New Look- and healthy scotcheroos

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Tell you what how about you have a healthed up scotcheroo to tide you over? I was so very excited when I came across this recipe. John's sister makes these and he secretly loves them, but hates how horribly bad they are for you. Enter in these:

YUMMMM!!!! Now I'm not saying they are super health food or anything, but they don't have any butter or oil, and they use maple and brown rice syrup to sweeten them, add in brown rice crispies and we're golden right!??

If you're allergic to peanuts just sub in some nutella or sunbutter (unless you're allergic to those too... if that's the case, don't do that.)


Scotcheroos: [no bake, high protein, GF, vegan]
(makes 9 large treats) recipe by: Chockohlawtay

150g (5 cups) Crispy Brown Rice Cereal
48g (1/2 cup) Old Fashioned Rolled Oats (gluten free if you like)
13g (2 tbs) Ground Flaxseed
1/8 tsp Salt

168g (1/2 cup) Brown Rice Syrup
128g (1/2 cup) Natural Peanut Butter (no sugar/salt/oil added)
42g (2 tbs) Pure Maple Syrup
1 tsp Butterscotch Extract
64g (2 scoops) Vanilla Protein Powder

4oz Unsweetened Chocolate, chopped (or dark chocolate)
84g (1/4 cup) Pure Maple Syrup

Directions:
1. Line a brownie pan with parchment paper both ways.
2. In a large bowl, stir together the cereal, oats, flax and salt.
3. In a large microwave-safe bowl, stir together the rice syrup, peanut butter, maple syrup and butterscotch extract (not the protein powder yet!). Microwave at 30-second intervals, stirring between each one, until mixture is runny. Stir in the protein powder one spoonful at a time. Scoop this mixture over the dry ingredients and fold together. Scoop into the prepared pan and flatten.
4. Add the chocolate to a small microwave-safe bowl and microwave at 30-second intervals, stirring between each one, until melted. Stir in the maple syrup (it should look like a frosting). Scoop this over the krispy treats and spread to the edges, trying to make the surface somewhat flat. Refrigerate for ~30 minutes, flatten the surface with a pastry roller or a cylinder object (like a mug). Slice and serve!

CHOW!!!

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