Name: Buckeye Brownies Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 8 Tablespoons cocoa powder; 1 cup unsalted butter; 2 cups sugar; 4 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2½ cups flour; pinch of salt; 1 cup creamy peanut butter; ½ cup butter ((softened)); 3 cups powdered sugar; 3 Tablespoons milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla; pinch of salt; 2 cups milk chocolate chips; ¾ cup butter

It’s that time of year, the time for all the delicious sweets and treats to be made and shared with friends and families. These glorious buckeye brownies are the perfect mix of chocolate and peanut butter that will leave your tastebuds asking for more.

We LOVE Buckeye Brownies! Some of you might be wondering what exactly is a buckeye.

Well the name “buckeye” comes from Ohio. These wonderful desserts are meant to resemble the nut that comes from the Ohio buckeye tree.

With these when you cut into the brownies you will be able to see all of the peanut butter and chocolate layers just like if you were to cut into a buckeye nut.

If you want to check some more buckeye desserts and ball recipes to make for this holiday season you MUST check out our Chubby Hubby Buckeye Peanut Butter Truffles, or our classic Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls and another one of my favorites, Peanut Butter Snowballs!

Buckeye Brownie Square on a white plate with a fork

Ingredients needed to make these Buckeye Brownies from scratch?

Buckeye Ingredients:

Cocoa powder
Eggs
Salt
Flour
Granulated sugar
Unsalted butter
Powdered sugar
Vanilla extract
Creamy peanut butter
Milk
Milk chocolate chips

Buckeye Brownies cut into squares stacked

For the brownie layer, you can use our brownie recipe to make them from scratch, but you could also use your favorite boxed brownie mix. Just skip to number 6 on the ingredients list and add a box of brownie mix then you’re good to go!

If you are looking to add an extra special touch to these peanut butter chocolate brownies, maybe try your hand at making your own peanut butter with THIS recipe for the Food Network. Just be sure to make it creamy!

Can you use chunky peanut butter for this recipe? You can, but it will not give the same texture we are looking to achieve for the chocolate and peanut butter layered brownies.

Related Article: These Lunch Lady Peanut Bars are the EXACT same recipe that they served in your cafeteria growing up!

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HOW DO YOU MAKE THE WONDERFUL BUCKEYE BROWNIES?

BROWNIE LAYER:

Let’s start with the brownie layer. Begin by preheating the oven to 325 degrees. Then, get out your favorite 9 x 13 pan (THIS is my favorite one) and grease it up.

Then, melt the butter and after it is melted, add in the cocoa and stir it together well. Once those have been combined, add in the sugar and eggs to the butter and cocoa mixture mixing and combine it all together.

Lastly, add in the vanilla, flour, and salt to the creamed cocoa and sugar mix. Beat everything together until it is well incorporated.

Then, simply pour everything into the 9 x 13 pan and bake it for 25 – 30 minutes, or until the brownies are cooked all the way through.

You will then top the brownies with the peanut butter layer and then pour the chocolate ganache and spread it evenly over everything. THESE angled spatulas make spreading the chocolate ganache evenly very easy!

*Remember, if you are wanting to use a brownie box mix skip the brownie making step and replace it with the box steps for the brownies.*

PEANUT BUTTER LAYER:

To begin the peanut butter layer, place the peanut butter and softened butter into a medium sized bowl and mix it all together on medium speed until the peanut butter mixture becomes light and creamy.

Be sure to scrape down the bowl and then add in the powdered sugar, milk, vanilla and salt. Beat it all together for another minute and then scrape the bowl down again. Then, turn the mixture back on medium speed until the peanut butter mixture becomes smooth and creamy.

GANACHE LAYER:

Melt together the chocolate chips and butter in a microwave safe bowl for 2 minutes and 30 second intervals. Be sure to stir the chocolate and butter together in between. You will continue this until all the chocolate is melted and smooth.

Lastly, spread the chocolate ganache over top of the peanut butter layer and then let it cool until if hardens.

TIP: You can place this in the fridge to speed up the cooling process a bit.