Banana Cream Brownie Squares

Very, very sinful and very, very good!!

Banana Cream Brownie Squares
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¾ cup dry roasted peanuts, chopped, divided
1 pkg. (15 oz.) brownie mix (plus ingredients to make brownies)
3 medium bananas, divided
1 ¼ cups milk
1 pkg. (5.1oz) vanilla instant pudding
1 (8oz.) container whipped topping, thawed, divided
9 strawberries
chocolate curls or mini chocolate chips, optional

Prepare brownie mix according to package directions, stir in ½ cup chopped peanuts into the batter. Bake in a 9in. square pan at 350 degrees for amount of time as directed on package. Cool completely.
Slice 2 bananas and place slices in a single layer on top of brownie. In a medium bowl, whisk together pudding mix and milk until mixture begins to thicken. Gently fold in 2 ½ cups of the whipped topping. Quickly spread pudding mixture over the bananas. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
Sprinkle remaining ¼ cup chopped peanuts over pudding mixture. Refrigerate until ready to serve. When ready to serve, slice remaining banana. When serving, top each square with remaining whipped topping, a banana slice, strawberry, and chocolate/curls chips if desired for garnish. Makes 8-12 servings, depending on size of squares cut.
* This recipe is easily doubled - just double all ingredients and bake in a 9x13 pan instead.