Baking & Dessert · Dessert
Peanut Butter Brownies
Fudgy chocolate brownies layered with a sweet peanut butter filling and baked until just set.
- Prep time
- 15 minutes
- Cook time
- 32 minutes
- Total time
- 1 hour 20 minutes
- Servings
- 16 brownies
Ingredients
Brownies
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted (113 g)
- 1 cup granulated sugar (200 g)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder (30 g)
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (60 g)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter (190 g)
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar (30 g)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line an 8x8-inch baking pan.
- Mix melted butter and sugar until combined.
- Add eggs and vanilla and whisk until smooth.
- Stir in cocoa powder, flour, salt, and baking powder until a thick batter forms.
- In a separate bowl, mix peanut butter and powdered sugar.
- Spread half the brownie batter into the pan.
- Drop spoonfuls of the peanut butter mixture across the batter.
- Cover with the remaining brownie batter and gently spread.
- Bake for 28–32 minutes until the edges are set and the center is slightly soft.
- Cool for at least 30 minutes.
- Cut into squares and serve.