Grandma B’s Chocolate Topped Crunchies

1/3 cup brown sugar
3 Tbsp corn syrup
3 Tbsp crunchy peanut butter
2 Tbsp melted butter or margarine
½ tsp vanilla
2 cups bran flakes cereal
4 squares of semi-sweet chocolate
1/3 cup crunchy peanut butter

Combine brown sugar, corn syrup, 3 Tbsp of peanut butter and vanilla. Mix well. Add cereal. Press into an 8” greased square pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 5 minutes. Melt chocolate and peanut butter over hot water. Spread evenly over baked layer. Cool and store in fridge. Cut into bars. Makes 32 - 2” x 1” squares.