    RECIPE FROM: https://cooking.nytimes.com

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