Best Peanut Butter Layered Brownies

Submitted by michEgan

"Do you want a rich wonderful brownie, then here it is! It has a wonderful layer of peanut butter. My family goes goo-goo over this one. I hope yours does too!"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 24 squares

ingredients

• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 3⁄4 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 tablespoons room temperature butter
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1⁄4 - 1⁄3 cup butter
• 1⁄4 cup milk

directions

1. Brownie Layer.
2. Preheat oven to 350°F.
3. Microwave unsweetened chocolate with 3/4 butter on high for 1 1/2 minutes.
4. Stir till chocolate is completely melted.
5. Stir granulated sugar into melted chocolate.
6. Mix in eggs and 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; blend well.
7. Stir in flour and walnuts.
8. Spread into 13x9-inch greased pan.
9. Bake 30 to 35 minutes.
10. DO NOT OVER BAKE.
11. Cool.

12. Peanut butter layer:

13. Mix peanut butter, 3 tablespoons butter, powdered sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla in another bowl.
14. Blend till smooth, adding up to 1/4 cup of milk to make it a nice spreading consistency.( You may need more milk to make it spreadable, this part can be a little difficult, if the peanut butter does not spread easily, make sure you dip your spatula in water. Sometimes I even have to sprinkle alittle water on top of the peanut butter to smooth).
15. Spread over the cooled brownies.

16. Top Layer:

17. Microwave semisweet chocolate for 1 1/2 minutes with the 1/4 cup butter.
18. Stir till smooth.
19. Spread over peanut butter layer.
20. Cool until set.

Reviews

[Chef shapeweaver]

these brownies tasted really good.the only reason i gave this 4 *'s is i couldn't get the peanut butter layer very thick.i'm not sure what did wrong.better luck next time and there will be a next time.thanks for posting.

 

[RobinTX]

These were FABULOUS! I made them for Mother's Day and everybody loved them. Made per recipe except I used milk chocolate instead of semisweet chocolate/butter for the top layer. I did have to add quite a bit of milk to the peanut butter layer, but it turned out perfectly! Will become a favorite, I think!

 

[Pamela]

These brownies caught my eye in an Everything Else thread. These worked well, except for the peanut butter layer as I had trouble spreading it even with the addition of milk. I think next time I will add a bit of butter as well to make it easier to spread. However, even with the trouble that I had, these were absolutely fantastic taste wise and DH and the kids ate the rest of the pan before I could take a better picture! Thanks for posting!