Baby Ruth Bars

Don’t know where this recipe came from, but know that it is good – especially if you don’t feel like baking but want a sweet treat.

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 15

Prep Time: 15 minutes  

Ingredients

½ cup Brown Sugar

½ cup White Sugar

1 cup White Corn Syrup

1 cup Peanut Butter

6 cups Corn Flakes (lightly Crushed)

1 cup Peanuts

1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

1 cup Butterscotch Chips

Directions

Mix the sugars and corn syrup in a sauce pan. Bring to boil for one minute. Remove from heat. Add peanut butter, stir until smooth. In a separate bowl mix cornflakes and peanuts, then pour sugar/peanut butter mixture over and stir. Press into buttered 9 x 13 pan.

Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips about 1 to 1-1/2 minutes in the microwave or over a double boiler. Stir and melt longer if necessary. Stir until smooth then use as frosting over mixture in pan.

You can use milk chocolate chips alone for the frosting.

Categories: Cookies & Bars, Kid-Friendly, Other Desserts

Tags: easy

Submitted by: pete on May 2, 2010