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Butterscotch Cornflake Clusters

Dessert 🍰Snack 🍿 American

Butterscotch Cornflake Clusters are sweet, crunchy morsels laced with peanut butter and studded with roasted peanuts. Each bite blends caramel-like butterscotch with a salty nutty snap from the cereal, perfect for sharing at potlucks or as a nostalgic no-bake dessert. Serve them when you want a quick, crowd-pleasing treat that sets up fast and disappears even faster.

  • Prep15 min
  • Cook5 min
  • Serves54
  • DifficultyEasy
Butterscotch Cornflake Clusters
  1. 1

    Combine white sugar, brown sugar, and corn syrup in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl and heat until the sugars dissolve, about 1 minute.

  2. 2

    Stir in the peanut butter.

  3. 3

    Place the cornflakes and peanuts in a large bowl and stir in the syrup mixture, mixing well.

  4. 4

    Spray a 9x13 inch pan with cooking spray.

  5. 5

    Lightly press the cornflake mixture into the pan.

  6. 6

    Melt the butterscotch chips in the same microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval, for 1 to 3 minutes (depending on your microwave).

  7. 7

    Do not overheat or the butterscotch will scorch.

  8. 8

    Spread over the cornflake mixture.

  9. 9

    Allow the candy to cool, then cut into 1x2 inch bars.

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