Description
Football Scotcheroos are a delicious and fun treat perfect for game day celebrations, combining the classic flavors of chocolate, peanut butter, and crispy rice cereal, shaped like footballs.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 6 cups crispy rice cereal
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup butterscotch chips
- White icing for decoration
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, combine corn syrup and sugar over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
- Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter until smooth.
- Add crispy rice cereal and mix until well coated.
- Press the mixture into a greased football-shaped mold or onto a baking sheet.
- Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips together in a microwave or double boiler.
- Spread the melted mixture over the pressed cereal base.
- Allow to cool and set, then cut into football shapes.
- Use white icing to decorate the footballs with laces.
Notes
- For a more festive look, use colored icing to match your team’s colors.
- Store in an airtight container to keep them fresh.
- These can be made a day in advance for convenience.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg