Flourless Peanut Butter Brownies are the perfect sweet and salty dessert. Mix salty peanut butter and rich chocolate together to make a decadent flourless treat. They have that perfect crackled top with a rich center and an extra swirl of peanut butter on top.
If you are looking for another brownie recipe to try, try these pecan pie brownies.
Rich and Fudgy
Flourless Dessert
Quick Look: Flourless Peanut Butter Brownies
- ⏱️ Prep Time: 20 minutes
- 👩🍳 Cook Time: 35 minutes
- 🕖 Total Time: 55 minutes
- 🍫 Servings: 12 servings
- ⚡️ Calories: 206 calories per serving (based on nutrition panel)
- 🔥 Cooking Method: Bake in oven at 350F
- 🛒 Main Ingredients: Peanut butter, sugar, eggs, semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ⭐️ Difficulty: Very easy to follow!
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Why You’ll Love this Recipe
- Perfect mix of sweet and salty – This peanut butter brownie recipe blends sweet and salty flavors to make a perfectly balanced dessert. I like to use salted peanut butter to really enhance the salty flavor.
- Crispy crackled top with a fudgy middle – All of the best brownie recipes have a crispy crackly top with a soft middle. This decadent brownie has a crackly top and is made without any flour. I also added peanut butter swirls to the crackled top.
- Customizable – If you don’t like peanut butter or you are allergic, use this peanut butter brownie recipe as a guide for any kind of nut butter. I love to make this recipe with creamy salted cashew butter.
Do you love brownies? Then you need to try my flourless double chocolate brownies recipe or my homemade brownie bite recipe!
Ingredients You’ll Need
Here’s a quick look at the ingredients you need to make these peanut butter brownies. For a full list of ingredients and amounts please head to the full recipe.
- Unsalted butter – Rich and decadent brownies always start with melted butter. If you use salted butter here, be sure to omit the salt at the end.
- Semi sweet chocolate chips – I like to use chocolate chips for this recipe, but you can use 2oz of a semi sweet baking chocolate bar instead. For the best texture of the brownie, do not use a milk chocolate.
- Creamy peanut butter – creamy salted peanut butter is best for this recipe. I usually use a natural peanut butter that is made from just roasted peanuts and salt. If you only have unsalted peanut butter you can add extra salt at the end.
- Granulated sugar – plain white sugar results in the best texture and taste. If you use something like brown sugar or coconut sugar it may add too much moisture to the finished brownie.
- Large eggs – use 2 room temperature eggs to whip with the sugar.
- Cocoa powder – I usually use plain unsweetened cooca powder, but you can also dutch-process cocoa powder for a darker, richer brownie.
Feel free to mix some extra chocolate chips, chopped peanut butter cups, or peanut butter chips into the batter for homemade fudgy brownies that are extra flavorful and rich.
Love the idea of a sweet treat with peanut butter? Try these peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies or these peanut butter chocolate rice krispie treats.
How to make Flourless Peanut Butter Brownies
Step 1: Melt the butter and chocolate chips and then stir in the creamy peanut butter and vanilla extract.
Step 2: Combine the eggs and sugar and mix with an electric mixer or whisk attachment until light and fluffy.
Step 3: Spoon the melted chocolate and peanut butter mixture into the eggs and sugar. Then, fold in with a flat spatula.
Step 4: Gently fold the cocoa powder and salt into the batter. Continue mixing gently until their are no more lumps of cocoa powder.
Step 5: Pour the batter into a prepared pan and drizzle or add dollops of extra peanut butter over the top and mix with a toothpick to make a swirl effect.
Step 6: Place in the oven and bake at 350F for 28 minutes. Cool completely and then cut into squares.
Mad’s Expert Tips and tricks for the Best peanut butter Brownies 🍫
- Use a plastic knife to avoid brownies getting stuck – If your brownies always get stuck to your knife when you cut them, try this tip. Use a plastic knife! Allow the brownies to cool completely and then use a plastic disposable knife to cut through them. Much less of the fudgy brownie batter will get stuck to a plastic knife.
- Get even more chocolatey brownies – If you like a very dark and next level rich brownie, use dark chocolate chips and dutch process cocoa powder.
- Not a peanut butter fan? Swap out the peanut butter for any nut butter that you like – These would be delicious with almond butter, cashew butter or even a hazelnut butter. There is a mixed nut and seed butter blend that I like to get at Trader Joe’s that I think would be delicious when paired with chocolate.
- Get a fudgier brownie depending on what peanut butter you use – You can use any peanut butter for these but Skippy and jif peanut butter both make for an extremely fudgy brownie.
- Adjust salt depending on what peanut butter you use – If you use unsalted peanut butter, add an extra 1/4 tsp of salt.
Want to bake another sweet treat with peanut butter? Switch it up and try these peanut butter and jelly banana muffins.
Recipe FAQs
Should you use oil or butter in brownies?
I recommend using butter to make richer and fudgier peanut butter brownies but you can use either.
What else can you add to this brownie mix?
You can add various mix ins to the final batter before baking. Mix in some chopped roasted peanuts for extra crunch or chocolate chips to make them extra rich and fudgy.
Can you freeze peanut butter brownies?
You can freeze these chocolate peanut butter brownies for up to 3 months. I like to cut into squares before I place them in a freezer safe container. That way I can thaw them one at a time.
Storage and Freezing
Allow the brownies to cool completely and then store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. For an extra rich and chewy brownie I like to store them in the fridge in some plastic wrap.
You can freeze these chocolate peanut butter brownies for up to 3 months. I like to cut them into squares before I place them in a freezer safe container, that way I can thaw them one at a time.
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Recipe
Flourless Peanut Butter Brownies
Ingredients
- ½ stick unsalted butter ¼ cup
- 2 oz semi sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs – room temperature
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and grease or line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper
- Melt the butter and chocolate chips together in the microwave or double boiler. Mix in the creamy peanut butter and vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl combine the eggs and sugar and mix with an electric mixer or whisk attachment for a stand mixer until light and fluffy – about 3 minutes.
- Gently fold the melted chocolate mixture into the eggs and sugar with a flat spatula. Fold in the cocoa powder and salt.
- Pour the batter into the lined pan and smooth into an even layer. Optional: Drizzle extra peanut butter over the top and mix with a toothpick to make a swirl effect.
- Place in the oven and bake at 350F for 28 minutes.
- Cool completely and then cut into squares
Recipe Notes
- If your brownies always get stuck to your knife when you cut them try this tip. Use a plastic knife! Allow the brownies to cool completely and then use a plastic disposable knife to cut through them. Much less of the fudgy brownie batter will get stuck to a plastic knife.
- If you like a very dark and rich brownie, use dark chocolate chips and dutch process cocoa powder. I don’t recommend using brown sugar in place of the regular granulated sugar because it will increase the moisture content of the brownie batter.
- Not a peanut butter fan? Swap out the peanut butter for any nut butter that you like These would be delicious with almond butter, cashew butter or even a hazelnut butter. There is a mixed nut and seed butter blend that I like to get at Trader Joe’s that I think would be delicious when paired with chocolate.
- Get a fudgier brownie depending on what peanut butter you use. You can use any peanut butter for these but Skippy and jif peanut butter both make for an extremely fudgy brownie.
- Adjust salt depending on what peanut butter you use. If you use unsalted peanut butter, add an extra 1/4 tsp of salt.
Nutrition Information
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
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