Buckeye Brownies Recipe
These glorious buckeye brownies are the perfect mix of chocolate and peanut butter that will leave your taste buds asking for more.
Servings: 24
Calories: 451kcal
Equipment
- Medium Bowl
- Electric Mixer
- Microwave Safe Bowl
Ingredients
Brownie Layer:
- 8 Tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2½ 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 degrees. 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.
Notes
- 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.
Nutrition
Calories: 451kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 76mg | Sodium: 151mg | Potassium: 128mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 574IU | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg