Crunchy Brownie Bars
- 34 cup flour, sifted
- 14 teaspoon baking soda
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 1 12 cups quick-cooking oats
- 34 cup brown sugar
- 34 cup butter, melted
- 1 (18 ounce) package brownie mix (family size)
- 14 cup water
- 23 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 12 unsweetened chocolate squares
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar, sift if lumpy
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 12 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 tablespoons hot water
- Crunchy Layer:.
- Combine flour, baking soda and salt.
- Stir in oats and brown sugar.
- Add the melted butter.
- Pat mixture in the bottom of a greased 9x13 baking pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
- At this time, the crunchy layer will not be completely baked.
- Brownie Layer:.
- While the crunchy layer is in the oven, prepare the brownies as directed on the package (either fudge or cake style).
- The water, oil & eggs listed with the brownie layer here were for the Duncan Hines fudgy brownies.
- Adjust the ingredients to match your brownie mix.
- Spread batter in pan over crunchy layer after it comes out of the oven.
- Bake brownies for 40-45 minutes for fudgy style or 35-40 minutes for cake style.
- Do not overbake.
- Frosting:.
- Wait to prepare frosting until brownies are cool.
- In a small saucepan, melt together chocolate and butter.
- Remove from heat.
- Immediately add powdered sugar, vanilla and 2 tablespoons hot water.
- Stir until smooth.
- Add remaining tablespoon of hot water to make a soft, pourable consistancy.
- Spread over brownies while frosting is still hot.
- Let set until firm.
- Cut into bars.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/crunchy-brownie-bars-228358 (may not work)