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Submitted by cindyloo02

Chewy peanut butter brownies made with melted semi-sweet chocolate, creamy peanut butter, and chopped walnuts. Dense, fudgy, and rich with a peanut butter flavor that deepens the chocolate.

YIELD

2 dozen

PREP

10 min

COOK

50 min

READY

1 hrs

These brownies start by melting semi-sweet chocolate, peanut butter, and margarine together into a glossy, rich base. That triple-fat combination is why the texture lands somewhere between fudge and a dense cookie, chewy and sticky in the best way.

The peanut butter doesn’t just add flavor. It changes the crumb structure, making these brownies pull apart in thick, stretchy pieces rather than crumbling like a cake-style brownie. Chopped walnuts add crunch that breaks up the dense richness.

Four eggs beaten with sugar create the lift. Without them, the melted chocolate and peanut butter base would set into candy. The eggs give it just enough structure to be a brownie.

Pro Tips

  • Melt the chocolate, peanut butter, and margarine together over low heat, stirring constantly. The peanut butter can scorch and turn grainy if the heat is too high.
  • Beat the eggs and sugar until thick and pale before combining with the chocolate mixture. This builds air into the batter.
  • Let them cool completely in the pan before cutting. Warm peanut butter brownies are too soft to slice cleanly.
  • A knife dipped in hot water between cuts gives the cleanest edges.

Variations

  • Swirl extra peanut butter on top of the batter before baking for a marbled finish.
  • Use chunky peanut butter instead of creamy for more visible peanut pieces.
  • Add a layer of peanut butter cups pressed into the batter halfway through baking for a candy-bar brownie.

Ingredients

4 115.6
OUNCES ML/G SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE
semi-sweet, null, null
½ 118
CUP ML PEANUT BUTTER
creamy
1 237
CUP ML MARGARINE
4 4
LARGE LARGE EGGS
2 ½ 591
CUPS ML SUGAR
½ 2.5
TEASPOON ML SALT
2 10
TEASPOONS ML VANILLA EXTRACT
2 473
CUPS ML ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
sifted
1 237
CUP ML WALNUTS
chopped

Directions

Melt chocolate, peanut butter and butter.

In a large bowl beat eggs, sugar, salt and vanilla.

Add melted chocolate mixture. Add flour gradually.

Mix well. Add the nuts. Pour into a greased 13×9×2 inch greased pan.

Bake at 350℉ (180℃). for 45 minutes to 50 minutes. Let cool, cut into squares.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 382g (13.5 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 1678 49% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 92g 142%
Saturated Fat 17g 86%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 212mg 71%
Sodium 1129mg 47%
Total Carbohydrate 65g 65%
Dietary Fiber 7g 28%
Sugars g
Protein 59g
Vitamin A 46% Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 9% Iron 34%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Trans-fat Free, High Fiber
 

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