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    Home » Recipes » Brownies

    Peanut Butter Stuffed Brownies

    Published: Mar 31, 2020 · by Kim Lange · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    These 'Easy & Epic' Peanut Butter Stuffed Brownies will be your new favorite brownies and might be for life!  Rich and fudgy brownies with a thick delicious creamy layer of peanut butter filling wedged smack dab in the middle. 

    Yea...we went there...can ya blame us?  Along those lines, check out these Ultimate Peanut Butter Cup Stuffed Chocolate Cookies!

    And if that wasn't enough, add a smooth layer of melted chocolate &  peanut and peanut butter on top and wait for the 'everything's puppy dogs and rainbows' fantasy to happen. 

    🌈🐶  Pure happiness!

    Since we've been social distancing now we're trapped with these insanely decadent brownies...good versus evil kind of drama here!   

    Ummm....Maybe it's good to know these Peanut Butter Stuffed Brownies may also be frozen for up to 3 months, because we would eat them all ASAP!  Just thaw overnight in the refrigerator and bring to room temperature before serving. 

    Why I Love These Peanut Butter Brownies!

    • Not only are these epic brownies awesomely outrageous and fantastic looking, ironically and thankfully, they are not complicated to make!  Yay, right?   Isn't that the whole point?  
    • They look like bakery brownies and being that they are made from scratch, you'll be please to know these are a 'staple' kind of brownie. 
    • What I mean by 'staple' kind of brownie is, you most likely have everything already in your pantry! Ingredients like cocoa powder, flour, sugar, butter, peanut butter, powdered sugar, salt, chocolate chips, eggs and vanilla.  That's it.  Hopefully you do!  
    • Peanut butter and chocolate are the best combo ever when it comes to dessert!

    Peanut Butter Stuffed Brownies (Easy & Epic!)

    Ingredients You Need for Peanut Butter Brownie Recipe

    BROWNIES

    • unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
    • granulated sugar
    • vanilla extract
    • eggs
    •  all-purpose flour or gluten-free flour like Bob's Red Mill
    • unsweetened cocoa powder like Ghirardelli's
    • salt

    PEANUT BUTTER FILLING Or 12 full-size peanut butter cups unwrapped

    • butter, softened
    • peanut butter
    • powdered sugar

    CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING LAYER

    • semi-sweet chocolate chips
    • peanut butter 

    How to Make Peanut Butter Stuffed Brownies 

    1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8-inch square baking dish with parchment paper or aluminum foil, leaving some overhang for easy removal. Spray with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.

    Layering Brownies

    PEANUT BUTTER FILLING

    1. Mix butter, peanut butter and powdered sugar together until smooth. Set aside.

    BROWNIES

    1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the melted butter and granulated sugar until well combined. Mix in the eggs and vanilla extract and whisk until fully combined.
    2. Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, and salt into the wet ingredients and mix until just combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.

    BOTTOM BROWNIE LAYER

    1. Pour half of the brownie batter into the prepared baking pan

    PEANUT BUTTER LAYER

    1. Place spoonfuls of the peanut butter filling on top of the brownie batter, then spread out using back of spoon or offset spatula.

    TOP BROWNIE LAYER

    1. Add the remaining brownie batter on top by the spoonfuls and spread into one even layer, covering the peanut butter layer.
    2. Bake 350°F for 30-35 minutes or until the tops of the brownies look set. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

    CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING LAYER

    1. Once the brownies are cooled, melt chocolate chips in microwave for 40 seconds, stir. Microwave an additional 40 seconds and stir. Add in peanut butter and continue stirring until chocolate is completed melted. Pour on top of brownies and spread with back of spoon or offset spatula. Let chocolate set at room temperature and slice into 16 squares for your peanut butter brownie indulgence!

    Peanut Butter Stuffed BrowniesStoring & Freezing Brownies

    • Room Temperature - Store brownies in an airtight container @ room temperature for up to four days. Brownies may also be frozen for up to 3 months, thaw overnight in the refrigerator and bring to room temperature before serving.
    • Freezer - Peanut Butter Stuffed Brownies may also be frozen for up to 3 months. Make sure they are sealed tightly.

    Peanut Butter Stuffed Brownies

    This peanut butter brownie recipe is definitely crowd-pleasing brownies perfect for parties, picnics, celebrations, Christmas, Easter, 4th of July, Halloween, potlucks, tailgating. 

    And of course, for all the brownie lovers, especially if you love some peanut butter with your chocolate!   

    More Brownie Fun?

    • Super Easy Homemade Brownies
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    • Cocoa Marshmallow Brownies – GF option
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    • Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosted Brownies
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    Peanut Butter Stuffed Brownie

    Peanut Butter Stuffed Brownies (Easy & Epic!)

