If you have a soft spot for cereal treats, you’ll love these easy Special K Bars! They’re chewy, peanut buttery, and loaded with chocolate and butterscotch in every bite.
For more crispy, chewy cereal bar recipes, try my Neapolitan Krispie Treats. If you love cookie butter, these Biscoff Rice Krispie Treats are amazing too!
What Makes these Bars Special
Rice Krispie Treats are my favorite, but there’s really a whole world of cereal options out there that can be turned into delightfully chewy snack bars.
You might not have thought to turn Special K cereal into a sweet treat, but trust me: it works! Especially when you combine it with peanut butter, butterscotch morsels, and chocolate chips.
Here’s why you’re going to love this recipe:
- Like Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats and other cereal bar recipes, these Special K bars are ridiculously easy to make. There’s nothing to it!
- The textures in this recipe are on point! Special K bars are the perfect combination of chewy and crispy. I used my scotcheroo recipe to create this tasty treat.
- Make this recipe for a potluck, bake sale, or game day get-together with friends and watch them disappear. They’re always a crowd-pleaser!
Tips and Tricks
- It’s important that the sugar mixture boils for a full minute. Set a timer so you know for sure!
- You can melt the chocolate and butterscotch in a double boiler or in the microwave. If melting in the microwave, heat it for 30 seconds, stir, then heat for another 30 seconds, and so on, until the mixture is smooth when stirred.
- Be gentle when pressing the cereal mixture into the pan; if you press too hard, the cereal will crush and the bars will be hard instead of chewy.
- Save the wrapper from the butter and use that to press down on the tops of the cereal bars, or use a piece of parchment paper. This will keep your hands clean!
- Store these Special K bars in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.
- You can also freeze these bars in an airtight freezer safe container for up to three months. Thaw on the counter overnight.
More Recipes with Cereal
- Banana Rice Krispie Treats
- Froot Loop Treats
- Easy Nutella Rice Krispie Treats
- The Best Ever Scotcheroos
- Lucky Charms Marshmallow Treats
- Pumpkin Spice Rice Krispie Treats
How to Make Special K Bars
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Special K Bars Recipe
If you have a soft spot for cereal treats, you’ll love these easy Special K Bars! They’re chewy, peanut buttery, and loaded with chocolate and butterscotch in every bite.
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 6 cups Special K cereal
- 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 ½ cups butterscotch morsels
Instructions
- Line a 13×9 baking dish with parchment paper. Set it aside.
- In a large pot, over medium-high heat, melt butter. Add in sugar and corn syrup. Mix gently and bring to a boil. Boil for one full minute, then remove from heat.
- Stir in peanut butter and vanilla extract. Fold in Special K cereal gently. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Press into the dish gently.
- While the treats cool, make the topping by melting the chocolate chips and butterscotch chips until smooth. Spread melted mixture over the top of the cereal bars. Allow to rest and set about one hour.
Notes
- Make the sugar mixture begins to boil, then continue to stir while boiling for one minute.
- Melt the chocolate and butterscotch in a double boiler or in the microwave. If melting in the microwave, do so in 30 second intervals to avoid overheating.
- Store treats in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.
- Freeze in an airtight freezer safe container for up to three months. Thaw on counter overnight.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar, Calories: 210kcal, Carbohydrates: 28g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 0.05g, Cholesterol: 3mg, Sodium: 56mg, Potassium: 125mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 25g, Vitamin A: 35IU, Calcium: 14mg, Iron: 1mg
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