Peanut Butter Fudge Brownies
Peanut Butter Fudge Brownies are pure decadence! Fudge-like brownies topped with a peanut butter layer and a chocolate ganache.
Ingredients in Peanut Butter Fudge Brownies
Unsalted Butter
Semisweet Chocolate - I recommend using bars of chocolate, opposed to chocolate chips.
Granulated Sugar
Vanilla Extract
Eggs
All-Purpose Flour
Salted Peanuts
Peanut Butter
Powdered Sugar
Milk
How to Make Peanut Butter Fudge Brownies
To start, you'll make the brownies. Combine the butter, semisweet chocolate, and unsweetened chocolate in a saucepan and heat until it's all melted together. To this, you'll add the sugar, vanilla, salt, and eggs and whisk until well combined. After this, you'll simply stir in the flour followed by the salted peanuts, and then spread the brownie batter in a greased 9x13" baking dish and bake for about 30 minutes.
Once the brownies are made and cooled, you can make the peanut butter frosting. The frosting is made by beating together peanut butter, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, milk, and salt. Pretty easy!
Lastly, you make the chocolate ganache. To do this, you simply melt more chocolate and butter together, and spread it on top of the peanut butter frosting layer. I like to top the brownies off with more salted peanuts for looks and for the extra crunch.
There was something about the sweet chocolate and the salty peanuts that kept me going back for more. I've said it before and I'll say it again: you just can't go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate.
Peanut Butter Fudge Brownies
Ingredients
Brownies:
- ¾ cup unsalted butter (1 ½ sticks)
- 10 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup salted peanuts, chopped
Peanut Butter Frosting
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 4 tablespoon unsalted butter at room temperature
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Ganache:
- 7 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 4 tablespoon unsalted butter
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Instructions
Brownies:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Grease a 9x13" baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a large saucepan, melt the butter with the chopped chocolate. Stir over low heat until smooth.
- Whisk in sugar, vanilla, and salt.
- Add eggs, one at a time.
- Fold in flour, followed by the peanuts.
- Spread into the prepared baking pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30-32 minutes, or until toothpick comes out with moist crumbs attached. Set aside to cool.
Peanut Butter Frosting:
- Beat the peanut butter and butter until creamy.
- Add the powdered sugar, salt, milk, and vanilla, and beat until creamy
- Spread the frosting over the cooled brownies.
Ganache:
- Add the chocolate, butter, and salt to a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until melted and smooth.
- Drizzle the ganache over the frosting and spread to cover.
- Chill until set, about 1 hour.
- Cut into squares. Enjoy!
Peanut butter and chocolate are always good together. This brownies look so inviting.
HAHA! I laughed when I read your first few sentences. I totally agree! Nothing is too rich or sweet for me. I actually get mad when people are like 'oh I could only have a little bit.' Meanwhile, I've got my shovel out and enjoying a huge hunk.
These look devilishly good..
Where's my shovel?
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My boyfriend is going to love these brownies!!!
Your brownie recipes are allways the best!
I'm not that kind of person that is satisfied with a little piece of a decadent dessert either. I allways want more!
Oh my - peanut butter and chocolate is my absolute favorite combination. AND - I am like you - I just don't hold back. I am known to take a little sliver, than another ... and another - and before you know it..... you guessed it!
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hahah yeah i NEVER understand those people. I am defenseless against dessert. And I don't mind 🙂
You make the best chocolate desserts! This seriously looks irresistible. I definitely hope you'll bring this to the Sweets for a Saturday party this weekend.
I can't resist a sweet and salty combo. Thanks for posting!
Hahaha I am WITH you!!! No dessert is "too much" for me! This looks amazing. I totally want to try it.
Also, I love tabbouleh, but I've never made it myself (I always make it from the box, haha)so I want to try that recipe!
These look so sinfully delicious!
yum they look delicious 🙂
You've done it again! Your desserts always look amazing! Going on my must try list 🙂
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