Butterscotch bars are popular pasalubong from Bacolod City. It has a caramel buttery flavor, a bit chewy because of the chopped cashew.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time40 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Filipino
Servings: 14
Calories: 260kcal
Author: Jenalyn Rose Forbes
Ingredients
2cupsall-purpose flour
1tspbaking powder
½tspbaking soda
¼tspsalt
1cupbrown sugar
½cupunsalted buttermelted
⅓cupglucoseor corn syrup
2mediumeggs
1tspvanilla extract
½cupcashewchopped
Instructions
Pre-heat the oven at 180°C and grease a square pan with melted butter. Set aside.
In a bowl, whisk all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Using a separate bowl, combine brown sugar and melted unsalted butter. Add the glucose or corn syrup then mix again. Then add the eggs and vanilla extract, continue to mix until well incorporated.
Combine the flour mixture with the caramel mixture. Mix them by folding method. Add the cashew nuts before slightly mixing again.
Transfer the batter into a greased baking pan. Distribute it evenly on all sides and flatten the top part using a spatula.
Bake at 170°C for 30 to 40 minutes. Cut into bite-size squares. Serve and enjoy.