Peanut Butter Cup Crunch Brownies

Name: Peanut Butter Cup Crunch Brownies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup (8 Tbsp; 113g) salted butter; 8 ounces coarsely chopped bittersweet (or semi-sweet) chocolate (I used two 4 oz Ghirardelli Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Bars); 1 and 1/4 cups granulated sugar; 3 large eggs; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled); 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup salted peanuts; 8 full size Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, chopped; 1 and 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1 and 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter; 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter; 1 and 1/2 cup Rice Krispies cereal