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If you love butterscotch and peanut butter, than you are going to LOVE these delicious sweet treats. These delicious little crunchies are so good with both butterscotch and peanut butter together. Butterscotch Crunchiesget made many times throughout the year and is definitely another family tradition during the Christmas holidays at our house.
Why You’ll Love These Butterscotch Crunchies
- They are so easy to make and everyone loves these sweet treats during the holidays.
- They only take 3-ingredients to make, plus candied sprinkles.
- And, they are a quick and simple holiday recipe that is great for cookie exchange parties, potlucks or to add to the holiday dessert menu.
Butterscotch Crunchies Ingredients
- Butterscotch Morsels
- Peanut Butter
- Corn flakes
How To Make Butterscotch Crunchies
The smell of these crunchies and the aroma while mixing the two ingredients together, brings many wonderful memories of the holidays for our family. These are super simple to make. Just melt your butterscotch morsels, stir in the peanut butter, then once melted, add in the corn flakes. That’s it!
Try These Delicious Crunchies Today
These butterscotch crunchies are a family tradition and are super easy to make. This is a fun recipe for the kids to help with. It’s always fun decorating these with all the different holiday candied sprinkles.
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Butterscotch Crunchies
Great Grub, Delicious Treats
These delicious butterscotch crunchies are always a favorite during the holiday season. Made with just 3-ingredients, butterscotch morsels, peanut butter and corn flakes. That is it! Super easy, super delicious and great for holiday parties, potlucks, or a midday snack.
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 Cookies
Calories 100 kcal
Ingredients
- 11 ounce Butterscotch Morsels
- ½ cup Peanut Butter
- 4 cups Corn flakes
Instructions
In a large pan, melt butterscotch morsels over low heat.
Add peanut butter, stir well. Continue cooking over low heat until melted and blended well.
Remove from heat. Add corn flakes and mix until well coated.
Line two cookie sheets with wax paper.
Drop by spoonful onto prepared cookie sheets.
Optional, top with festive/seasonal sprinkles.
Put in fridge until chilled about 30-45 minutes.
Once chilled, remove from fridge.
Store in the fridge in an airtight container with wax paper between each layer of crunchies.
Notes
Nutritional values are approximate.
Please note that these values can change with different brands and any modifications made to the recipe. For the most accurate information, use a nutritional calculator with the exact brands and measurements.
Nutrition
Calories: 100kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 2gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 108mgPotassium: 39mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 96IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 3mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Butterscotch Crunchies, Butterscotch Recipe
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Comments
Debra Could I use PB2 for the peanut butter
These would be great with golden grams
- Great Grub, Delicious Treats
Yes Laurie, they sure would be. I’ll have to make them that way and try it myself. :) <3
- Evie
Sounds yummy..how are they stored and do they freeze well?
- Great Grub, Delicious Treats
Hi Evie, just store them in a closed container with wax paper between the layers. Not sure about freezing them. We always finish them off right away. :)
- Alison
Does anybody think you could use Frosted Flakes instead of corn flakes? My husband has a real sweet tooth. :)
- Great Grub, Delicious Treats
Hi Alison, you could try it, I’d like to know too! Let us all know how it turns out if you do make it! :)
- Donald
Yes you can, I always do.
- Natalie
Hi! Just wondering – what are butterscotch morsels? This recipe looks amazing!
- Great Grub, Delicious Treats
Hi Natalie, butterscotch morsels are like chocolate chips but butterscotch flavor, and they are delish!! :)
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