special k bars

This easy no-bake recipe features chewy peanut butter cereal bars topped with a chocolate and butterscotch frosting.  

Special K Bars

Special K cereal

sugar

corn syrup

jar room temperature peanut butter*

butter (for greasing the pan and bowl)

chocolate chips

butterscotch chips

flaky sea salt (for topping (optional))

Grease a large bowl with butter and place the Special K in the bowl.

Grease a 9x13 or 8x11 baking dish. The 9x13 will make thinner bars, the 8x11 bars will be thicker (as pictured).

Place sugar and corn syrup in a saucepan over medium heat. Heat the mixture stirring occasionally, until the edges start to bubble. Remove the saucepan from the heat and immediately stir in the peanut butter.

Working quickly (before the mixture cools), pour the peanut butter mixture over the Special K and stir until combined. Scoop into the prepared baking dish and press into an even layer. Proceed with the frosting.

Bars:

Place chocolate chips and butterscotch chips in the bowl of a double boiler. Cook, stirring frequently, until melted and smooth. Note: make sure the boiling water is not touching the bottom of your bowl, only the steam.

Immediately pour the frosting over the bars and smooth into an even layer. Sprinkle with flaky sea salt. Allow several hours for the frosting to firm up, then cut and serve.

Frosting:

Easy no bake peanut butter cereal bars that are so delicious! These Special K Bars are soft, chewy and perfect.

white sugar

peanut butter

vanilla

Coat a 13 x 9-inch baking pan with cooking spray.

Combine sugar and corn syrup in a large saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until melted. Do not bring to a boil. Add peanut butter and vanilla. Stir until smooth. Remove from heat.

Put cereal in a large mixing bowl. Add peanut butter mixture; stir until thoroughly coated. Press onto the bottom of the prepared baking pan.

Microwave butterscotch morsels and semi-sweet chocolate chips in a large, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl for 1 minute; stir. Morsels may retain some of their original shape. If necessary, microwave at additional 10- to 15-second intervals, stirring just until smooth. Spread over cereal mixture.

Refrigerate for 15 to 20 minutes or until the topping is firm. Cut into bars.

We substituted the corn syrup for honey, so delicious!

Thank you for the recipe! I made these for the first time for my extended family and they were an instant hit. Many people gave me compliments on the bars, and were surprised to hear it was my first try making them. They are even requested above my usual desserts at home!

No bake dessert recipes are some of my very favorite. I can't wait to try out this Special K bars recipe.

These Special K Bars look AMAZING! Do you think I could replace the peanut butter with Sunbutter (sonwflower seed butter), since I cannot have peanut butter?

Hi Julie, I used to make these years ago, but lost my recipe. Glad to have found your recipe. When I used to make them I didn't use the butterscotch chips, I didn't have any, but had a larger package of chocolate chips and that worked very well too! Yummy

There was NOT enough chocolate/butterscotch icing to even COVER the 13X 9. I worked in a bakery &amp; thought only 1 cup of each would not be enough, but still followed it. I should have DOUBLED the icing!  Also, leaving it out on the counter is much better than putting in fridg. for many reasons. sorry.

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