    Kim Lange
    These 'Easy & Epic' Peanut Butter Stuffed Brownies will be your new favorite brownies and might be for life!  Rich and fudgy brownies with a thick delicious creamy layer of peanut butter filling wedged smack dab in the middle.  Yea...we went there...can ya blame us?
    4.04 from 27 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 16 Servings
    Calories

    Ingredients
      

    BROWNIES

    • ½ cup unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
    • 1 cup granulated sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 2 large eggs
    • ½ cup all-purpose flour or gluten-free flour like Bob's Red Mill
    • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder like Ghirardelli's
    • ¼ teaspoon salt

    PEANUT BUTTER FILLING Or 12 full-size peanut butter cups unwrapped

    • 3 Tablespoons butter softened
    • ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
    • ½ cup powdered sugar

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting Layer

    • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
    • 1 tablespoon peanut butter

    Instructions
     

    • INSTRUCTIONS
    • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8-inch square baking dish with parchment paper or aluminum foil, leaving some overhang for easy removal. Spray with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.

    PEANUT BUTTER FILLING

    • Mix butter, peanut butter and powdered sugar together until smooth. Set aside.

    BROWNIES

    • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the melted butter and granulated sugar until well combined. Mix in the eggs and vanilla extract and whisk until fully combined.
    • Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, and salt into the wet ingredients and mix until just combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.

    BOTTOM BROWNIE LAYER

    • Pour half of the brownie batter into the prepared baking pan

    PEANUT BUTTER LAYER

    • Place spoonfuls of the peanut butter filling on top of the brownie batter, then spread out using back of spoon or offset spatula.

    TOP BROWNIE LAYER

    • Add the remaining brownie batter on top by the spoonfuls and spread into one even layer, covering the peanut butter layer.
    • Bake 350°F for 30-35 minutes or until the tops of the brownies look set. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting Layer

    • Once the brownies are cooled, melt chocolate chips in microwave for 40 seconds, stir. Microwave an additional 40 seconds and stir. Add in peanut butter and continue stirring until chocolate is completed melted. Pour on top of brownies and spread with back of spoon or offset spatula. Let chocolate set at room temperature and slice into 16 squares for your peanut butter brownie indulgence!

    Notes

    • Store brownies in an airtight container @ room temperature for up to four days. Brownies may also be frozen for up to 3 months, thaw overnight in the refrigerator and bring to room temperature before serving.
    • Peanut butter cups can be used instead of the peanut butter layer if desired.
    Keyword brownies, peanut butter, peanut butter brownies, peanut butter stuffed brownies, stuffed brownies
    Tried This Recipe?Let us know how it was by commenting below!

    Also, Check out Double Stuffed Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes, Ultimate Chocolate Peanut Butter Explosion Cake, Triple Lemon Cupcakes and these awesome Chocolate Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries!

     

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    About Kim Lange

    Hi! I'm Kim! As you may know, I'm cookie, brownie and chocolate obsessed! You'll find hundreds of decadent and healthy dessert recipes to choose from here! So, let's bake something easy and never forget the chocolate!

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    1. Kim Lange says

      May 01, 2020 at 6:04 pm

      I'm so glad you enjoyed them and found a way to make them work for you guys! That really makes my day!! 🙂

    2. melissa says

      May 01, 2020 at 3:40 pm

      I doubled this recipe to make a 9x13 pan. They were so yummy. Ans go excellent with ice cream or all alone 🙂 a new favorite for sure.
      My guys found them a little over peanut buttery. So for the next batch we'll be making a quadruple batch of the brownie portion and double batch of the peanut butter portion for our 9x13 pan 🙂

      We just LOVE these 🙂 thank you for the recipe. And on the brownie side these are so moist and fudgy we love them. Weve been looking for an excellent brownie recipe for YEARS. This one takes the cake!

    3. Kim Lange says

      April 11, 2020 at 8:47 am

      Oh he definitely will! Thank you so much Valentina!! xo

    4. Valentina says

      April 10, 2020 at 3:21 pm

      Oh my gosh -- making these today!!! I'll use GF flour and my son will be over the moon. 🙂 ~Valentina

    5. Kim Lange says

      April 09, 2020 at 8:57 am

      I had a hard time getting oreos, but I finally found some I could get online. Weird some of the things we can get and cannot get! Thank you so much Davorka! Stay safe!!

    6. 2pots2cook says

      April 09, 2020 at 4:20 am

      Believe it or not, I have managed to get peanut butter cups for my pantry stocks for these horrible days so, yes ! perfect healing treat ! xo

    7. Katherine | Love In My Oven says

      April 02, 2020 at 4:55 pm

      Oooh my goodness these look soo good Kim. If you haven't already guessed I'm a HUGE PB & chocolate lover! These would not last long around here!

    8. Kim Lange says

      April 01, 2020 at 10:31 pm

      They are so tempting, hard to resist! Thank you Kelsie!

    9. Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen says

      April 01, 2020 at 6:33 pm

      These are all I feel like eating right now! Yum!

    10. Kim Lange says

      April 01, 2020 at 2:52 pm

      I know right! These brownies are calling a lot of names right now. Thank you Kelly! xo Hope you are staying safe!

    11. Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says

      April 01, 2020 at 12:01 pm

      Chocolate and peanut butter is the best combo ever so these brownies definitely deserve the name of being epic! Pinning!!

    12. Kim Lange says

      March 31, 2020 at 9:43 pm

      Thank you Susie! They are amazing!!

    13. Sue Hoover says

      March 31, 2020 at 3:32 pm

      Oh boy! This looks like a winner!

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