Scotcheroos

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Scotcheroos
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Type Dessert bar
Place of origin United States
Main ingredients Chocolate, butterscotch peanut butter, Rice Krispies

Scotcheroos are dessert bars with chocolate, butterscotch, peanut butter, and Rice Krispies. The recipe was originally printed on Rice Krispies box in the mid-1960s. [1] They are popular in the Midwestern United States, especially Minnesota, Iowa and North Dakota. [2]

Devin Alexander asked her Facebook friends what they wanted in The Biggest Loser Dessert Cookbook. Many of the responses were scotcheroos so she published a healthier version in the book. [ relevant? ] [3] Jennifer Evans Gardner said in her book Barefoot in the Kitchen: A Pregnancy Survival Cookbook that scotcheroos are a dessert that pregnant women should look forward to. [4] A section of the book Family Scrapbooks is all about scotcheroos. [5] Scotcheroos were made by Kellogg's in 1965.

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References

  1. "Scotcheroos | Traditional Dessert From Midwestern United States | TasteAtlas". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  2. tmewes@mankatofreepress.com, Brian Arola and Trey Mewes barola@mankatofreepress com (2016-09-12). "Bar Brawl: Special K vs. Scotcheroos". Mankato Free Press. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  3. Alexander, Devin (2010). The Biggest Loser Dessert Cookbook. Rodale. p. 137. ISBN   978-1-60961-129-3.
  4. Evans Gardner, Jennifer (2003). Barefoot in the Kitchen: A Pregnancy Survival Cookbook. Globe Pequot. p. 174. ISBN   978-1-59228-039-1.
  5. Gerbrandt, Michele; Cannarella, Deborah (2001). Family Scrapbooks. Hugh Lauter Levin Associates. p. 48. ISBN   978-0-88363-935-1.