Scotcharoo Recipe

We all eat rice more or less during our lunch or dinner time. Even in Asian countries, rice is the staple food. Having rice with vegetables and meat is very common. What if you can make an exclusive dessert recipe with cooked rice? 

Yes, that’s scotcharoo recipe we’re talking about. It’s an extremely delicious dessert food item that matches any kind of event and party. 

Scotcharoo is a kind of chocolate cake that is made of peanut rice. It’s a top-notch recipe in the United States (Midwestern), lowa. It’s a popular traditional recipe in the Midwest of the United States. So, if you live there, you’ll love it.

Scotcharoo Ingredients

All the ingredients you need to make this recipe are store-bought. No pantry ingredients will be there to add. However, all of them are easily found in the grocery shops. So, you don’t have to be stressed to manage them. Here’s what your need-

Rice Cereal (7 Cups)

Usually, rice cereal is a baby food. Using the rice cereal will make the scotcharoo more tasty and crunchy. You also can make your scotcharoos bars with cooked rice. In this case, you’ll have to soften the rice properly after cooking. 

But cooked rice won’t make this dessert as tasty as you want. Therefore, we recommend using the rice cereal of 7 cups. 

Granulated Sugar (1 ½ Cups)

To get a neutral flavor in the scotcharoos, use granulated sugar. You also can use white sugar if the granulated sugar isn’t in hand. However, take 1 ½ cup of sugar for this recipe. 

Peanut Butter (2 Cups)

The combination of emulsifiers, salt, and sweeteners in the butter paste makes it perfect to use in the scotcharoo. It’s a good item to get Vitamin E, healthy fat, folate, and also fiber. According to Canada’s Food Guide, the peanut is measured as a protein food. 

So, adding peanut butter to your recipe will make it delicious as well as healthy. You need 1 cup of peanut butter for this recipe.

Chocolate Chips (2 Cups)

Since it’s a chocolate-type dessert, making it with chocolate flavor will make it more delicious. So, take 2 cups of chocolate chips. It’s made of cocoa butter, cocoa powder, lecithin, sugar, cocoa liquor, and vanilla. Also, it flavors nice and unique. Adding chocolate chips to the scotcharoo will make a smooth and crispy texture.

Butterscotch  Chips (2 Cups)

Another must-have ingredient is the butterscotch chips. It will give the real texture and flavor to your scotcharoos. Like chocolate chips, you’ll get butterscotch chips on the market. Purchase a packet and take 2 cups of these chips. 

Kero Syrup (1 Cup)

It’s a kind of corn syrup and using this syrup in the scotcharoo will bring a moist texture. Also, it will help to prevent sugar caramelization. So, take 1 cup of kero syrup. 

How to Make Scotcharoo Recipe?

Through all the easy steps, you can easily make your scotcharoos-

Step-1

Put a saucepan on the stove over medium-low heat. Put sugar, kero syrup, and peanut butter. Keep stirring them for 10 minutes. Once the mixture is melted and becomes smooth properly, keep the saucepan aside for later use. 

Step-2

This time, take a mixing bowl and take rice cereal and the prepared peanut butter mixture. Mix them properly. 

Step-3

Take your baking pan and put the mixed rice cereal. Put the rice nicely and evenly. Cover with paper and press tight so that the rice cereal sits fixed. 

Step-4

Once you finished placing the rice cereal, put a saucepan with 3 cups of water. Bring the water to a boil for 5 minutes.

Now put another pan on top of the boiled water saucepan as same as you see in the picture below-

Put the chocolate chips, and butterscotch chips. It will start melting. Keep stirring for 5 minutes. Once these two chips are melted and become a smooth liquid, turn off the heat. 

Step-5

Now take the chips liquid and spread it over the rice cereal. This liquid will work as a chocolate layer. Spread the liquid evenly. You need not go for any baking. This recipe requires no baking method.

Step-6

Put the baking sheet in your fridge and let it chill for 30 minutes. It’s almost ready! Now take it out from the refrigerator and cut it into a square shape into many small pieces and serve. Your scotcharoo will look as same as the picture-

Best Side Dish to Serve With

It’s a chocolate-type dessert that requires no side dish. Just serve it after a meal at dinner or lunchtime. As a dessert, the scotcharoo goes best at dinner time. However, if you want to serve it as snacks, add the following dish with it-

• Milk
• Coffee
• Tea
• Juice
• Sprites
• 7UP
• Red Wine 

You can serve any of your favorite dishes with the scotcharoo. There are no specific rules to serve only the liquid dish. 

Conclusion

Once you buy the ingredients for scotcharoo, you can make the scotcharoo recipe anytime. Because you don’t need the entire packet of all of them at the same time. It’s easy to make and you don’t require to have an oven also. 

So, those who haven’t oven can make this unbaked scotcharoo trouble-free. Need only a few minutes to prepare the ingredients and to make the cake. Add this simple recipe to your menu and get a gorgeous result.

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