Peanut S'more Squares

Brownie layer, peanut butter filling and a homemade marshmallow-y topping!

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 36

Ingredients

• Brownie layer

• 4  ounces  semisweet chocolate or 4  ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 8  tablespoons margarine
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 4  eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1  pinch salt

• Peanut Butter Filling

• 1 1⁄2 cups  smooth peanut butter
• 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

• Marshmallow topping

• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup light corn syrup
• 4  egg whites
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped unsalted peanuts, roasted

Directions

1. For the brownie, melt chocolate and margarine in a saucepan or microwaveable dish, stirring to blend. Cool to room temp (or brownie will be heavy and dry). Beat sugar, eggs and vanilla with a mixer for 2 minutes. Beat in flour and salt. Beat in chocolate mixture. Spread in a greased 9x13-inch baking pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool completely.
2. For the filling, combine all the filling ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Spread over the brownie layer.
3. For the topping, preheat oven to 400 degrees. Beat sugar, corn syrup, egg whites and water with a mixer set at high speed until stiff. Spread carefully over the peanut layer (try dropping dollops of it all over the peanut butter layer, then spreading gently to join the dollops) Bake for 5 minutes until golden brown. Top with chopped peanuts and cut into small squares.