Peanut Butter Cup Crunch Brownies

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup

salted butter

8 oz

coarsely chopped bittersweet (or semi-sweet) chocolate (I used two 4 oz Ghirardelli Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Bars)

and 1/4 cups granulated sugar

large eggs

1 tsp

vanilla extract

3/4 cup

all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp

salt

3/4 cup

salted peanuts

full size Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, chopped

and 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

and 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter

1 tbsp

unsalted butter

and 1/2 cup Rice Krispies cereal