Description
OMG Peanut Butter Cup Brownies are the ultimate dessert for chocolate and peanut butter lovers. These decadent brownies are rich, fudgy, and loaded with creamy peanut butter cups, ensuring every bite is a delightful explosion of flavor. Ideal for gatherings or as a sweet treat to satisfy your cravings, these brownies are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. Whether you enjoy them plain or topped with ice cream, they promise a heavenly experience that you won’t forget.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 sticks unsalted butter
- 4 1/2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
- 1 1/2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips
- 6 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 12 oz miniature peanut butter cups
- 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line a 9×13 baking pan with heavy-duty foil or parchment paper. Grease if using foil.
- Melt the butter, unsweetened chocolate, and bittersweet chocolate chips in a saucepan over low heat until smooth.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and salt until combined.
- Incorporate the melted chocolate mixture into the sugars and mix briefly. Add vanilla extract.
- In another bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder; sift this into the wet ingredients and fold gently using a spatula until just combined.
- Pour two-thirds of the batter into the prepared pan. Distribute miniature peanut butter cups evenly and pour remaining batter on top.
- Sprinkle milk chocolate chips over the top layer before baking for approximately 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow cooling for about 15 minutes before topping with chopped peanut butter cups and drizzling melted peanut butter and white chocolate mixture over brownies.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square (45g)
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 70mg