Peanut Butter Brownies
Fudgy dark chocolate brownies, marbled with a peanut butter swirl! So quick and easy to make, from scratch! If you like Reese's, you'll love these peanut butter brownies.
Servings: 18
Calories: 382kcal
Ingredients
For the peanut butter swirl
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup half a stick unsalted butter, melted
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
For the chocolate brownie batter
- 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 cups unsalted butter, melted
- 1 3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
To make the peanut butter swirl:
- Stir the powdered sugar, peanut butter, melted butter, and salt together in a medium bowl.
To make the chocolate brownie batter:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F, mist a 9x9-inch pan with non-stick spray, and line it with parchment.
- Place the sugar, melted butter, cocoa, and salt in a large bowl and stir together until combined.
- Stir in the eggs.
- Add the flour and baking powder, and mix until smooth.
- Stir in the vanilla, then pour half the batter into the prepared pan.
- Drop about half the peanut butter swirl mixture in dollops over the surface of the brownie batter. Swirl with the tip of a knife.
- Layer the remaining brownie batter on top, and repeat the peanut butter swirl.
- Bake for 45 to 60 minutes, or until set around the edges but still soft towards the center.
- Cool completely in the pan, then transfer to a cutting board and cut into squares.
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Nutrition
Calories: 382kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 193mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 32g