No-Bake Butterscotch Snack Bites
July 26, 2010 in Recipes
Ingredients
- 3 cups toasted rice cereal
- 1 cup quick oats
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, pecans and/or almonds
- 1 2/3 cups (11-ounce package) Nestlé Toll House Butterscotch Flavored Morsels, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
Preparation
- PAPER-LINE or lightly grease 24 muffin cups.
- COMBINE cereal, oats, nuts, 1/2 cup morsels and salt in large mixing bowl.
- MELT remaining morsels and corn syrup in uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on MEDIUM-HIGH (70%) power for 1 minute; STIR. Morsels may retain some of their original shape. If necessary, microwave at additional 10- to 15-second intervals, stirring just until morsels are melted.
- DRIZZLE melted morsel mixture over cereal mixture; stir until combined. Working quickly, press 1/4 cup of mixture into each prepared cup. Let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes or until firm. Store in tightly covered container(s) at room temperature.
Serves
Yields 2 dozen snack bites
