Banana Cream Brownie Squares

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup dry roasted peanuts, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) package brownie mix (plus ingredients to make brownies)
• 3 medium bananas divided
• 1 1/4 cups cold milk
• 1 box vanilla instant pudding and pie filling
• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 12 strawberries
• 1 (1 ounce) square semisweet chocolate for baking (optional)

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Chop peanuts.
3. Prepare brownie mix according to package directions.
4. Stir in 1/2 cup of the peanuts.
5. Pour into a 9 x 9 inch baking dish.
6. Bake according to package directions.
7. Cool completely.
8. Slice 2 bananas; place in single layer over brownie.
9. In a small bowl, whisk pudding mix into milk. Beat until mixture just begins to thicken.
10. Gently fold in 2 1/2 cups of the whipped topping.
11. Quickly spread pudding mixture over bananas.
12. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
13. Sprinkle remaining peanuts over pudding mixture.
14. You can grate the chocolate for garnish over top of the dessert.

Attribution

Posted by Marla at Recipe Goldmine 10/19/2001 7:30 am.