Peanut Butter and Chocolate are a match made in heaven to me! These are so amazing, if you love Reese's, then you will love these!
Our Reese’s Brownies Recipe is a perfectly fudgy brownies recipe with peanuts, peanut butter chips, and Reese’s peanut butter cups topping the brownie batter. Who doesn’t love the combination of peanut butter and dark chocolate?
These peanut butter brownies are definitely a great sweet treat of homemade brownies recipe for peanut butter lovers and an easy brownie recipe.
This easy recipe does not use brown sugar, but the whole peanut butter cups will make up for the flavor and you will still get moist crumbs without using a box of Betty Crocker brownie mix, unlike some of our other brownie recipes.
Ingredients used to make Reese’s Brownie Recipe:
Brownies
- Melted butter
- Salt
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Vanilla extract
- Sugar
- Eggs
- All-purpose flour
- Peanut butter
Frosting
- Unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- Whipping cream
- Water
- Cream cheese
- Cocoa
- Powdered sugar
Topping
- Salted peanuts chopped
- Mini Reese’s peanut butter cups (you could use Reese’s pieces too!)
- Peanut butter chips
- Chocolate chips (optional, but great if you are a chocolate lover)
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to make Reese’s Brownie Recipe:
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Grease a 9 x 13-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray or parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine melted butter, salt, cocoa, and vanilla extract.
- Stir in the sugar and eggs to the chocolate mixture.
- Add in the rest of the dry ingredients, flour, and cup of peanut butter, and mix until smooth.
- Pour the rest of the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 22-25 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack.
- While the brownies cool, prepare our peanut butter frosting by beating butter, whipping cream, water, and cream cheese in a bowl on medium speed until fluffy.
- Gradually beat in cocoa and powdered sugar until smooth. Spread over cooled brownies.
- Sprinkle peanuts, peanut butter cups, and peanut butter chips on top of the frosting.
- Cut into squares and serve or store in an airtight container.
Storage Suggestions
If you manage to have any leftover Bars + Brownies, these can store well if prepped appropriately. Once they have cooled completely, here is how you can store it:
- Counter: Store bars and brownies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days. If your kitchen is particularly warm, consider refrigerating instead to prevent them from getting too soft or melty.
- Refrigerator: Place in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 1 week. Let them come to room temperature before serving for the best texture and flavor.
- Freezer: To freeze, make sure bars and brownies are completely cooled and unfrosted. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap (or Press & Seal) and then place in a freezer-safe bag or container. For easier portioning, wrap individual squares before freezing. Don’t forget to label with the date. They’ll stay fresh in the freezer for up to 3 months.
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Reese’s Brownies Recipe
Peanut Butter and Chocolate are a match made in heaven to me! These are so amazing, if you love Reese's, then you will love these!
Serving Servings
Ingredients
Brownies
- 1 cup butter, melted
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup cocoa
- 1 ½ Tablespoons vanilla
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup peanut butter
Frosting
- ¼ cup butter, softened
- 4 Tablespoons whipping cream
- 1 Tablespoon water
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- ¼ cup cocoa
- 1 pound powdered sugar
Topping
- ¾ cup salted peanuts, chopped
- 24 mini Reese's peanut butter cups
- ¾ cup peanut butter chips
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Grease 9 x 13 inch pan with non stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, combine melted butter, salt, cocoa and vanilla.
- Stir in the sugar and eggs.
- Add in the flour and peanut butter and mix until smooth.
- Pour into prepared pan and bake for 22-25 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool.
- While the brownies cool, prepare frosting by beating butter, whipping cream, water, and cream cheese in a bowl on medium speed until fluffy.
- Gradually beat in cocoa and powdered sugar until smooth. Spread over cooled brownies.
- Sprinkle peanuts, peanut butter cups, and peanut butter chips on top of the frosting.
- Cut into squares and serve.
Notes
These brownies do freeze quite well. They are better fresh, but I have frozen them, and they thaw nicely. We recommend freezing them in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Calories: 459 kcal · Carbohydrates: 55 g · Protein: 9 g · Fat: 25 g · Saturated Fat: 11 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 63 mg · Sodium: 266 mg · Potassium: 205 mg · Fiber: 3 g · Sugar: 42 g · Vitamin A: 439 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 33 mg · Iron: 2 mg
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