No-Bake Butterscotch Bars

  

• Makes: 64 servings
• Serving Size: 1 bar
• Prep: 45 mins
• Chill: 1 hr

No-Bake Butterscotch Bars

Ingredients

• 1
  cup granulated sugar
• 1
  cup light-color corn syrup
• 2
  cups peanut butter
• 3
  cups crisp rice cereal
• 3
  cups cornflakes
• 3/4
  cup butter
• 4
  cups powdered sugar
• 2
  4-serving-size packages butterscotch instant pudding and pie filling mix
• 1
  3.7 ounce package (2 bars) chocolate-covered crisp peanut butter candy (such as Butterfingers, finely chopped (3/4 cup)
• 1/4
  cup milk
• 1
  12 ounce package (2 cups) semisweet chocolate pieces
• 1/2
  cup butter

Directions

1. Line 15x10x1-inch baking pan with heavy foil, extending foil over the edges of the pan; set aside.
2. In a large saucepan combine granulated sugar and corn syrup; heat and stir over medium heat just until mixture boils around edges. Heat and stir for 1 minute more. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter until smooth. Stir in rice cereal and cornflakes until coated. Press mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Place a piece of waxed paper over the mixture and press firmly with your hands; set aside.
3. For pudding layer, in a medium saucepan melt the 3/4 cup butter over medium heat. Stir in powdered sugar, pudding mixes, 1/2 cup of the chopped candy, and the milk. Spread pudding mixture over cereal layer; set aside.
4. For frosting, in a small saucepan heat and stir chocolate pieces and the 1/2 cup butter over low heat until melted and smooth. Spread frosting over pudding layer. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup chopped candy. Chill, uncovered, about 1 hour or until set. Cover for longer storage. To serve, use foil to lift uncut bars out of pan. Place on a cutting board; cut into bars.

From the Test Kitchen

TO MAKE AHEAD:

Layer bars between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months. Before serving, let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts (No-Bake Butterscotch Bars )

Per serving: 
• 190 kcal cal., 
• 10 g fat 
• (4 g sat. fat, 
• 1 g polyunsaturated fat, 
• 3 g monounsatured fat), 
• 10 mg chol., 
• 141 mgsodium, 
• 26 g carb., 
• 1 g fiber, 
• 22 g sugar, 
• 3 g pro.
 
• Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet