Butterscotch Bars

Name: Butterscotch Bars
Total time: P2H
Yield: 18
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: vegetable shortening; butterscotch chips; peanut butter; milk; graham cracker crumbs; peanuts; chocolate chips; vegetable shortening; peanuts

Submitted by michelehamilton

One of my favourite bars! Easy to make, and they taste amazing!

YIELD

18 servings

PREP

20 min

COOK

0 min

READY

2 hrs

Ingredients

CUP VEGETABLE SHORTENING
butter flavour *

PACKAGE BUTTERSCOTCH CHIPS
12 ounce package *

CUP PEANUT BUTTER
creamy style

⅓

CUP MILK

CUPS GRAHAM CRACKER CRUMBS *

CUP PEANUTS
salted, chopped

PACKAGE CHOCOLATE CHIPS
semi-sweet, 6 ounce package

TABLESPOONS VEGETABLE SHORTENING
butter flavor

X PEANUTS
finely chopped *

Directions

Combine ¼ cup Butter Flavor Crisco, butterscotch chips, peanut butter and milk in top of double boiler over hot water. Stir occasionally until mixture is melted and smooth.
Combine graham cracker crumbs and 1 cup chopped nuts in large bowl. Pour butterscotch mixture over crumbs. Stir until combined.
Spread mixture in ungreased 9×9×2 inch pan. ( Hint: If a 9×9×2 inch pan is not available, form a 9×9×2 inch tray by lining a 13×9×2 inch pan with aluminum foil. ) Refrigerate until firm. Cut into bars ¾ x 1 ¾ inches.
Combine chocolate chips and 3 tablespoons Butter Flavor Crisco in top of double boiler over hot water. Stir occasionally until chocolate melts.
Place one bar at a time in melted chocolate. Turn with fork. Lift from chocolate on fork. Allow excess to drip off. Place on paper lined baking sheet. Sprinkle top with finely chopped nuts. Return to refrigerator to harden chocolate.