Fudge Brownies with Peanut Butter Frosting

Why we love this recipe

When you combine two well-loved flavors into one pan, the outcome is similar to magic, but for the taste buds!

These fudge brownies with peanut butter frosting are the perfect treat to satisfy your sweet tooth and are always a huge hit at gatherings. Chocolate and peanut butter lovers rejoice!

Ingredients you will need

How to Make Fudge Brownies with Peanut Butter Frosting

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1. Melt butter and chocolate in a large bowl in the microwave for 1 minute.
2. Stir, continue heating at 20 second intervals until chocolate is completed melted and smooth. Allow to cool.
3. Preheat oven to 350 F and line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper, allowing the parchment to hang over the sides.
4. Add sugar to the chocolate and stir until combined.
5. Add eggs and beat with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until combined. Stir in vanilla. Stir in the flour and baking soda just until combined.
6. Spread the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes. Allow to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
7. For the frosting, combine butter and cream cheese in a medium mixer bowl and beat until creamy.
8. Gradually add the powdered sugar a cup at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Continue to beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the peanut butter and beat until thoroughly blended.
9. Frost the brownies while still in the pan. Remove brownies from pan by lifting the sides of the parchment and place on a cutting board. Cut into bars.

We love these equally as much as our Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies, which one would you choose?

These peanut butter fudge brownies would be great for taking along to someone’s house, perfect for the holidays, barbecues, parties, and more. And the frosting is spectacular!

More Chocolate and Peanut Butter Desserts

• Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
• No Bake Peanut Butter Bars
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars
• Peanut Butter Cups
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
• Reeses Pie

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Fudge Brownies with Peanut Butter Frosting

These peanut butter fudge brownies would be great for taking along to someone's house, perfect for the holidays, barbecues, parties, and more. And the frosting is spectacular!

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Course: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Servings: 16 bars

45 minutes mins

Calories: 237

Author: Amanda Davis

Ingredients

Brownies:

• ▢ ½ cup unsalted butter
• ▢ 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate coarsely chopped
• ▢ 1 cup sugar
• ▢ 2 large eggs
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ▢ ⅔ cup unbleached all purpose flour
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon baking soda

Frosting:

• ▢ 2.5 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
• ▢ 2 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
• ▢ 1 ¼ cups confectioners’ sugar sifted
• ▢ 3 tablespoons smooth peanut butter

Things You’ll Need

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  Hand mixer
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  Wire cooling racks
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  8×8 baking pan

Instructions

• Melt butter and chocolate in a large bowl in the microwave for 1 minute. Stir, continue heating at 20 second intervals until chocolate is completed melted and smooth. Allow to cool.
• Preheat oven to 350 F and line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper, allowing parchment to hang over the sides.
• Add sugar to the chocolate and stir until combined. Add eggs and beat with wooden spoon or rubber spatula until combined. Stir in vanilla. Stir in the flour and baking soda just until combined.
• Spread the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes. Allow to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.

Prepare the Frosting

• Combine butter and cream cheese in a medium mixer bowl and beat until creamy. Gradually add the powdered sugar a cup at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Continue to beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the peanut butter and beat until thoroughly blended.
• Frost the brownies while still in the pan. Remove brownies from pan by lifting the sides of the parchment and place on a cutting board. Cut into bars.

Nutrition

Serving: 1brownie | Calories: 237cal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 62mg | Potassium: 88mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 320IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1.4mg

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This post originally appeared here on Aug 21, 2013 and has since been updated with new photos.