Butterscotch Confetti Squares: My Love Affair

My yearly love affair with Butterscotch Confetti Squares happens every year.

The butterscotchy, marshmallow, yummy love affair begins around November, my mind flashes intermittently on images of years past with the great times we had. The smiles I smiled, the happiness I expressed, (sometimes even with a little dance), the loving looks that always linger longer than they should at their pillowy goodness. 

I forget the previous year’s ugliness with the breakup. By December, I’m full-on into it, in love, all over again, and I’m churning these tasty treats out by the PANFULL.

Why You’ll Love These Butterscotch Squares with Confetti Marshmallows  

The truth is that the lowly confetti square treat is probably my most favorite Christmas “baking” / holiday treat to make and of course, eat. They are easy to make as fluttering your eyelashes, they take only 4 ingredients that are easy to find in the grocery store, and they take less than 30 minutes to make.

One taste of these butterscotch marshmallow treats with their creamy, pillowy texture and you pretty much have the reason why love was invented.

Ingredients Needed For This Confetti Squares Recipe

• Mini Marshmallows: I like to use the “fruity”, pastel-colored type, but if all you can find are white mini marshmallows, that’s totally fine to use them.
• Peanut Butter: Use your favorite “smooth” brand of peanut butter. Alternatively, you can use crunchy if you like some texture, but personally, I love how smooth and pillowy these bars are when smooth peanut butter is used.
• Butterscotch Baking Chips: Again, your favorite brand is the one to use. I’ve made these squares with the store brand and the name brand, and they all work well.
• Butter: The butter helps smooth the mixture out, adds even more decadence, and helps bind things together. Margarine will work if that’s what you have, but be sure it’s the kind of margarine that sets up like butter and doesn’t stay soft (spreadable) in the fridge.

How To Make Confetti Squares

Prep: Line a baking dish with parchment paper or grease it very well. Set aside.

STEP #1: Melt the butter. In a heavy-bottomed pot, melt the butter over low heat.
STEP #2: Add the baking chips and peanut butter. You want to take your time for the melting process so the sugars in the baking chips won’t scorch at the bottom of the pot.
STEP #3: Add the marshmallows. Once the mixture is all combined, melted, and smooth, remove the pot from the heat. Add the mini marshmallows and stir to coat them.
STEP #4: Pour into the pan. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and smooth out on the top. Pop them in the fridge for a few hours and let them set up.

How To Store Leftover Butterscotch Confetti Treats

I have left these at room temperature in a covered container and I have also refrigerated these squares with no problems. When you leave them at room temperature, they’ll be even more pillowy and soft to bite into and pretty much melt in your mouth.

When you refrigerate them, they are a bit firmer and not as pillowy, but still amazingly delicious.

These freeze fantastically well. My favorite way to freeze them is to cut them into squares, and then place them on a baking sheet to freeze. Once frozen, they can go into a freezer-safe container separated with parchment paper if you’re stacking them.

This way, it’s super easy to grab one or two squares without having to thaw the whole dessert tray.

I always make these scrumptious squares at Christmas and we have our little love affair, and in the new year, with a tear or two, we say goodbye.

These confetti squares need not only be a treat at Christmas, of course. Only for the sake of my love affair do I only make these around then.

More Christmas Desserts

If you’re looking for some other scrumptious holiday treats, my easy Eggnog Walnut Fudge and classic Whipped Shortbread Cookie recipe are sure-fire favorites every year.

So anyway, as a result, I beg you, take heed. Your love affair will begin after the first bite of these amazing butterscotch confetti squares. But don’t come crying to me when you can’t stop. You’ve been informed, lol!