The fudgy flavor of homemade brownies, with a swirl of peanut butter baked into them. Because peanut butter and chocolate are the best combo if ya ask me…and totally addictive. Homemade brownies cannot be any easier to make than this, and the peanut butter swirl adds a whole new layer of flavor to the fabulous, fudgy brownie.
Brownies are always a favorite of everyone’s at home and at work. So when I needed to make a quick dessert for a work meeting, I definitely jumped at whipping up a batch of brownies. Thanks to Rodelle, I always have the best cocoa powder on hand to make these! And their chocolate extract is so yummmmmm!
If you are a peanut-butter and chocolate lover, then y’all need to make these!
Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies
Print RecipeIngredients
- BROWNIES:
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1-1/3 cup white granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons cocoa powder (I used Rodelle Gourmet Baking Cocoa)
- pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I used Rodelle Baker's Extract)
- 1 teaspoon chocolate extract (I used Rodelle)
- 2 eggs, cold
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- PEANUT BUTTER SWIRL:
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325-degrees. Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper and spray with baking spray. Set aside.
In a microwave safe bowl, add the butter, sugar, cocoa powder and salt. Microwave in 30-second intervals, stopping to stir the mixture every 30-seconds. Microwave the mixture until the mixture is fairly smooth and hot to the touch (approximately 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 minutes in the microwave).
Remove the bowl from the microwave and set the bowl aside for several minutes, to allow the mixture to cool so it is only warm to the touch. The mixture will look gritty. After mixture has cooled for several minutes, use a wooden spoon to stir in the vanilla extract and chocolate extract. Add the eggs one at a time to the mixture, vigorously stirring each egg into the mixture. Stir the flour into the mixture until the flour is fully incorporated into the batter. Beat the batter vigorously for 40 strokes. Spread brownie batter into prepared pan.
PEANUT BUTTER SWIRL: In a small bowl, stir together the melted butter, peanut butter, vanilla extract and salt. Drop the mixture by the tablespoonful into the brownie batter and swirl the peanut butter mixture into the top of the brownies. Bake brownies in 325-degree oven for 22-25 minutes. Brownies are done when a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out without raw batter on it. My brownies took 23-minutes to bake.
Remove brownies from the oven and let set in the pan to cool completely before slicing into desired sized squares.
Now go on and go make these! One of my friends at work proceeded to eat like five of these brownies in one sitting and told me these were his new favorite of everything I make!
XOXO,
Kelly
5 Comments
Laura
January 14, 2020 at 10:11 AMMy weakness! Peanut Butter and Chocolate! I could eat it every day! (Ok, maybe I do already) I’m always happy to have another PBC recipe! Thanks, Kelly – Im pinning!
Kelly
January 16, 2020 at 11:33 AMThanks Laura!! This combo is my weakness too! And thanks for pinning!! XOXO
Amy
January 15, 2020 at 10:20 AMI love anything peanut butter, and the chocolate is just a bonus!
Kelly
January 16, 2020 at 11:33 AMThanks Amy!! XOXO
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