Peanut Butter Bars

By newbaucher

If these bars have been refrigerated for more than 1 hour, let them stand for 10-15 minutes before cutting. Freeze.

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1-1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
• 6 cups Special K
• 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup butterscotch chips

Preparation

Step 1

In a Dutch oven, bring the sugar and corn syrup to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat. Stir in peanut butter until combined. Add cereal; toss to coat. Using a metal spatula, press mixture into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. pan.
In a microwave, melt the chocolate and butterscotch chips; stir until smooth. Spread over cereal mixture. Refrigerate until set. Cut into bars. Yield: 4 dozen.

Freezes well.



Nutritional Analysis: 2 bars equals 316 calories, 15 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 1 mg cholesterol, 157 mg sodium, 43 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 7 g protein.