My dad loves brownies and peanut butter so naturally for his birthday I made him peanut butter brownies. The following recipe is super easy to make and nice and moist. Just make sure you have a glass of milk handy when you eat them. :)
Peanut
Butter Brownies
For the Brownies
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, plus more for pan
1 cup cocoa powder
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
For the peanut butter filling
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
3/4 cup smooth peanut butter
For the Brownies
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, plus more for pan
1 cup cocoa powder
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
For the peanut butter filling
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
3/4 cup smooth peanut butter
Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter
an 8x8 pan.
2. Mix butter and sugar until smooth. Slowly mix in eggs, one at a time and then mix
in vanilla. Whisk together cocoa powder,
flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
3. Add flour mixture and stir until well incorporated.
4.
Make filling: Stir together butter,
confectioners' sugar and peanut butter in a bowl until smooth.
5.
Pour half of brownie mix into
pan. Add small drops of peanut butter
mix. Take a fork and swirl peanut butter
mixture. Add the remaining brownie mix
and drop the rest of the peanut butter mixture on top. Repeat the swirling with a fork.
6.Bake
until a tooth pick inserted into
brownies comes out mostly clean, about 45 minutes.
Wow, those swirls of chocolate and peanut butter look amazing!! I haven`t made a brownie in such a long time! I`ve got to get on that!
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