How to Make Scotcheroos!--Bilal

I know what you are thinking. What in the world are SCOTCHEROOS?! That’s why I am here. Scotcheroos are an easy to make dessert that requires no baking at all. Like myself, if you (or your parents) don’t trust you with an oven, then this is the delicious treat for you. I discovered this recipe because I enjoy making food for my family. Last Thanksgiving I wanted to make something sweet that required as little effort as possible. There are very few ingredients necessary to make this masterpiece which include: one and a half cup of creamy peanut butter, one cup of granulated sugar, one cup of light corn syrup, six cups of Rice Krispies, one and two-thirds cups of butterscotch morsels and finally one cup of semi-sweet chocolate morsels.

1.     Step one is to get yourself a 13 by 9 inch pan and coat in cooking spray. This pan is where our final product will be placed to cool.

2.     Step two is to combine the peanut butter, sugar and corn syrup in a large saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until everything has melted. As the heat in the pan increases, the sugar begins to melt. The now liquid sugar plus the light corn syrup combines with the peanut butter to make it much less viscous or more flowy. This step is necessary because it will help it mix with the Rice Krispies really easily.

3.     Next up is step three! In this step, you take your peanut butter mixture off the stove and add the Rice Krispies cereal. Stir the cereal and peanut butter mixture together until the cereal is evenly coated.

Despite what you may think, this process is quite strenuous and can substitute an arm workout. This process took me at least twenty minutes itself. The peanut butter mixture is still extremely hot since it just came off the stove. If you’re not careful, you can burn yourself (much like me the first time I made this).

                  4. Step four is to microwave the butterscotch morsels and semi-sweet chocolate morsels in a large, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on High (100%) power for one minute. If the chocolate and butterscotch are not completely melted, put it back in the microwave at half heat in short periods of 15 seconds at a time so that it does not burn. Pull up a show on Netlflix while you are doing this so that you can keep yourself entertained. Personally I watch anime but to each their own.

                  5. It’s time to finally put our dessert together! Here in step five we lay our Rice Krispies/peanut butter mixture into our greased 13 by 9 pan. Pack the mixture into the pan real tight. Grab a spatula or something with a smooth end. Firmly push down upon the Rice Krispies to really get it in their nice and packed. The more packed it is, the more dessert you get!

                 6. Step six is where we pour our chocolate and butterscotch mixture on top of the Rice Krispies. Keep smoothing over this layer until it is nice and even. I believe this step to be very important. If layer is not nice and even then some parts of your dessert will have too much chocolate/butterscotch mixture while other parts will not have enough. This can throw off the overall taste of your creation which is not good.

                7. Now it’s time to pop it into the fridge to cool. Once cooled, cut it into nice square bars and serve them to your friends! Cutting them is also difficult. If it proves to be too difficult, wait about fifteen minutes for it too warm up and soften a bit so that it will be easier to cut into. This dessert, though simple, means a lot to me because it symbolizes my love for my family and my drive to make delicious food. I hope you all enjoy!