No-Bake Butterscotch Snack Bites

Do your kids need a delicious energy boost after school? Feeling snacky on a road trip? Try these quick and easy no-bake butterscotch treats. Melted butterscotch paired with crisp cereal, oats and nuts - treat your kids to a yummy and easy snack on the go.

Yield: 24 servings

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) Nestle® Toll House® Butterscotch Flavored Morsels, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup

Instructions

1. Paper-line or lightly grease 24 muffin cups.
2. Combine cereal, oats, nuts, 1/2 cup morsels and salt in large mixing bowl.
3. 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.
4. Drizzle melted morsel mixture over cereal mixture; stir until combined. Working quickly, press 1/4 cup of mixture into each prepared cup
5. Let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes or until firm.
6. Store in tightly covered container(s) at room temperature.

Notes

Morsels can also be melted on top of a double boiler following package melting directions, adding corn syrup to melted morsels.

Mini Snackbites: Paper-line or grease mini muffin cups. Prepare recipe as above; press about 1 tablespoon of mixture into each prepared cup. Yields about 4 1/2 dozen mini snack bites.

Snackbite Bars: Lightly grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan. Prepare recipe as above and press mixture into prepared pan. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes or until firm. Yields 2 dozen bars.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Nestle® and meals.com.