Woman Connected to Recipe: Mary Kaplan
Submitted by Megan Collins and Mekea Duffy (Mary’s daughters)
About Mary and her Special K Bars:
When we were young, we could almost always find our Mom—“Mrs. K”, as our friends called her—in the kitchen. Memories conjure up Mom leaning against the counter, cutting into a pan of brownies or bars, casually asking us about our days, and opening the back door to the yard for us to run in and out. Her Special K bars were a childhood favorite, and fresh pan of them would be gone by the end of the day. She nourished us, and a neighborhood of kids, with her warmth and constant presence.
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup white caro syrup
3/4 cup peanut butter
6 cups Special K cereal
1 large package chocolate chips
1 large package butterscotch chips
Heat caro, sugar, peanut butter.
Mix with Special K in a large bowl.
Flatten (press with your fingers greased with butter) in a 9x13 pan.
Melt chocolate chips and butterscotch chips together (glass bowl) in microwave.
Pour mixture (should be smooth) over Special K bars in pan.
Put in refrigerator to harden. Let thaw a little to make cutting easier.
Enjoy!