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Peanut Butter Marshmallow Squares

Butterscotch Confetti

This is crack. Marshmallow crack to be exact. Its official name is “Butterscotch Confetti”, but anyone who doesn’t read Jean Paré’s Company’s Coming cookbooks refers to them as “Peanut Butter Marshmallow Squares”.

Either works for me.

In fact, we could call it dirt and I’d still eat it.

peanut butter marshmallow squares

Not only are these squares completely addictive, they are also ridiculously easy. They are gluten free, no bake, kid-friendly and guaranteed to be a crowd pleaser. With just four ingredients, how can you go wrong?

The original recipe calls for melting the butterscotch chips, butter and peanut butter in a pot on the stove, but lately I’ve just been putting those all in a big bowl and microwaving until just melted. It’s such a time saver – you can thank me later.

The key is to make sure that the butterscotch mixture cools to lukewarm before you add your marshmallows, otherwise they’ll all melt. I’m sure that would taste equally delicious, but it might lose some of the visual appeal. Also, don’t do this with white marshmallows. You definitely need the coloured ones for this recipe.

And if you lick the pan clean, welcome to the club.

To start with, you probably need a cute assistant. Cute assistants make everything taste better.

Butterscotch Confetti

See? These are guaranteed to be extra special peanut butter marshmallow squares.

Butterscotch Confetti

Place the peanut butter, butter and butterscotch chips in a large saucepan and melt over low heat.

Butterscotch Confetti

Stir constantly. Your cute assistant can help with this one. This will help the mixture melt more quickly without getting over-heated.

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Once it’s melted and smooth, remove from heat and cool to lukewarm.

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Add coloured marshmallows.

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Stir to combine.

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Transfer mixture to a greased square cake pan.

Butterscotch Confetti

Grease a piece of waxed paper and place greased-side-down over mixture.

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Press down firmly.

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Remove wax paper. Voila!

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Chill until firm and cut into squares.

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Try not to eat the whole pan.

Butterscotch Confetti

But if you do, at least you can whip up another batch in a few minutes, right?

Butterscotch Confetti

Mmm…marshmallow crack.

Butterscotch Confetti

Recipe from Jean Paré’s [amazon_link id=”0969069502″ target=”_blank” ]150 Delicious Squares[/amazon_link] cookbook.

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Butterscotch Confetti

Course: Dessert
Servings: 16 squares
Author: The Gourmet Housewife

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butterscotch chips
  • 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 9 oz 250g bag of miniature coloured marshmallows

Instructions

  • Grease an 8 inch square pan and set aside.
  • Combine butterscotch chips, peanut butter and butter in a large saucepan and heat on low. Stir constantly until chips are almost melted. Remove from heat and stir until smooth.
  • Let stand for about 15 minutes, until mixture is lukewarm.
  • Add marshmallows and stir until coated.
  • Grease a piece of wax paper and use it to press the mixture firmly into prepared pan. Chill until firm. Cut and serve.

Notes

To save time: microwave the butter, peanut butter and butterscotch chips in 30 second increments, stirring after each time. Once chips are almost melted, remove from microwave and stir until smooth. Cool to lukewarm and add marshmallows.

 

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9 Comments

  • Reply
    Tammy
    May 27, 2015 at 5:04 pm

    Hi there! I was going to make these peanut butter marshmallow squares but I have no butterscotch chips. Could I increase the peanut butter instead? Thanks!

    Tammy Bennett

    • Reply
      Jacquelyn Bauer
      May 28, 2015 at 2:56 pm

      Hi Tammy,

      This one stumped me for a little bit…I had to go brainstorm with my friend Leanne to come up with an answer! We both agreed that using only peanut butter wouldn’t set. The sugar in the butterscotch chips helps firm up the squares. Leanne’s suggestion was that you could try adding some icing/confectioner’s sugar (maybe a tablespoon or so) and see if that helps. We’re not guaranteeing anything, but if it works let us know!

      Happy cooking!
      Jacquelyn

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    Tammy
    May 29, 2015 at 4:56 am

    Thanks so much for your help! If I can’t find butterscotch chips at store I will try your suggestion and will let you know how they turn out! Thanks so much!

    Tammy

    • Reply
      Cheryl
      March 6, 2016 at 3:56 pm

      You can use any other kind of chips, chocolate, white etc

      • Reply
        Jacquelyn Bauer
        March 10, 2016 at 4:32 pm

        Hi Cheryl,

        You’re right! Switching up the chips will change the flavour, but sometimes that’s exactly what you want! :)

    • Reply
      Jennifer Mick
      December 23, 2016 at 8:39 pm

      5 stars
      I dislike butterscotch chips. They always leave a bad aftertaste in my mouth, so I sub them with Reeses peanut butter chips. Oh my!!!! A little slice of peanut butter heaven :)

      • Reply
        Jacquelyn Bauer
        December 31, 2016 at 4:32 pm

        Well that sounds so delicious, too! Happy cooking! xo

  • Reply
    Megan
    November 4, 2018 at 1:16 pm

    These are one of Levi’s favourite treats. Thanks for the tip about microwaving. I’m not sure if I’m just distracted lately when things are on the stove or what but I tried making these a few weeks ago (exact same recipe, but different source) and I failed at this supremely simple recipe. I had forgotten you had this recipe on your site. So I made these again today using your microwave instructions. Even more simple and it worked brilliantly. The tip about the wax paper was new to me too and I used greased parchment with success. Thanks again!

    • Reply
      Jacquelyn Bauer
      November 15, 2018 at 4:44 pm

      Mmmm…marshmallow crack. ;)

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