Get ready to experience the ultimate treat with our incredible Brownie Goody Bars! These bars are a delightful symphony of textures and flavors, combining a rich, fudgy Betty Crocker™ brownie base with a creamy vanilla frosting, a satisfying crunch from salted peanuts, and a crispy, chocolate-peanut butter cereal topping. It's like your favorite candy bar, but even better and homemade! Perfect for parties, lunchboxes, or a special dessert, these bars are easy to make and guaranteed to be a hit with everyone who tries them.
Here are the ingredients you'll need to make these amazing Brownie Goody Bars.
Brownie Mix: This forms the rich, fudgy, and decadent base of our goody bars, ensuring a consistently delicious and easy-to-prepare foundation.
Vanilla Frosting: Provides a smooth, sweet, and creamy layer that perfectly complements the rich brownie and acts as the delicious "glue" for the peanuts.
Salted Peanuts: Adds a delightful salty crunch and nutty flavor, providing a fantastic textural contrast to the soft brownie and creamy frosting.
Crisp Rice Cereal: The key to the irresistible crunchy topping.
Creamy Peanut Butter: Peanut butter melts with chocolate chips to create a luscious, binding coating for the crisp rice cereal.
Semisweet Chocolate Chips: Combines with the peanut butter to form a rich, chocolatey coating for the cereal, completing the candy bar-inspired topping.
Other Ingredients You’ll Need: Water, vegetable oil, egg, shortening or cooking spray.
Simple yet impressive, these brownies can be prepped in 25 minutes. Here are the quick steps, see the full recipe below for all the details.
Make and bake the brownies as directed on the box. Cool completely before adding the layers.
Sprinkle generously with the coarsely chopped salted peanuts. Refrigerate the brownies while you prepare the cereal topping; this helps set the frosting.
Melt the creamy peanut butter and semisweet chocolate chips over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Pour this warm, chocolatey peanut butter mixture over the cereal and stir until every piece is evenly coated.
Spread the cereal mixture evenly over the frosted, peanut-topped brownies. Chill for at least an hour to make sure the topping is firm and set before cutting and serving.
Here's how to store your Brownie Goody Bars to enjoy later.
These Brownie Goody Bars are best stored in the refrigerator. Place them in an airtight container and store up to 5 days.
For longer storage, you can freeze Brownie Goody Bars. Once completely set, wrap individual bars or a whole slab tightly in plastic wrap, then place them in an airtight freezer-safe container or bag. They can be stored in the freezer for up to 1 month.
Transfer the frozen bars to the refrigerator and let them thaw for a few hours or leave them out at room temperature for about 15-20 minutes before serving.
Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease the bottom of a 9-inch square pan with shortening or cooking spray. (For easier cutting, line the pan with foil, grease the bottom and sides of the foil). Make and bake the brownies as directed on the box. Cool completely on a cooling rack, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
Frost brownies with frosting. Sprinkle with peanuts; refrigerate while making the cereal mixture.
Measure cereal into a large bowl; set aside. In a 1-quart saucepan, melt peanut butter and chocolate chips over low heat, stirring constantly. Pour over the cereal in the bowl, stirring until evenly coated. Spread over the frosted brownies. Refrigerate for about 1 hour or until set before cutting. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.
This recipe is part of the grand-prize winning entry of the Trinity Lutheran Church Women of Birchwood, Wisconsin, in Betty Crocker's 1999 National Bake Sales Competition for nonprofit organizations that hold bake sales as a means of raising money.
| Food Component / Nutrient | Amount | % , Daily Value* |
|---|---|---|
| Total Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 32% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | % Value Not Available |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | % Value Not Available |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | % Value Not Available |
| Omega-3 | 0g | % Value Not Available |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 220mg | 9% |
| Total Carbohydrate | 53g | 18% |
| Dietary Fiber | 2g | 9% |
| Soluble Fiber | 0g | % Value Not Available |
| Insoluble Fiber | 2g | % Value Not Available |
| Sugars | 37g | % Value Not Available |
| Protein | 6g | % Value Not Available |
| Vitamin D | Value Not Available | 4% |
| Calcium | Value Not Available | 0% |
| Iron | Value Not Available | 15% |
| Potassium | 160mg | 5% |
| Vitamin A | Value Not Available | 2% |
| Vitamin C | Value Not Available | 0% |
| Vitamin E | Value Not Available | 10% |
| Thiamin | Value Not Available | 4% |
| Riboflavin | Value Not Available | 6% |
| Niacin | Value Not Available | 15% |
| Vitamin B6 | Value Not Available | 6% |
| Folic Acid | Value Not Available | 6% |
| Vitamin B12 | Value Not Available | 4% |
| Pantothenic Acid | Value Not Available | 2% |
| Phosphorus | Value Not Available | 8% |
| Magnesium | Value Not Available | 10% |
| Zinc | Value Not Available | 4% |
| Manganese | Value Not Available | 20% |
| Selenium | Value Not Available | 6% |
| Copper | Value Not Available | 8% |
| Beta-Carotene | Value Not Available | % Value Not Available |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. | ||
