Brownie Goodie Bars

By urbcindy

Everything that's irresistible about a good candy bar just got rolled into one recipe. What's your favorite part? The brownies on the bottom? The frosting and peanuts in the middle? Or the crunchy cereal on the top?


Nutrition Information:
1 Bar: Calories 400 (Calories from Fat 180); Total Fat 20g (Saturated Fat 6g, Trans Fat 1g); Cholesterol 20mg; Sodium 230mg; Total Carbohydrate 49g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 36g); Protein 6g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 10% Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 3

Ingredients

• 1 box (1 lb 6.5 oz) Betty Crocker® Original Supreme brownie mix
• Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on brownie mix box
• 1 container (1 lb) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
• 3/4 cup salted peanuts, coarsely chopped
• 3 cups crisp rice cereal
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)

Details

Servings 24
Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray or shortening. (For easier cutting, line pan with foil, then grease foil on bottom only of pan.)
2. Make and bake brownies as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan, using water, oil and eggs. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
3. Frost brownies with frosting. Sprinkle with peanuts; refrigerate while making cereal mixture.
4. Measure cereal into large bowl; set aside. In 1-quart saucepan, melt peanut butter and chocolate chips over low heat, stirring constantly. Pour over cereal in bowl, stirring until evenly coated. Spread over frosted brownies. Cool completely before cutting, about 1 hour. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store tightly covered at room temperature.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Follow High Altitude directions for 13x9-inch pan on brownie mix box.