Appeale

At work the other day my boss treated a fellow co-worker with a special birthday surprise: a rice krispies cake concoction complete with melted chocolate spelling out “happy birthday” and a middle layer of ooey-gooey chunky peanut butter.  To say the least it was delicious.  Obviously this special dish reminded me of a favorite baked treat my mom makes back in Iowa: Scotcheroos.  After several attempts of trying to explain the rice krispies like dessert to my coworkers I realized they had no idea what I was talking about.  Can anyone help me out with this?  Is it really just an Iowa thing?

Scotcheroos

Fills a 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan

Ingredients
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup sugar
1 cup peanut butter
6 cups rice krispies
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1 cup butterscotch chips

Directions
Place corn syrup and sugar into a large saucepan (the bigger the better because you’ll be adding 6 cups of cereal later on). Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently (I suggest using a wooden spoon), until sugar dissolves and mixture begins to boil. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter. Mix well. Add rice krispies cereal. Stir until well coated. Press mixture into 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan coated with cooking spray. Set aside.

Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips together in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Spread evenly over cereal mixture. Let stand until firm. Cut into desired bar size after completely cooled.