Love the combination of chocolate and peanut butter? These Reese’s brownies are for you then!
Ryon isn’t much of a sweets eater, which is polar opposite of myself. A few things he does indulge in are Reese’s peanut butter cups, ice cream and brownies. He had requested brownies a few weeks ago, so when I made the brownie brittle I whipped up a double batch and made him a dessert trifecta. Reese’s brownies. And we ate them warm with vanilla ice cream on top. And then I won wife of the year for this easy homemade recipe. [Not really, but I should have.]
Reese’s brownie recipe
For this recipe I modified these basic brownies from Jamie over at Love Bakes Good Cakes. I changed a few things up so my ingredient list looked like this:
- 1 1/3 cup flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 3 tbs PB2 Peanut Butter
- 1/2 cup water
- 6-7 Mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, chopped
Have you heard of PB2 Peanut Butter? Its a super healthy version of regular peanut butter because they press out all the oils from the peanuts. Its sold as a powder and you mix it with water to make your own peanut butter. Its really kinda cool and its very good! So after I poured the brownie batter into the pan I mixed some PB2 and added it on top. I swirled it around and then put the chopped Reese’s on top, just for good peanut buttery, chocolatey goodness.
It was hard to wait for these to cool completely, so we didn’t. I cut them into squares and we added vanilla ice cream on top. I watched my husband’s eyes light up when he took the first bite. He said they tasted just like a giant Reese’s. These bad boys were so moist too! I didn’t use any oil in the brownies so I was slightly worried but the PB2 Peanut Butter must of helped because they were amazing.
These would also be a great as a gift during the holidays. Wrap them up or put them in a pretty jar and send them off. I sent about half of this batch to my moms house because I knew we would eat the entire pan of them. They are that good!
Reese's Brownies
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cup flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 3 tbs PB2 Peanut Butter
- 1/2 cup water
- 6-7 Mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, chopped
Instructions
Notes
Serve with vanilla ice cream!
Nutrition Information:
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 3065Cholesterol: 561mgSodium: 641mgCarbohydrates: 605gFiber: 32gSugar: 428gProtein: 65g
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Jenn @ Party of One says
Oh my! These look AMAZING! I think I may have to try these out soon 🙂
Kelley says
Thanks Jenn! They were pretty great!
Foodista says
Saw these on the Wonderful Food Wednesday link board and had to check out the recipe! These look to die for!!! Thanks for sharing.
Kelley says
Thanks so much!
Maria says
Your brownies look so good! Love the Reese’s in them, what a great idea to make peanut butter brownies!!! They look so delicious!
Kelley says
Thanks Maria! I love the peanut butter/chocolate combo and my husband does too so they were a huge hit at our house! 🙂
Emily says
Can you use regular peanut butter?
Kelley says
You probably can, but you would have to microwave it first so that its melty before adding it to the brownies.
Kristy says
Love homemade brownies! You can’t lose with chocolate and peanut butter 🙂
Kelley says
I agree! Such a yummy combo!