rice-krispies-bacon-burger
Posted on 05/21/2010 10:06:36 AM PDT by Nachum
SCOTCHAROOS
1 cup sugar
1 cup white Karo syrup
1 cup peanut butter
6 cups Rice Krispies
16 oz pkg. chocolate chips
16 oz pkg. butterscotch chips
Bring sugar and Karo to a boil. Stir in peanut butter and Rice Krispies. Pack mixture into a well greased pan (13x9). In a small saucepan melt chocolate and butterscotch chips. Pour over Rice Krispie mixture. Refrigerate for 10 to 2 minutes. Remove from the refrigerator, cut and serve!!!
I used to make this for my children, and am making them for the grown grandchildren that are coming to help me around the house.
Is there anything that could take the place of the Karo?
I used to make these but used dark karo syrup
rice-krispies-bacon-burger
When I was a kid I always wanted to do this with Captain Crunch, but my mom always said that would be gross. 26 years later I think I know what I’m doing tonight before I hit the bars! :)
I’d swear the original used a LOT more butter, like a stick (8 tablespoons).
May be honey? or any white syrup
No one would notice if it was a Lutheran Church...
hahaha! True enough!!
I always add extra butter and more marshmallows. I like mine soft and sweet.
Peanut butter with Cocoa Krispies has been one of my variations. I’ve tried to work in some banana, but it didn’t turn out quite right ... I was mashing it and adding it to the peanut butter, I think next time, I’ll just chunk it up small and stir it in like choccy chips.
Not really. They are loaded with High Fructose Corn Syrup.
So what’s your take on HFC? I’ve thought about avoiding it, but it is everywhere.
Is it because Karo is corn syrup? You could try Golden Syrup, made from sugar cane instead of corn.
There is pretty good evidence that HFCS is at least partially responsible for obesity. It’s cheaper than sugar, so producers use it to sweeten everything. While it has the same number of calories as sugar, the higher fructose content causes more insulin release than sucrose does.
Higher insulin levels stimulate hunger centers and inhibit satiety centers in the brain, causing consumption of additional amounts of food. Americans tend to rely on non-satiety related cues like everyone else at the table being finished eating, or the plate or bowl being empty, rather than satiety-related cues like the feeling of fullness.
In the book “Mindless Eating” the author reports that over 65% of restaurant patrons in France relied on satiety, whereas fewer than 25% of restaurant patrons in the US reported satiety as the cue to stop eating.
So the small amount of HCFS in the ketchup stimulates you to finish your double bacon whopper with cheese and super size fries.
See, I knew it wasn't my fault :)
I just bought non-HFCS ketchup. I haven't tried it yet.
What really irritates me is that my favorite BBQ sauce is mainly HFCS.
Also, I heard it messed with the liver, any truth to that?
Sort of. The weight gain can contribute to fatty infiltration of the liver, or Non-alcoholic steatohepatosis. The mechanism is unclear whether the HFCS is directly responsible or whether it’s an indirect effect of the weight gain.
We just got back from Immanuel Lutheran Church here in Eureka do be careful what you say. Took some photos for the garden thread...
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