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Easy homemade brownies, peanut butter ganache frosting, and a chocolate crunch layer – these peanut butter crunch brownies are a quick and easy freezer-friendly party treat!
December! How is this even possible? Most importantly – how are we only 9 days out from our annual holiday bash? I’m feeling extra unprepared this year (perhaps I can blame the tiny tot for this?).
I have some serious work to do this weekend nailing down all the food and starting to fill the freezer with appetizers and desserts!
You guys know I love complicated, time-consuming desserts. Three layer cakes filled with blueberry curd. Chocolate hazelnut cake smothered in hazelnut buttercream. Gluten free tarts with crust made from three kinds of ground nuts. Certainly not me right now with our party coming up!
This week, I’ve been sharing some fast, easy, fuss-free desserts with you guys. Need a quick treat to bring to a holiday party or include in a teacher holiday bag? Want to have something in your cookie jar to offer all the unexpected guests? Feeling the squeeze of a looming holiday party and 60+ people showing up at your door (yikes – wish me luck!)?
Cereal treats are perfect for this. No complicated ingredients (in fact, you may very well already have everything you need at home!).
Think the only thing you can do with Rice Krispies are Rice Krispie treats? Think again. These Peanut Butter Crunch Brownies are just a little more effort than regular brownies, but have an unexpected crunch. You know how much I love texture in my food – all about that crunch!
First things first, a layer of easy homemade brownies. We’ll top the brownies with a layer of whipped peanut butter ganache frosting. Yes, you read that right. Peanut butter ganache frosting.
The first time I learned you can make peanut butter ganache, my world was flipped upside down. Combine that with the amazingness that is ganache frosting — literally, ganache that is whipped until fluffy — and you have peanut butter ganache frosting. No further explanation necessary.
And then, on top, a layer of Rice Krispies (or Cocoa Krispies!) mixed into melted chocolate and peanut butter, creating a delightfully crunchy topping. Rice Krispies are the perfect size to deliver just the right amount of crunch, and don’t get soggy like so many other cereals.
Three layers – rich, fudgy brownie, smooth fluffy peanut butter frosting, and crispy, crunchy chocolate and peanut butter. Delicious!
Perhaps the best part about these peanut butter crunch brownies? They’re freezer friendly!
(Okay, that’s a lie. The BEST part about these peanut butter crunch brownies is eating them. Obviously.)
But the freezer friendly aspect is pretty great for holiday party prep, or cookie exchanges, or teacher treats. Bake up a batch, slice them into squares, and store in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months. This batch is tucked away in my freezer, waiting for our party guests to arrive next weekend!
Kellogg’s Rice Krispies, Cocoa Krispies, and the limited edition red and green Rice Krispies can be found at your local Target, in the cereal aisle. If you’re going the Rice Krispie Treat route and you swing by Target this weekend, you can even get Jet puffed marshmallows free when you buy 2 boxes of Rice Krispies or Cocoa Krispies (through 12/3). (Or use the Rice Krispies for these, and the marshmallows for some Small Batch S’mores Brownies. Just saying.)
Whatever cereal treat you wind up making, don’t forget to share it on social media with the tag #Treats4Tots – for each treat shared, Rice Krispies will donate a toy to a child in need through Toys for Tots through January 1st. Need another recipe idea for the rest of your box of Rice Krispie treats? Check out some of these delicious ideas!
Easy homemade brownies, peanut butter ganache frosting, and a chocolate crunch layer – these peanut butter crunch brownies are a quick and easy freezer-friendly party treat!
Peanut butter crunch brownies will keep in the freezer, stored in an airtight container, for up to 3 months.
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