Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies

Name: Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup butter melted; 2 cups white sugar; 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips; 4 eggs room temperature; 1 tbsp vanilla; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup dark cocoa powder; 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter; 12 Reese's peanut butter cups optional; 1/4 mini chocolate chips optional

6 steps

Prep:30minCook:40min

These chocolate peanut butter brownies are ultra fudgy chocolate brownies swirled with peanut butter. They are topped with extra Reese’s cups and mini chocolate chips. If you are a chocolate peanut butter lover, you will love this recipe!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:36:48 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories581.3 kcal (29%)

Total Fat33.7 g (48%)

Carbs66.5 g (26%)

Sugars48.4 g (54%)

Protein9.4 g (19%)

Sodium240.5 mg (12%)

Fiber4.2 g (15%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

9 servings

1 cupbutter

melted

2 cupswhite sugar

½ cupdark chocolate chips

4eggs

room temperature

1 Tbspvanilla

1 cupall purpose flour

¼ cupdark cocoa powder

½ cupunsweetened cocoa powder

½ tspsalt

½ tspbaking powder

½ cupcreamy peanut butter

12peanut butter cups

optional

0.25mini chocolate chips

optional

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease an 8×8 or 9×9 pan. For easy removal of the brownies, place parchment paper on the bottom and 2 sides of the pan. Grease again and then set aside.

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Melt butter. While the butter is still hot, transfer into a large bowl. Add chocolate chips and white sugar and whisk until well combined. It will be thick and grainy, trust the process!

butter1 cup

white sugar2 cups

dark chocolate chips½ cup

Step 3

Whisk in one egg at a time. Then whisk in the vanilla. The mixture should look glossy and smooth.

eggs4

vanilla1 Tbsp

Step 4

Fold in both cocoa powders, flour, baking powder, and salt. Make sure you don't over mix. The brownie batter will be thick.

all purpose flour1 cup

dark cocoa powder¼ cup

unsweetened cocoa powder½ cup

salt½ tsp

baking powder½ tsp

Step 5

Spread evenly in the prepared pan. Dollop peanut butter across the entire pan and use a butter knife to swirl it in.

creamy peanut butter½ cup

Step 6

Bake for 40-50 minutes. Mine took 50 minutes. The edges will be set, and the middle will jiggle. It will keep baking once pulled out of oven. Let cool completely before slicing. Top off with mini chocolate chips and cut up Reese's if desired.