Scrumptious peanut butter chocolate brownies packed with Reese’s cups and topped with a rich ganache to satisfy your peanut butter and chocolate cravings.
Every special occasion needs a special treat and if your sweetheart is anything like my husband, than these Reese’s peanut butter chocolate brownies are the way to impress this Valentine’s day. They turned out to be one of the most decadent brownies I’ve made in a while. They are rich, fudgy packed with peanut butter goodness and chopped peanut butter cups. The ganache is a mixture of melted chocolate and creamy peanut butter. To give them a festive look, the brownies are topped with a Reese’s peanut butter chocolate heart.
I’ve made these brownies twice and each time I made them slightly different.
If you’re more of a chocolate lover (like me) or prefer to add other candy to the brownies (hello york peppermint patty) you could replace the 1/2 cup of peanut butter used in the recipe with 1/2 cup chocolate chips, melted.
The first time I made them only with melted chocolate and they turned out super rich, chewy and gooey, making it a little hard to cut them nicely.
Now, these second bath, I substituted 1/2 cup chocolate chips with 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter. Added more Reese’s peanut butter cups and topped them with a simple ganache.
The second batch turned out to be the uber peanut butter and chocolate brownies of all times! They held their shape better, they were still rich and gooey with a strong peanut butter flavor.
The second batch was tested using Reese’s creamy peanut butter. Although I think you may use other brands of peanut butter, I would not recommend using all natural peanut butter in these brownies. Since all natural peanut butter is more oily, I’m afraid your brownies might not come together. You may try, just don’t blame me if they don’t turn out.
Of course, you can top the brownies with chopped Reese’s peanut butter cups or Reese’s pieces instead of the peanut butter heart. I’m thinking of trying the white chocolate peanut butter cups next time.
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Happy Baking,
Roxana
Roxana….will you be my Valentine?
BECAUSE OMG these brownies!!! I love the chocolatey goodness, and the pb cups, and ahhhh GANACHE!
oh Roxana! i am completely smitten with these brownies. they look super delish and so fancy too 😀
Pinning 🙂
Reese’s Peanut Butter cups are already my weakness! Together with these brownies? I may be in trouble! Looks delicious!!
These look amazing. They are so good they don’t even look real!
I don’t have an 11.17 pan. Could they be baked in something else, and for how long?
Hi Nicke,
If you do not have a 11X7″ pan you could use a 13X9″ baking pan but bake them for a shorter time or in a 9X9″ pan and bake them a little longer.
How many minutes longer or shorter I can not tell you since I haven’t tested it.
Love everything about these decadent brownies!
I have a weakness for brownies … that’s why I hardly ever make them! I soooooooooo want to whip up a batch of these right now! And do go in search of Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs for that matter. I have never seen those before. I will say though, it was mildly disturbing to be reading a list of yummy chocolatey, peanut-buttery ingredients and then “Make a Creamy Broccoli Casserole.” My taste buds shriveled up like I had just licked a lemon lol. I love broccoli, just not with my chocolate and peanut butter. 😉 [#PinItThurs]
Oh Roxanna! These looks amazing. I love peanut butter and chocolate but also super chocolaty brownies. These are perfect for a celebration but I would be super happy to have them any old time too.
These brownies look so rich and decadent, I love the ganache topping!
These look delicious AND festive! Then as if these weren’t tempting enough you threw in all the other photos of peanut buttery goodness at the end.
I love these brownies, especially with creamy Reese’s peanut butter and chopped peanut butter cups. They have it all…chocolate and Reese’s, two of my favorites. They look so good, I would love to bite into one right now with a nice cold glass of milk. Thanks for sharing your recipe!
These are just so pretty and look delicious, Roxana! Thanks so much for sharing at our Best Of The Weekend party! Pinning this to our party board. Have a great weekend! xo
Simply gorgeous! And I bet delicious too.
They look brilliant! I love the flavours and how pretty they are. I co-host Sweet and Savoury Sunday and would love for you to link up your recipes.
Oh my goodness! These brownies and the recipes that follow look AMAZING! Yum!! I am visiting from the party at The DIY Dreamer!!
Shelley @ PaperCharm
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These look so chocolatey and so good! Chocolate and peanut butter is one of the best combos in the world!
look super tasty