These Peanut Butter Brownies are perfectly soft and chewy full of peanut butter flavor. The frosting is just amazing and can be used on many different desserts. I won’t judge if you eat it with a spoon.
I seriously have the best brownie recipe ever, right here. The best. That’s a huge statement that I don’t say lightly and it’s absolutely true. I don’t love regular chocolate brownies. I will eat them here or there, but I won’t seek them out. Go ahead and say it: Weirdo. But these Peanut Butter Brownies, you guys. I made them first thing in the morning and after one bite, they totally became my breakfast. No joke. My little guy who’s two was home with me when I made these and he loved them as well. He had his own and then mooched off whoever else had one later on throughout the day. Can you blame him?
The frosting is so light and fluffy that you can eat it with a spoon. Just look at it! All peanut buttery deliciousness, just sitting there on the brownie all perfect like it’s its job. These aren’t rich at all. Good luck having any leftovers after serving these!
- Brownie Ingredients:
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 2 cups brown sugar, packed
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp. salt
- Peanut Butter Frosting:
- 2 cups creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- ⅛ tsp. salt
- 3 to 4 Tbsp. heavy cream or milk
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- In a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer, mix together the peanut butter and butter.
- Add in the brown sugar, eggs and vanilla; mix until light and fluffy, about a minute or two.
- Add in the flour and salt; mix well.
- Pour the batter into a 9x13 pan that's been greased or lined with foil. Spread out evenly.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.
- Cool in pan; frost with Peanut Butter Frosting.
- Peanut Butter Frosting:
- Beat peanut butter and butter together until light and fluffy, about one or two minutes.
- Add the remaining ingredients and mix until smooth.
- Frost brownies.
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Oh yum! I love peanut butter so I know these have got to be good. 🙂 I have a similar recipe that has a chocolate frosting type of layer in there yet too.
I am a peanut butter lover and these are calling my name! (Getting out my spoon for that light and fluffy deliciousness.)
I love that they aren’t rich. Which can be bad because then you want to eat more!
i just a big bowl of oatmeal for breakfast and these brownies are all I can think about! Holy moly.
Yep. They are evil.
Peanut butter and chocolate is my favorite combination! These sound delicious 🙂
Thanks, Liz. They are awesome!
I love pretty much any brownie, but peanut butter puts these over the top!!
I’m right there with you as far as brownies. I don’t usually crave a regular chocolate one, but this…OMG! I am craving one right now and I just barely finished my breakfast! Pinned!
It seriously is the best brownie and one of the best recipes I’ve ever made. That’s huge.
Oh wow!! These look so unbelievable! I can’t wait to try them!
These look so amazing!
I made these without the frosting. They turned out moist and delicious. I used Jif peanut butter. These definitely will be my go to peanut butter brownie recipe. Thanks!
I’m so glad you liked them! I am going to use a chocolate topping next time, yum.
I have to say I have been baking and trying different recipes for ever. These are undoubtably the best. We took on a trip and day after day they remained fresh and moist/chewy. I used my homemade peanut butter which I had added butter to. OMG!
I bet the homemade peanut butter was awesome in these brownies!
They were very very good. I half the frosting ingredients and it was just right and enough to cover the brownies…no leftovers…