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To this day, I can still hear Grandma say, “Well, they’re just like candy.” She was definitely right, and she would know: she made these bars at least once a month. Whenever you were at her house, these treats would always be in the freezer on the off chance that some would stop in.
When her family was young, Grandma baked and cooked meals without recipes every night. And growing up, I loved listening to her recount the endless list of dishes she made, always making it sound so easy. As a grandma, she stuck to the recipes she felt comfortable with, and these bars were perfect. Since they require only a little cooking and no baking, these will disappear within minutes.
These keep in the freezer extremely well, although I doubt you will need to freeze any.
More Bar Recipes
- Rhubarb bars
- Chocolate chip banana bars
- Rhubarb crumb bars
- Peanut butter fingers
- Raspberry crumb bars
- Brown butter blondies
- Classic blondies
Watch how to make these butterscotch bars:
Butterscotch Bars
Ingredients
- 12 tbsp (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
- 2 cups marshmallows
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- 6 oz butterscotch chips
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
Instructions
- Prepare graham cracker crumbs by placing in a bag and using a rolling pin to crush them. A food processor can also be used. When finely crushed, set aside until ready to use.2 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
- Prepare a 9 x 13-inch baking pan by lining it with a parchment paper sling. Spray the paper with baking spray and set aside.
- In a saucepan, heat butter over low heat. Once melted, whisk in sugar and eggs. Over medium heat, bring to a low simmer and continue to cook for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool, about 10 minutes.12 tbsp (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, 1 cup granulated sugar, 2 large eggs
- Add graham cracker crumbs, marshmallows and coconut. Stir to combine everything.2 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs, 2 cups marshmallows, 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- Pour into prepared baking pan and spread evenly. Set bars aside and prepare topping.
- Melt butterscotch chips and peanut butter in microwave in 30-second increments until completely smooth, about three 30-second increments. Spread over prepared bars and smooth out, making sure to spread into the corners.6 oz butterscotch chips, ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- Allow bars to cool at least 2 hours before cutting to ensure the topping has set. Cut into small squares and enjoy.
Seriously Kaleb can I come live near you and visit as much as possible to just absorb your vib. Love your blog!
These were quite different,but I think I will try chocolate chips
next time,the thing was the butter/ sugar mixture got a little hot, but other than that they were quite delicious.
Kroger supermarket had pre crushed graham crackers for $2.49 beats crushing them myself.
Butterscotch squares just became a permanent staple in my freezer. This will be my second time making them, but decided to watch the video this time as I overcooked the base just a bit the first time. They were a tiny bit dry but still delicious. I now see what I did wrong. You cracked me up on this video with your comments but especially the “just out of bed” hair. 😴😂. So, off to make my second batch because we are down to 6 in the freezer.
Thank you
Marie Rodd
I love watching everything you make and do. You always make it very easy to follow. Tkank you
Hi Kaleb— I’m so excited! I’m baking these butterscotch bars this afternoon with my granddaughter, Vivian Rose. I can’t wait to taste them. I love your videos they make me smile, you have a wonderful day.
Wanda Susanne from Iowa❣️
I’ve had these before but I needed the Recipe to make them 😋 Thank you 😊
I’ve been wanting to make these for YEARS and kept tucking it away until today. Not a fair review bc I haven’t tried one yet, but everything that I make of yours is always outstanding so I KNOW they’ll be delicious. My only problem, if you can even call it a problem) is that my marshmallows didn’t melt at all and I would have liked them too. Perhaps i let the butter mixed cool for too long? My topping doesn’t look as abundant as yours does either but I did lick the spatula and loved it!
Favorite butterscotch featuring recipe
I’m not the biggest fan of butterscotch but these are incredible
Have made multiple times, for potlucks, neighbor night, cookie exchanges
Always a hit and receive compliments
The best..a new fav thanks grandma and Kaleb
These are really, really good.
I did the recipe at 1.5x and it exactly used a bag of chocolate chips, a box of graham crackers, a bag of coconut and a bag of marshmallows.
I added chopped peanuts in the mix and some for the top. I mixed while the “dough” was still warm enough to make the marshmallows melty and streaked as shown in the picture.
The only recommendation I have is to temper the eggs – slowly pour and mix the heated butter into the eggs so they don’t scramble. To the dough I added a bit of salt and vanilla.
Butterscotch chips and peanut butter are such an awesome combo. I didn’t have chow mein noodles for butterscotch haystacks and was looking for an alternative. This is a total win and will be made every Christmas from now on. Thanks.