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    Home » Recipes » Brownies

    Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Explosion Brownies

    Published: Jun 26, 2022 · by Kim Lange · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Explosion Brownies - Self Explanatory and addicting as hell!  If you're a peanut butter and chocolate lover, you've met your match in these decadent and scrumptious peanut butter Reese cup brownies!   

    You may want to give these Ultimate Peanut Butter Cup Stuffed Chocolate Cookies a try if you're all PB & C!

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    Super easy to make, turn these brownies into gourmet brownies!  These are exploding with peanut butter cups on top of a creamy peanut butter frosting and your favorite boxed brownie mix for a 9x9 pan of yummy treats everyone will love!

    These have just the right amount of creamy, dreamy peanut butter buttercream, *swoon*, and delicious Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.

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    *Another swoon* and soft and chewy milk chocolate brownies that will melt in your mouth.  

    *sigh*. . .A new love, a new dessert addiction. What do you think?  Are you with me? I hope!!  The song "I can't feel my face when I'm with you, but I love it!" is in dedication to these decadent Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Brownies!  Which leads me to these Lunch Lady Brownies too! 

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    *Ummm...you'll have to excuse me, but I'm in *PB Explosion* moment right now.*

    If distracted, I might turn into Marsha or Jan from the Brady Bunch, like on that Snickers Bar commercial.  Only it won't be because I'm 'hangry'. It will be because, these brownies are extremely, freaking sinful and "I want it NOW" like Veruca Salt, from Willy Wonka.

    Hmmm...I seem to be all about these crazy characters right now, it appears. 🙂  I think we all can be a little crazy at times, especially when there's peanut butter frosted brownies loaded with Reese's peanut butter cups involved. It can be torture to look at them and not get to eat them.  

    So, there's one way to solve this. Go a little crazy, sing a little ditty, and devour! Yep...just like that!

    Ingredients You Need

    Brownie Mix of choice for 9x9 pan

    • 1 Box Milk or Fudgy Chocolate Brownies, with ingredients included on box instructions, baked in a 9x9 pan, ready to frost.

    Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting

    • unsalted butter room temperature
    • creamy peanut butter
    • confectioners' sugar
    • vanilla extract
    • salt
    • milk of choice
    • mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups or peanut butter cups chopped

    How to Make Peanut Butter Frosted Brownies with Peanut Butter Cups!

    Brownie Mix of choice for 9x9 pan

    1. Make brownies in a 9x9 pan with ingredients called out and bake as instructed. Let cool and get ready to frost!

    Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting

    1. Using a mixer, cream the butter and peanut butter together for 1-2 minutes.
    2. Add vanilla and salt and beat and then add in powdered sugar and beat well.
    3. Add in milk and beat.
    4. Frost brownies.
    5. Add chopped up Reese's PB cups on top.
    6. Enjoy!

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    These Reese's peanut butter cup brownies are the best!  Get the recipe and enjoy the peanut butter and chocolate explosion!

    PB Lover of sorts? You'll want to go crazy on these too! Yowza!!

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    Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Explosion Brownies

    Kim Lange
    Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Explosion Brownies - Self Explanatory and addicting as hell!
    5 from 4 votes
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12 Servings
    Calories

    Ingredients
      

    Brownie Mix of choice for 9x9 pan

    • 1 Box Milk or Fudgy Chocolate Brownies baked in a 9x9 pan and ready to frost

    Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting

    • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
    • 1 cup creamy peanut butter like Jif
    • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 2-3 Tablespoons milk of choice
    • 1-2 cups mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups or roughly chop if using larger pb cups

    Instructions
     

    Brownie Mix of choice for 9x9 pan

    • Make brownies in a 9x9 pan with ingredients called out and bake as instructed. Let cool and get ready to frost!

    Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting

    • Using a mixer, cream the butter and peanut butter together for 1-2 minutes.
    • Add vanilla and salt and beat and then add in powdered sugar and beat well.
    • Add in milk and beat.
    • Frost brownies.
    • Add mini or chopped up Reese's PB cups to the top! Enjoy!
    Keyword brownies, party treats, peanut butter, peanut butter and chocolate, peanut butter cups
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
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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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    Comments

    1. Theresa says

      April 02, 2022 at 12:17 pm

      These were AMAZING! Thank you!

      • Kim Lange says

        April 04, 2022 at 10:24 am

        Thank you so much Theresa!!! xo

    2. Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says

      June 06, 2018 at 10:15 am

      Peanut butter and chocolate is the best combo ever! And then add brownies to it?! yes please! I know I could not be trusted around a pan of these hehehe 🙂

    3. Amy (Savory Moments) says

      May 31, 2018 at 1:51 pm

      These look so deliciously decadent! Yum!

      • ChocolaTess says

        May 31, 2018 at 5:40 pm

        Thank you Amy!!

    4. Dana says

      May 31, 2018 at 4:53 am

      Oh man Kim, I'm seriously drooling! These look amazing girl. I LOVE the PB and choc combo and you can never go wrong with both in brownie form. I'm definitely with you, these look SO addictive! 😀 It's a PB/Chocoholics dream come true!

      • ChocolaTess says

        May 31, 2018 at 5:39 pm

        Aww thank you Dana! It's definitely for chocolate and PB lovers! 🙂

    5. Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says

      February 17, 2017 at 11:08 am

      Anything described as a peanut butter cup explosion is just begging to be made! Yum! Brownies and PB Cups??? Really?! Does it get any better? I think not!

      • ChocolaTess says

        February 17, 2017 at 4:39 pm

        I'm with ya Kelly! <3

    6. Carlee says

      September 14, 2015 at 10:46 pm

      I need these! Like now!

      • ChocolaTess says

        September 15, 2015 at 6:34 pm

        🙂 Carlee they are awesome and easy to make!

    7. Tiffany @ Baking with Best says

      September 13, 2015 at 2:49 pm

      This isn't helping my post baby weight loss.... hah. Love, yum!

      • ChocolaTess says

        September 14, 2015 at 9:50 am

        Sorry Tiffany! 🙂 They ARE pretty hard to resist! Thanks so much for stopping by.

    8. Teresa says

      September 04, 2015 at 5:22 pm

      My gosh, Kim, you're killing me with all these chocolaty, peanut butter desserts. Love this!

      • ChocolaTess says

        September 05, 2015 at 6:20 pm

        This one is definitely killer and so easy. Thanks Teresa!

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