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Mexican · Dessert

Mexican Chocolate Brownies

Gluten-free mix brownies baked over a crisp cinnamon cereal crust and topped with more cinnamon crumbs, giving the warm spice you find in Mexican hot chocolate. Soft and chewy over a crunchy base.

  • Yield16 squares; serves 8, two squares each
  • Hands-on40 min
  • Total2 h 35 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Crust

  • 3 cupscinnamon-flavored rice and corn cereal squares, gluten-free
  • 3 tbspbrown sugar, packed
  • ¼ tspbaking soda
  • 115 gunsalted butter, melted, divided in half

Brownies

  • 450 ggluten-free brownie mix, one 450 g box
  • 2eggs

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Tree nuts
  • Soy
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Legumes (any)
  • Corn (maize)
  • Rice
  • Cassava
  • Lecithin (any source)
  • Caffeine and theobromine

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Chewy
  • Crunchy

Equipment

  • Oven

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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