Who wants cake and candy too? Me! Me! Me!
I’ve had a hankering for chocolate and peanut butter for the last week. Couldn’t decide on the cake. Knew I had to have peanut butter. Not just any peanut butter but peanut butter cups (love me some Reese’s).
Changed my mind completely and set out to make peanut butter ice cream with slivers of dark chocolate. Takes too much time to make ice cream, I thought, and I’m so impatient. Scrapped that idea.
Thought about making peanut butter cake with chocolate fudge icing. Decided the fudge icing would overpower the peanut butter cake. Can’t have that. Tossed that idea.
Thought about making peanut butter brownies but didn’t want the peanut butter and chocolate mixed together. The peanut butter needs to dominate the chocolate. Another dead idea.
Decided to bake brownies stuffed with peanut butter cups. Why not? Wasn’t sure how they would turn out, but I was going for it.
Didn’t ask anyone else in the house what they wanted. I just made them. The family thought I’d lost my mind pushing peanut butter cups down into brownie batter. Ruining the brownies, they said.
Didn’t wait for the peanut butter cup brownies to cool. We cut them as soon as I took them out of the oven—hot, fudgy brownies oozing with soft peanut butter cups.Separate but together. Downright sinful.
For someone who’s not a peanut butter fan, hubby ate at least three. Although he said I was trying to make him fat(ter), my son ate most of them. Who knew such a combo would be so popular?
How do you make peanut butter cup brownies? Start with a simple brownie recipe. I made these from scratch using an old Hershey recipe I modified slightly to remove ingredients and to add the 9 peanut butter cups. Push the peanut butter cups down into the batter until the batter slightly tops the edge of the peanut butter cups. Bake until the edges of the brownie start to pull away from the sides of the pan. Cool brownies before cutting.
Peanut Butter Cup Brownies
Adapted from Hershey’s recipe Thick and Fudgey Brownies with Hershey’s Mini Kisses Milk Chocolate.
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup cocoa
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 9 large peanut butter cups
Instructions
Heat oven to 350°F, or 325°F for glass baking dish. Spray 9 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan with baking spray.
Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Whisk together butter, sugar, and vanilla in large bowl. Add eggs; stir until blended. Stir in flour mixture. Spread batter in prepared pan. Place 9 peanut butter cups on batter; press gently until the batter starts to cover candy.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of the pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into 2-inch squares.
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These look amazing! Thank you for sharing this at #blogginggrandmotherslinkparty !
Peanut butter and chocolate–the best flavor combination ever! I’ll definitely try these brownies. And good for you, baking what you wanted. Turns out it’s what the rest of the family wanted too–they just didn’t know it. 🙂 Thanks for linking up at #BloggingGrandmothersLinkParty.
~Christie
These look absolutely delicious! Thank you for sharing at #BloggingGrandmothersLinkParty
These sound amazing!
I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks:
Thanks for joining the 100th Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
These wouldn’t last a minute at my house and I love your train of thought! Thank you for sharing with us at Celebrate Your Story, and I hope you’re having a great weekend.
YUM! These look really good. Thanks Sherry for linking up at the #BloggingGrandmothersLinkParty. I shared this post.
Hey! Just wanted to let you know that we loved your Peanut Butter Cup Brownies so much when you shared it at the #HomeMattersParty last week, we’ve FEATURED it THIS WEEK! Hope you can check it out when you get a sec. Happy Friday!!!
http://lifewithlorelai.com/2017/06/08/home-matters-linky-party-139/
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai / Home Matters Linky Party
Awesome! Thank you for featuring them.
These look so decadent and delicious I’d love to try one! Thanks so much for sharing with us at #blogginggrandmotherslinkparty. I’ve pinned and shared on social media. Catch you at the link up next month!
Sue from Sizzling Towards 60 & Beyond.
I am a peanut butter and chocolate lover. I can tell you that these will be made at my house the next time my grandchildren come over for the day! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe at the #BloggingGrandmothersLinkParty. Sharing this wonderful recipe on social media!
Your brownies look amazing! Your post is awesome and thanks so much for sharing it with us at Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great day and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
I always want cake and candy and you’ve given me a good reason to give in to that craving. Thanks for joining us again at Celebrate Your Story, have a great weekend.