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If you love chocolate and peanuts, Peanut Butter Cup Crunch Brownies give you hefty serving of both, with chocolaty brownies, peanut butter, peanut butter cups, and peanuts. These scrumptious brownies are a bit addicting in the best way!

A closeup angled view of peanut butter cup crunch brownies with a chewy fudgy brownie base topped with melted reese's peanut butter cups, peanut butter, rice krispies and peanuts.

I recently saw this recipe on Pinterest and thought it would be a great treat to make and take to a casual get together, school outing, church, or family get together. The recipe is so simple, and from the reviews of family and friends they are delicious!

I changed the recipe by taking a short cut and using a box of dark chocolate brownie mix. This makes them super simple and the rice krispie treat topping won’t take much effort either.

Enjoy! Come back and tell me if you make these and how you like them!

Ingredients

Box brownie mix
Peanut butter cups
Salted peanuts
Milk chocolate chips
Creamy peanut butter
Unsalted butter
Rice Krispies cereal

A top view of two peanut butter cup crunch brownies that shows the thick peanut butter cup and rice krispie layer on top of a dark chocolate brownie base on a white surface.

How to Make Peanut Butter Cup Crunch Brownies

This recipe was adapted from Brown Eyed Baker.

Prepare your brownies according to the directions on the box and bake for 5 minutes less than the time stated, about 20-25 minutes.
Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the peanut butter cups and the peanuts.
Bake an additional 5 minutes.
In the meantime, on low heat, mix butter, peanut butter and chips until melted and smooth. When done add the Rice Krispies Cereal.
Pour mixture over the brownies and spread evenly.
Let cool a few minutes and then place into fridge for 2 hours.
Cut and serve.
Store in air tight container in the refridgerator.

A closeup image of peanut butter cup crunch brownies with a deep chocolate base and a topping made from reese's candy cups, peanut butter and peanuts with rice krispies.

Tips & Variations

Change the brownies. Make the brownies using your favorite recipe from scratch or try swapping for a blondie base.
Swap the Reese’s cups. Use any Reese’s candies or swap for your favorite candy, like mini Milky Ways, Snickers, or Rolos.
Make them extra chocolatey. Add a handful of chocolate chips to the brownie batter.

A white plate holding two peanut butter cup crunch brownies with a brownie base and a thick peanut flavored layer on top with rice krispie cereal and peanuts.

Storage

These brownies are best stored in the refrigerator in a covered container for up to 5 days.

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A closeup angled view of a peanut butter cup crunch brownie with a chewy fudgy brownie base topped with melted reese's peanut butter cups, peanut butter, rice krispies and peanuts.

Peanut Butter Cup Crunch Brownies

If you love chocolate and peanuts, Peanut Butter Cup Crunch Brownies give you hefty serving of both, with chocolatey brownies, peanut butter, peanut butter cups, and peanuts.

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Ingredients

1 box brownie mix for 9×13 pan
10 peanut butter cups chopped
½ cup salted peanuts
1½ cups milk chocolate chips
1½ cups creamy peanut butter
½ TBSP unsalted butter
1½ cups Rice Krispies cereal

Instructions

Prepare your brownies according to the directions on the box and bake for 5 minutes less than the time stated, about 20-25 minutes.
Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the peanut butter cups and the peanuts.
Bake an additional 5 minutes.
In the meantime, on low heat, mix butter, peanut butter and chips until melted and smooth. When done add the Rice Krispies Cereal.
Pour mixture over the brownies and spread evenly.
Let cool a few minutes and then place into fridge for 2 hours.
Cut and serve.
Store in air tight container in the refridgerator.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Peanut Butter Cup Crunch Brownies

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