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Peanut Butter Brownies
Brownies swirled with peanut butter cheesecake. Check out the step-by-step photos and tips above the recipe for more information.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
20
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
50
minutes
minutes
Servings
20
servings
Calories
360
kcal
Author
Kate @ I Heart Eating
Equipment
9x13 pan
Ingredients
Brownies
1
cup
butter
melted
3
large eggs
1
tablespoon
vanilla extract
2
cups
granulated sugar
1 ¼
cups
all-purpose flour
3/4
cup
unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2
teaspoon
baking powder
1/2
teaspoon
salt
1/2
cup
semisweet chocolate chips
Peanut Butter Swirl
2-8
ounce
packages cream cheese
softened
1/2
cup
creamy peanut butter
3/4
cup
granulated sugar
1
large egg
2
tablespoons
milk
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking dish. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat butter, eggs, and vanilla together until smooth.
Whisk the dry ingredients together in a separate medium bowl.
Gradually add flour mixture to egg mixture, and stir until just incorporated.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Remove 1 cup brownie batter for topping, and set aside.
Spread remaining batter into prepared baking pan.
In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth.
Add the peanut butter and sugar, and beat together until smooth.
Beat in egg and milk on low just until combined.
Carefully spread peanut butter mixture over brownie batter.
Drop reserved batter by tablespoonfuls over filling.
Cut through batter with a knife to swirl. You won't want to overdo the swirling or you'll end up without distinct swirls.
Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few fudgy crumbs.
Let come to room temperature before serving.
Cover and chill leftovers.
Notes
Butter:
I use salted butter in this recipe.
Cocoa powder:
I've only used unsweetened cocoa powder in this recipe. I haven't tried Dutch-processed cocoa powder.
Chocolate chips:
You can substitute milk chocolate chips if you prefer your brownies a little sweeter.
Cream cheese:
I recommend using full-fat cream cheese in this recipe.
Peanut butter:
I don't recommend using natural peanut butter in this recipe.
Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
serving
|
Calories:
360
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
35
g
|
Protein:
5
g
|
Fat:
23
g
|
Saturated Fat:
12
g
|
Cholesterol:
82
mg
|
Sodium:
256
mg
|
Potassium:
183
mg
|
Fiber:
2
g
|
Sugar:
25
g
|
Vitamin A:
640
IU
|
Calcium:
47
mg
|
Iron:
1.5
mg