Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars
Take a basic Scotcheroo bar and elevate it with more peanut butter and pretzels, and you get these Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars for a super crunchy, sweet, and salty treat.
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Ingredients
For the bars:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup oorn syrup
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 6 cups krispie rice cereal
For the topping:
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 1 cup broken pretzels
- 6-8 snack-size peanut butter cups
Instructions
- Prepare an 8 x 8 inch pan with cooking spray.
- In a medium sauce pan over medium heat, combine sugar and syrup and heat until sugar is dissolved.
- Then remove from heat and stir in peanut butter.
- Once incorporated, add the cereal and mix well.
- Pour into prepared pan and press down evenly.
- Set aside.
- In medium saucepan over low heat, melt the chocolate chips.
- Once melted, remove from heat and add the pretzels and mix well, then add the peanut butter cups.
- Pour chocolate mixture over the cereal mixture and smooth out.
- Cool, cut, and enjoy!