Chocolate and peanut butter are made for each other.
This recipe tugs at the nostalgia of those boxed brownie mixes from childhoodbut ours is made entirely from scratch.
Chocolate and peanut butter are a definite contender for best dessert duo.
Aaron Hutcherson
(And it doesnt hurt that theyre so visually appealing.)
No More Box Mix!
The base of this recipe, of course, is the brownie.
Aaron Hutcherson
A lot of recipes that I tried tended to be more gooey and fudgy brownie.
These are the adult version of the boxed brownies I loved so much as a kid.
About That Swirl…. Then use a butter knife to swirl the peanut butter into the batter.
Aaron Hutcherson
Try This!
Like peanut butter, tahini has a nuttiness that works well with chocolate.
Give it a try instead of the peanut butter in these browniesit also makes your brownies allergy-friendly!
Aaron Hutcherson
Stir until the chocolate has melted.
Whisk together the eggs, both sugars, coffee powder, and vanilla extract.
(The batter will be very thick, but don’t worry!
Aaron Hutcherson
That’s how it’s supposed to be.)
Press the brownie batter into the prepared baking dish in an even layer.
Stir the powdered sugar into the peanut butter, then drizzle over the top of the brownie batter.
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Use a butter knife to swirl the peanut butter mixture into the top of the brownie batter.
Be careful not to over mix the peanut butter into the brownie mixture.
Bake the brownies until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out mostly clean, about 35 minutes.
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(The peanut butter will probably stick to the toothpick a little bit; that’s fine.)
Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Let the brownies cool completely to room temperature before cutting them.
Aaron Hutcherson
Aaron Hutcherson
Aaron Hutcherson
