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Peanut butter and chocolate are a match made in heaven. After one bite of these Peanut Butter and Chocolate Brownies, you will agree.

These brownies have two delicious layers. The bottom is made with creamy peanut butter that is combined with both brown and regular sugar, flour, egg, butter, vanilla, and leaveners.

The peanut butter layer is topped with a chocolate layer which is also made with flour, cocoa, eggs, butter, sugar, vanilla, and a little bit of salt.

Once baked, the two layers make for one delicious brownie.

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Brownies

Yield: 9 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 22 minutes

Total Time: 37 minutes

Peanut butter and chocolate are a match made in heaven. After one bite of these Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies, you will agree.

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Ingredients

Chocolate Layers

• ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Peanut Butter Layer

• 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 Tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• ½ teaspoon real vanilla extract
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line an 8” x 8” pan with parchment paper and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Mix all the ingredients for the chocolate layer in a large mixing bowl, adding in the flour, cocoa powder, and salt last. Lightly fold in the flour and cocoa powder until just mixed. (Do not over mix or the brownies will turn out cake-like).
3. Mix the ingredients for the peanut butter brownie layer, again saving the flour, baking powder and salt for last and stirring until just mixed.
4. Spread peanut butter brownie layer on the bottom of the pan and top it with the chocolate brownie layer, spreading the batter for both layers out evenly. Bake for 22 minutes. Brownies will still be soft and gooey, but will finish setting while they cool. Enjoy!

If you want to jazz up the recipe, you can add miniature Reese’s Cups or Reese’s Pieces to either batter.  Or go all out and add the Reese’s Pieces to the peanut butter layer and Reese’s Cups to the chocolate layer.  Be warned:  you just might find it hard to have only one brownie.

Once the brownies have baked and cooled, you can cut them into individual portions and freeze them.  Wrap each slice in plastic wrap and place them in a freezer zip-top bag to help preserve their freshness.

These brownies are great for serving for dessert or taking to a party or get-together.  

 

If you are a chocoholic, be sure to check out my original recipe for Mini S’Mores Pies and Nutella Bread.

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