May 12, 2010

Easy Butterscotch Bars

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Prep time: 11 minutes
Baking time: 15 to 20 minutes
Servings: Makes 2 dozen bars

Grandma was very touched when my sister and I made these for her for Mother’s Day.

Ingredients

8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup butterscotch chips
1 cup crisp rice cereal
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Pour evenly onto the bottom of a 13 × 9-inch baking pan.
3

Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs evenly over butter in baking pan. Layer the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, cereal, coconut and pecans evenly over the graham cracker crumbs.
4

Pour condensed milk evenly over layers; do not mix.
5

Bake until lightly browned, about 15 to 20 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

Grandma's Secret Trick

Grandma kept a can of sweetened condensed milk in her pantry because she knew of so many possibilities for using it. If she ran out of cream for coffee, she used sweetened condensed milk to turn her coffee into an after-dinner delight. She sometimes used it as a great addition to cheesecake batter. And sometimes she mixed it with plain yogurt, sliced bananas and wheat germ for a quick breakfast.