
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.
Ingredient Notes
Buckeye Ingredients:
- Cocoa powder
- Eggs
- Salt
- Flour
- Granulated sugar
- Unsalted butter
- Powdered sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Creamy peanut butter
- Milk
- Milk chocolate chips
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:



How to make Buckeye Brownies
Brownies:
- Preheat oven to 325℉. Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
- Melt butter, then stir in cocoa. Add in sugar and eggs to the mixing bowl and stir together.
- Add in vanilla, flour, and salt and beat together well.
- Spoon batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until cooked through. Top with peanut butter layer and ganache.
Peanut butter layer:
- Place peanut butter and butter into medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and creamy; scrape bowl.
- Add powdered sugar, milk, vanilla and salt.
- Beat on low speed 1 minute; scrape bowl. Beat on medium speed until smooth and creamy.
Ganache:
- Melt chocolate chips and butter in the microwave for 2 minutes in 30 second intervals, stirring in between, and mix until smooth.
- Spread on top of the frosting layer and let it cool until hardened.



Storing and Other Tips
Store Buckeye Brownies in the refrigerator. This way, the peanut butter and ganache layers won’t soften too much. Take the brownies out of the fridge about 15 minutes ahead of serving.
You can use crunchy peanut butter, but it will not give the same texture we are looking to achieve for the chocolate and peanut butter layered brownies.
THESE angled spatulas make spreading the chocolate ganache evenly very easy!
You can place the pan in the fridge to speed up the cooling process a bit.

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Buckeye Brownies
Ingredients
Brownie Layer:
- 8 Tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 ½ cups flour
- pinch of salt
Peanut Butter Layer:
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup butter, (softened)
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 3 Tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- pinch of salt
Ganache Layer:
- 2 cups milk chocolate chips
- ¾ cup butter
Instructions
For The Brownies:
- Preheat oven to 325℉. Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
- Melt butter, then stir in cocoa. Add in sugar and eggs to the mixing bowl and stir together.
- Add in vanilla, flour, and salt and beat together well.
- Spoon batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until cooked through. Top with peanut butter layer and ganache.
For the peanut butter layer:
- Place peanut butter and butter into medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and creamy; scrape bowl.
- Add powdered sugar, milk, vanilla and salt.
- Beat on low speed 1 minute; scrape bowl. Beat on medium speed until smooth and creamy.
For the ganache:
- Melt chocolate chips and butter in the microwave for 2 minutes in 30 second intervals, stirring in between, and mix until smooth.
- Spread on top of the frosting layer and let it cool until hardened.
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