These Peanut Butter Fudge Brownies have a chocolaty brownie with a layer of peanut butter fudge, topped with a rich chocolate ganache! Chocolate and peanut butter lovers, rejoice!
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time40 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 32brownies
Author: Jamie Sherman
Ingredients
For the brownie layer
1 ⅓cupsall-purpose flour
2cupssugar
¾cupbaking cocoa
1teaspoonbaking powder
½teaspoonsalt
⅔cupvegetable oil
4eggsslightly beaten
2teaspoonsvanilla
For the peanut butter fudge layer
2cupssugar
½cupmilk
1 ⅓cupscreamy peanut butter
1jarmarshmallow creme7 oz.
For the chocolate ganache
⅔cupheavy whipping cream
6ouncessemi-sweet baking chocolatechopped
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a 9×13-in. baking dish with cooking spray.
For the brownie layer:
In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa,baking powder and salt.
In another bowl, combine the oil, eggs and vanilla. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix just until combined – Do NOT overmix. Spread into the prepared baking dish.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center tests clean. Cool on a wire rack.
For the peanut butter fudge layer:
In a medium saucepan, bring the milk and sugar to a boil. Boil for 4 minutes. Add the peanut butter and marshmallow creme and mix well. Quickly pour the mixture into the pan over the cooked brownie layer.
Refrigerate for one hour.
For the chocolate ganache layer:
Heat whipping cream in a small saucepan until hot but not boiling. Remove from the heat. Stir in chocolate until melted. Let stand for about 5 minutes. (The ganache is ready to use when the mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon. It will become thicker as it cools.)
Pour the ganache over the fudge layer and tilt the pan so the ganache flows evenly over the top, covering it completely.
Allow to set completely before cutting into bars.
Notes
Due to the ganache, these store best in the fridge.