# Sweet Marie Bars

A sweet treat made with rice crispy cereal, peanuts, a brown sugar and peanut butter mixture, and topped with melted butterscotch and milk chocolate chips.

- Total time: 240 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Snack
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 cups rice crispy cereal
- 2 cups peanuts
- 1 cup whole peanuts
- 1 cup chopped peanuts
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup corn syrup
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup butterscotch chips
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips

## Instructions

1. Set aside four cups of rice crispy cereal and two cups of peanuts (one cup whole, one cup chopped; one salted, one unsalted).
2. In a small to medium pot, melt and combine one cup of brown sugar, one cup of corn syrup, and one cup of peanut butter on low heat until smooth and creamy.
3. Pour the melted mixture over the rice crispy and peanut mixture and coat everything nicely.
4. Press the coated mixture firmly and evenly into a 9x13 pan.
5. Melt one cup each of butterscotch chips and milk chocolate chips in the microwave.
6. Distribute the melted butterscotch and milk chocolate on top of the bars.
7. Let the bars sit on the counter at room temperature for four hours before cutting.

## Equipment

- small to medium pot
- 9x13 pan
- microwave

## Tips

- The butterscotch chips may not fully melt, which is normal.

## Source

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- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c46778a3-0fd0-4afa-8c3d-73cbd6d97ce0
- Extracted: 2026-02-22

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