Chocolate and Peanut Butter Fix Brownies
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Serves:
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25
ingredients
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BROWNIES
- 157.80 ml butter or 157.80 ml margarine
- 315.37 ml sugar
- 59.14 ml water
- 709.77 ml semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
- 9.85 ml vanilla
- 4 large eggs
- 354.88 ml flour
- 2.46 ml baking soda
- 2.46 ml salt
- 236.59 ml coarsley chopped dry roasted peanuts
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PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING or GANACHE
- 236.59 ml peanut butter (use purchased peanut butter)
- 59.14 ml butter, softened
- 177.44 ml powdered sugar
- 0.25 ml salt
- 0.61 ml nutmeg
- 14.79 ml 18% table cream (or use half and half cream or full-fat milk)
- 7.39 ml vanilla
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TOPPING
- 226.79 g semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 59.14 ml butter
directions
- For the brownies; set oven to 325 degrees.
- Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
- In a heavy saucepan bring butter, sugar and water to a boil over medium heat stirring constantly until the butter is melted and sugar is dissolved (about 3 minutes) remove from heat and stir in 2 cups chocolate chips until melted then vanilla; cool slightl.
- In a mixing bowl whisk eggs until blended then add into the slightly cooled chocolate mixture, beating or whisking until thoroughly combined.
- Add in flour, baking soda and salt; add to the egg/chocolate mixture; mix to combine.
- Stir in 1 cup chocolate chips and chopped peanuts.
- Transfer to prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes (do not overbake).
- Cool completely.
- For the frosting/ganache; in a bowl beat peanut butter with 1/4 cup butter using an electric mixer until well combined.
- Add in powdered sugar, pinch salt, nutmeg, cream and vanilla; beat until smooth and blended.
- Spread over cooled brownies.
- For the chocolate topping; in a saucepan combine the chocolate with 1/4 cup butter; cook stirring over low heat until smooth (this can also be done in the microwave).
- Drizzle the chocolate over the top of the peanut butter ganache, then spread out to cover.
- Chill about 2 hours or until set.
- Cut into squares.
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Reviews
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Wow, I loved these. However, since I'm the kind of person who doesn't measure out ingredients before-hand, I had to make some adjustments. Had to leave out the peanuts in the actual brownie, and when I went to make the frosting, I found that someone had put an empty jar into the cupboard. So my frosting had 1/4 peanut butter and 3/4 cup of Nutella (which was the closest thing I could find). It was still really good, but because Nutella has 10000x more sugar, it was REALLY sweet. Altogether pretty awesome. The brownie part reminded me of those store-bought 2-bite brownies. :)