Peanut Butter Cup Brownies
Did you know that today (Friday, 3/1) is National Peanut Butter day? I had no idea, either, until I saw something about it on Facebook while I was getting ready for work this the morning.
I had three half-pound Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (yes, that's 1.5 pounds total if you're counting) that are basically impossible to eat, but I wanted to find something to do with them that would be delicious. I'm not joking when I tell you that these things are HUGE! I only used one, but the brownies came out chewy and chocolatey with nice big chunks of peanut butter spread throughout. I'm drooling as I write this and they're sitting on the counter behind me!
Peanut Butter Cup Brownies
Modified from Hershey's
Ingredients
3/4 c. Hershey's unsweetened cocoa
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2/3 c. butter, melted and divided
1/2 c. boiling water
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 1/3 c. flour
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 c. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, chopped
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 13" x 9" baking pan.
In a large bowl, combine cocoa, baking soda and 1/3 cup butter. Add boiling water and stir until mixture thickens. Mix in sugar, eggs and remaining 1/3 cup butter; stir until smooth. Add flour and vanilla and stir until thoroughly combined. Fold in peanut butter cups. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake 30-35 minutes, until top edges of brownies begin to pull away from the pan and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into squares. Yields about 36 brownies (depending on size).
Because I know someone will ask... I'm not exaggerating when I say that these peanut butter cups are huge!
As always, you can visit my blog, Elfie's Edibles, to find out why I have so many huge peanut butter cups and what else I'm up to in the kitchen.
x-posted to bakebakebake
I had three half-pound Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (yes, that's 1.5 pounds total if you're counting) that are basically impossible to eat, but I wanted to find something to do with them that would be delicious. I'm not joking when I tell you that these things are HUGE! I only used one, but the brownies came out chewy and chocolatey with nice big chunks of peanut butter spread throughout. I'm drooling as I write this and they're sitting on the counter behind me!
Peanut Butter Cup Brownies
Modified from Hershey's
Ingredients
3/4 c. Hershey's unsweetened cocoa
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2/3 c. butter, melted and divided
1/2 c. boiling water
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 1/3 c. flour
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 c. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, chopped
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 13" x 9" baking pan.
In a large bowl, combine cocoa, baking soda and 1/3 cup butter. Add boiling water and stir until mixture thickens. Mix in sugar, eggs and remaining 1/3 cup butter; stir until smooth. Add flour and vanilla and stir until thoroughly combined. Fold in peanut butter cups. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake 30-35 minutes, until top edges of brownies begin to pull away from the pan and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into squares. Yields about 36 brownies (depending on size).
Because I know someone will ask... I'm not exaggerating when I say that these peanut butter cups are huge!
As always, you can visit my blog, Elfie's Edibles, to find out why I have so many huge peanut butter cups and what else I'm up to in the kitchen.
x-posted to bakebakebake