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I’m not gonna lie. I was more than a little excited about all of your reactions to Chocolate Peanut Butter Week.
You guys like your chocolate peanut butter treats! Just like me! We must be soul mates! Want to get married? I’ll cook, you clean!
Actually, yes. Let’s do that. My current spousal situation doesn’t involve any teamwork in the cooking and cleaning department. Apparently, just because he works 70+ hours per week, he thinks I should take care of things on the home front.
He’s lame, you guys. I’d like to upgrade my husband to a wife. Any takers?
We can have these brownies in lieu of wedding cake. They are super rich, fudgy, and dense. The peanut butter swirl is purrrrrrfect. Like a peanut butter ball atop a brownie.
Peanut Butter Swirled Brownies
Ingredients
For the brownies:
- 1 cup 2 sticks butter
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cups cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder optional
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
For the peanut butter swirl:
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
To make the brownies:
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9×13 baking dish.
- In small saucepan over low heat, melt butter completely. Stir in sugar and continue cooking for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly. Do not allow sugar mixture to boil.
- Pour butter mixture into a large bowl or stand mixer, beat in cocoa powder, eggs, salt, baking powder, espresso powder, and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
- Stir in the flour until well combined.
- Spread the batter into prepared pan (it will be very thick and sticky).
To make the peanut butter swirl:
- Stir together all of the ingredients in a small bowl until well combined.
- Drop large spoonfuls of the filling over the brownie batter.
- Use a butter knife to swirl the mixture into the brownie batter.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a tester comes out mostly clean.
- Cool completely.
Nutrition Information:
Brownie recipe adapted from King Arthur Flour, Peanut Butter Swirl adapted from Martha Stewart
Allie says
Hi Karly!
I made these brownies today and they came out dry ๐
I consider myself an experienced baker, but I don’t know why they turned out that way. Any thoughts? Thanks!
Angie | Big Bear's Wife says
Chocolate and Peanut Butter are indeed soul mates!
Dana says
Yummy!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
Pure heaven! Yum!
Krystal says
Karly–I love everything you post, and cook many of them, but I’m having trouble with your “pin it” button. Would you check it out? I’m using safari on the iPhone/iPad. Thanks and keep ’em coming!!
Joanne says
Deal. As long as those PB cheesecake bites from yesterday can be our engagement ring.
natalie@thesweetslife says
yes, just yes!!!!!
Riley says
Peanut butter and chocolate truly are a match made in heaven! And these loom absolutely divine!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says
I will happily upgrade from girlfriend to Karly’s-wifey-status if it means I get the mini corndogs you make and these brownies. Holy cow. In exchange, I’m pretty freakin’ controlling about having a constantly cleaned kitchen and bathroom, and I like vacuuming, sooooo… I think this will work out perfectly.
Karly says
@Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel,
Oh, it will work out fabulously. Especially if you enjoy the Real Housewives of Anywhere?
Jenny Ramsey says
yum. yum. yum. yum.
ps. i will happily scrub your house in exchange for food!
megan @ whatmegansmaking says
your post made me laugh out loud. “He’s lame, you guys”. haha love it, and love the brownies ๐
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
I love this week on your blog – and it’s only Tuesday! Woot! PB brownies are a fave of mine!