Mexican Chocolate Crunch Brownies Chocolate Crunch Dessert Recipe

The combination of cinnamon and chocolate is a classic Mexican treat. Enjoy it in a clever cereal-base brownie bar.

Prep Time: 20 Min

Total Time: 3 Hr

Makes: 24 brownies

INGREDIENTS

1box (12.8 oz) Cinnamon Toast Crunch® cereal (about 8 cups)

1/2 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, melted

1 tablespoon corn syrup

1 box (19.5 oz) Pillsbury® Traditional Fudge Brownie Mix

1/2 cup CRISCO® Pure Vegetable Oil

1/4 cup water

2 Eggland's Best eggs

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 1/3 cups semisweet chocolate chips

3 tablespoons cinnamon-sugar (from 3.62-oz jar)

DIRECTIONS

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with CRISCO® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. Place cereal in food processor bowl with metal blade (crush cereal in 2 batches if necessary). Cover; process until finely crushed (about 4 cups). Or place cereal in large resealable food-storage plastic bag; crush with rolling pin.
• In large bowl, stir butter and corn syrup until well blended. Add crushed cereal; mix thoroughly. Press evenly in pan.
• In large bowl, make brownie mix as directed on box, using oil, water and eggs and adding cinnamon. Stir in 2/3 cup of the chocolate chips. Pour brownie batter over cereal mixture. Sprinkle remaining 2/3 cup chocolate chips evenly over batter.
• Bake 20 minutes. Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar evenly over brownies. Bake 14 to 18 minutes longer or until brownies are set when lightly touched in center. Cool 10 minutes; loosen edges but do not cut. Cool completely, about 2 hours. For brownies, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

*Three tablespoons sugar mixed with 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon can be substituted for the cinnamon sugar.

Nutritional Information

• 1 Brownie: Calories 280 (Calories from Fat 130); Total Fat 15g (Saturated Fat 5g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 25mg; Sodium 190mg; Total Carbohydrate 35g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 22g); Protein 2g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 8%; Vitamin C 2%; Calcium 6%; Iron 15% Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 3 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2