Servings: 12 Brownies 1x
Ingredients
- ½ stick unsalted butter (¼ cup)
- 2oz 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
Notes
- I like to use creamy salted peanut butter for this recipe. if you use unsalted peanut butter, add an extra 1/4 tsp of salt.
- You can use cashew butter or almond butter in place of the peanut butter
- You can use 2oz of a semi sweet baking chocolate bar in place of the chocolate chips
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.