Ultimate Peanut Butter Brownies

Name: Ultimate Peanut Butter Brownies
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 7 h
Ingredients: 8 oz (227 g) semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped; 1½ cups (300 g) sugar; ½ cup (110 g) light brown sugar, packed; 4 large eggs, room temperature; ½ tsp salt; ½ cup plus 2 tbsp (79 g) all-purpose flour; ¼ cup (22 g) unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 cup (260 g) creamy peanut butter; 2 cups (240 g) confectioners’ sugar; 2 tbsp whole milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; ½ cup (1 stick; 114 g) unsalted butter; 1 cup plus 2 tbsp (204 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips; ¾ cup (135 g) chopped Reese’s Pieces®

Preparation info

Makes:
24
brownies

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
7 hr

Appears in

Sally's Candy Addiction

By Sally McKenney

Published 2015

About

Once upon a time, I made a simple from-scratch brownie. Before I knew it, I began layering a peanut butter cup filling of sorts on top. And I must have been out of my mind that day because I went ahead and topped it with melted chocolate. And nothing is complete without Reese’s Pieces®, right?

Ingredients

Brownies

1 cup (2 sticks; 227 g) unsalted butter
8

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Make the brownies: Melt the butter and chopped chocolate in a medium-size saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then pour into a large mixing bowl.
Adjust the oven rack to the lower third position and preheat oven to