Blend the best of both worlds! Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies rich, chocolatey, sweet and salty! These easy bars are made-from-scratch in minutes with pantry ingredients!
Skip the mix and get your peanut butter and chocolate fix! These beautiful bars are sure to cure your craving! This delicious dessert is deceivingly easy! Chances are, you have everything you need to make Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies!
These chewy chocolate brownies, topped with creamy peanut butter icing and peanut butter cup crumbles are delightful! Serve them solo or a la mode! Top them off with one of my easy ice cream recipes!
Ice Cream to Serve them With
For extreme peanut butter lovers, make Peanut Butter Brownies and top using this easy recipe.
Tips
You don’t need icing bags for a beautiful drizzle! Add icing to a condiment dispenser or to a sealable bag and snip the corner to “pipe” or drizzle across.
For the prettiest crumbles, freeze peanut butter cups 30 minutes or more. Using a sharp knife, cut into pieces.
Storage Notes
Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies are best straight out of the oven and served warm. To store, bring to room temperature and place in an airtight container up to 5 days. To freeze, transfer to a sealable freezer bag and place in an airtight container and freeze up to 3 months. Bring to room temperature and warm to serve.
Dessert Bars
Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies
Ingredients
Brownies
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups white granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs
Peanut Butter Topping
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter do not use natural
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup milk
- 2 large peanut butter cups crushed
Instructions
Brownies
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Grease 8×8 pan.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk to combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.1 cup all-purpose flour, ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk to combine oil, sugar and vanilla. Beat in eggs until just combined. Using a rubber spatula, gradually fold in dry mixture until well combined.1 cup vegetable oil, 2 cups white granulated sugar, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 4 large eggs
- Pour mixture into baking dish and place in the center of preheated oven. Bake 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
Peanut Butter Topping
- In large mixing bowl or mixer fitted with the whisk attachment on low, combine peanut butter and gradually add powdered sugar until smooth. On low speed, add milk and beat until smooth. Add an additional tablespoon of milk at a time as needed until you achieve the desired consistency. Pipe or spread onto cool brownies and garnish with peanut butter cups.1 cup creamy peanut butter, 1½ cups powdered sugar, ½ cup milk, 2 large peanut butter cups
Estimated nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is not guaranteed.
