Fudgy Peanut Butter Chip Brownies with Dark Chocolate Frosting Posted on 9 Aug 11:36 , 0 comments

This brownie recipe, created by Sweet Things by Lizzie, creates moist and rich brownies with the salty balance of the peanut butter chips. Then she adds a dark chocolate frosting for a deeply intense chocolate flavor to put these brownies on a whole different level compared to other recipes.

Ingredients

10 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 room temperature eggs
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups white sugar
1 and 1/3 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup best quality cocoa powder
1 teaspoon best quality vanilla
1/2 cup water
2 and 1/2 cups peanut butter chips

Dark chocolate frosting

3/4 cup best quality dark chocolate
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream or half and half
2 tablespoons softened butter
1 and 1/2 to 1 and 3/4 cups powdered sugar
pinch of salt
1 teaspoon best quality vanilla

Preparation

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
Lightly butter a 13×9 inch baking pan and line with parchment paper
Melt butter and cocoa in a microwave safe bowl for about 45 seconds to one minute. Whisk together to combine until the lumps are gone. Let cool and transfer to a mixing bowl
To the cocoa mixture, add eggs, sugar, vanilla and water and whisk by hand until combined
Add the flour, baking soda and salt and blend until just combined without over mixing
Add in peanut butter chips and stir until evenly distributed
Spread into your prepared pan with an offset spatula
Bake for 15 minutes then rotate the pan in the oven. Bake another 10 to 15 minutes or until the center of the brownie seems set but not over baked
Let cool completely while you prepare the frosting
To make the frosting, melt the chocolate and butter in the microwave until just combined
Transfer to a mixing bowl with a whisk attachment. Slowly add the cream, vanilla and powdered sugar until you have a smooth spreadable consistency. Add a pinch of salt if you prefer to offset the sweetness. You can add more or less cream depending on how thick or creamy you like your frosting
Spread the icing over the completely cooled brownies
Chill the brownies in the fridge for about 30 minutes before cutting
Lift the brownies out of the pan holding onto the parchment. This makes for less clean up and no brownies sticking to the pan too!!