The Walmart Cook

Take packaged brownie mix to the next level!  A mixture of cinnamon and cereal will give your next batch of brownies a taste of Mexico.  Ole’!  Total cost $5.11. 

Mexican Crunch Brownies

1 – 12.8 ounce box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal  – $1.95

½ cup melted butter

1 tablespoon corn syrup

1 – 19.5 ounce box Pillsbury Tradition Fudge Brownie mix – $1.38

½ cup vegetable oil

¼ cup water

2 eggs

½ teaspoon cinnamon

1 ½ cups semisweet chocolate chips – $1.78

3 tablespoons of cinnamon sugar

Preheat oven to 350.  Spray a 9×13 pan with non stick cooking spray.  Crush cereal in a food processor or in a ziplock and put in a large bowl.  Mix melted butter and corn syrup, then pour over crushed cereal.  Press into 9×13 pan.  Using a large piece of waxed paper keeps your hands from getting too sticky.

Mix brownie mix, oil, water, eggs and cinnamon.  Stir in 2/3 cup of chocolate chips into batter.  Pour over cereal base.  Top with remaining chocolate chips. 

Bake for 20 minutes.  Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture over brownies.  Bake an additional 14-18 minutes longer.  Cool 10 minutes, then loosen edges of brownies.  Cool completely – about 2 hours, then cut into squares.

Tags: brownies, cereal, mexican