Gooey Layered Baby Ruth Brownies

Gooey Layered Baby Ruth Brownies are the perfect harvest festival treat.

Yield: 24 brownies

Ingredients

• 1 (18.25 ounce) box chocolate cake mix*
• 1 cup chopped peanuts
• 1 cup Nestle Carnation Evaporated Milk, divided
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
• 5 (2.1 ounce) Nestle Baby Ruth Candy Bars, coarsely chopped
• 2 (1.5 ounce) packages Nestle Sweetarts Gummy Bugs

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Combine cake mix and peanuts in large bowl.
3. Stir in 2/3 cup evaporated milk and butter (batter will be thick).
4. Spread half of batter into ungreased 13 x 9 inch baking pan (layer will be thin).
5. Bake for 15 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, melt chopped Baby Ruth and remaining 1/3 cup evaporated milk in small saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently, until melted.
7. Drizzle over brownie base to within 1/2 inch of edge.
8. Drop remaining batter by heaping teaspoon over melted candy bar mixture.
9. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until center is set.
10. Cool in pan on wire rack.
11. Cut into bars using wet knife.
12. Top with gummy bugs before serving.

Notes

* 18.25 ounce boxes of cake mix have been replaced by 16 ounce boxes. To compensate for the volume loss, whisk 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour into the dry cake mix before proceeding with the recipe.

Awesome served warm, but great at room temperature too.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Nestlé and meals.com