Best 4 Peanut Butter And Fudge Brownies With Salted Peanuts Recipes

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Indulge your sweet cravings with our delectable Peanut Butter and Fudge Brownies with Salted Peanuts, a symphony of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. These brownies are an irresistible combination of rich chocolate, creamy peanut butter, and a luscious fudge layer, topped with crunchy salted peanuts for a satisfying textural contrast. Dive into the detailed recipe to discover how to create this decadent treat from scratch, or explore variations such as gluten-free, vegan, and single-serving options to cater to diverse dietary preferences. Additionally, find tips and tricks for achieving the perfect fudgy texture, mastering the art of layering, and decorating your brownies with flair. Satisfy your sweet tooth and impress your loved ones with this extraordinary dessert experience.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

PEANUT BUTTER AND FUDGE BROWNIES WITH SALTED PEANUTS



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Categories     Cake     Bake     Peanut     Chill     Butter

Yield Makes 30 Brownies

Number Of Ingredients 19

FOR BROWNIES
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
7 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup roasted salted peanuts, coarsely chopped
FOR FROSTING AND GANACHE
1 cup chunky peanut butter (not natural or old-fashioned)
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon whole milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
7 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped

Steps:

  • MAKE BROWNIES
  • Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 325°F. Line a 13 by 9-inch metal baking pan with foil, leaving a long overhang; butter the foil.
  • Place the butter in a heavy large saucepan. Add both chocolates, stir over low heat until smooth, and remove from heat. Whisk in the sugar, vanilla, and salt, then add the eggs 1 at a time. Fold in the flour, then the nuts. Spread the batter in the prepared pan. Bake until a tester inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 30 minutes. Place the pan on a rack; cool.
  • MAKE FROSTING AND GANACHE
  • Using an electric mixer, beat the peanut butter and 1/4 cup butter in a medium bowl to blend. Beat in the sugar, salt, and nutmeg, then add the milk and vanilla. Spread the frosting over the brownies.
  • Stir the chocolate and remaining 1/4 cup butter in a heavy small saucepan over low heat and stir until smooth. Drop the ganache all over the frosting, spreading to cover. Chill until set, about 1 1/2 hours.
  • Using the foil as an aid, transfer the brownie cake to a work surface. Cut into squares. Bring to room temperature and serve.
  • DO AHEAD
  • The BROWNIES can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and keep chilled until ready to cut and serve.

FUDGY SALTY PEANUT BUTTER BROWNIES



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Provided by Anne Thornton, Host of Dessert First

Categories     dessert

Time 2h25m

Yield 12 to 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 1/4 sticks unsalted butter, plus more, softened, for pan
1 cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 eggs, at room temperature
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup creamy peanut butter (don't use old-fashioned or natural)
1/2 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 1/4 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups salted cocktail peanuts
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
7 tablespoons unsalted butter

Steps:

  • Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F.
  • For your brownie batter: Melt your butter in a medium (or large) heatproof bowl over a pot of simmering water.
  • While the butter is melting, whisk the cocoa powder, sea salt and sugar in a separate bowl. (The sugar and salt will work as abrasive agents to get any lumps out of the cocoa.) Whisk the cocoa/sugar/salt combo into the melted butter until the sugar has dissolved fully. The mixture should look like fudge and pull away from the bowl into a ball. Take off the stove and set the pan on a dishtowel on your counter. Allow the fudgy mixture to cool down until it's warm, but not hot anymore.
  • While that is cooling, line the bottom and sides of your 9 by 13-inch baking pan with parchment paper or foil. You want to leave about 4 inches of overhang on the 2 opposite sides. These serve as your handles to remove the brownies from the pan in 1 piece, so make sure that there is enough of the overhang for you to have a solid grip. Grease the parchment or foil well.
  • Stir in the vanilla into the cooled fudge mixture to loosen it up. Add the eggs into the mixture 1 at a time, adding the second egg after the first egg is fully incorporated. The batter should look shiny and well blended. Add in your flour and stir it until it's fully incorporated. Once it looks fully blended, beat the batter vigorously for at least 45 strokes. This'll not only get out any pent up stress, but it will make the brownies chewy. Fold in your chocolate chips. Spread the very thick and fudgy brownie batter evenly in the lined pan with an offset spatula or your greased hands.
  • Pop the brownies in the oven and bake until they get a nice crust and your house smells like brownies, 30 to 35 minutes. Let them cool completely on a rack or a dishtowel on your counter.
  • While the brownies are cooling make the buttercream and ganache.
  • For the buttercream: Mix your peanut butter and butter together in a stand mixer until they are totally blended. Turn your mixer down and slowly add your powdered sugar and fine sea salt. Stop the mixer and scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl. Turn your mixer back to medium, add your milk and vanilla and keep mixing until it's fully blended. Dollop the peanut butter buttercream in heaping spoonfuls on top of the cooled brownies. Evenly spread it with the back of a butter knife the over the surface. Scatter the peanuts evenly over the buttercream, pressing into the buttercream so that the ganache has something to hold on to and the peanuts are all covered.
  • For the ganache: Melt the chocolate chips and butter together in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Allow the ganache to cool down slightly for 10 minutes or so, then pour it evenly over the peanut butter buttercream layer. Smooth the ganache out with the back of a butter knife, making sure to cover the buttercream and peanuts completely. Chill the brownies in the refrigerator until the toppings are set, 1 1/2 hours or so.
  • Remove these delicious guys from the refrigerator. Lift up the ends of the foil liner and place the Fudgy Salty Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies on a cutting board. Cut into squares.

PEANUT BUTTER 'N FUDGE BROWNIES



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Make and share this Peanut Butter 'n Fudge Brownies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Courtly

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 1h10m

Yield 36 bars, 36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 21

2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, softened
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup peanut butter chips
3/4 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
3 tablespoons butter
2 2/3 cups powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
4 -5 tablespoons water

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350. Greased 13 x 9 inch pan. In large bowl, beat 2 cups of sugar and 1 cup of butter until light and fluffy. Add 4 eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add 2 t. vanilla; blend well. In small bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, cocoa, baking powder and 1/2 t. salt. Gradually add flour mixture to sugar mixture; mix well. Stir in peanut butter chips.
  • In small bowl, beat peanut butter and 1/3 cup butter until smooth. Add 1/3 cup sugar and 2 T. flour; mix well. Add 3/4 t. vanilla and 2 eggs; blend well. Spread half of chocolate mixture in greased pan. Spread peanut butter mixture evenly over chocolate mixture. Spread remaining chocolate mixture evenly over peanut butter mixture. To marble, pull knife through layers in wide curves.
  • Bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center and brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely.
  • In medium saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate and 3 T. butter, stirring constantly until smooth.
  • Remove from heat, stir in powdered sugar, 1/4 t. salt, 3/4 t. vanilla and enough water for desired spreading consistency. Frost cooled brownies; cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 259.8, Fat 14.2, SaturatedFat 7.3, Cholesterol 55.9, Sodium 163, Carbohydrate 31.2, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 24.2, Protein 4.6

FUDGY SALTY PEANUT BUTTER BROWNIES



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This is for all my friends that adore peanut butter! These are a little time consuming, but definitely worth it! Very rich and very fantastic! Actually, you can use natural peanut butter but they will make the layer harder. Reviewers said to make about 25% more ganache, so you might try that. Taken from Anne Thornton Show: Dessert First, Episode: Brownie Bonanza

Provided by Sharon123

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 12-16

Number Of Ingredients 17

5/8 cup unsalted butter, plus more, softened, for pan
1 cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 eggs, at room temperature
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup creamy peanut butter (don't use old-fashioned or natural)
1/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 1/4 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups salted peanuts
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
7 tablespoons unsalted butter

Steps:

  • Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F.
  • For your brownie batter: Melt your butter in a medium (or large) heatproof bowl over a pot of simmering water.
  • While the butter is melting, whisk the cocoa powder, sea salt and sugar in a separate bowl. (The sugar and salt will work as abrasive agents to get any lumps out of the cocoa.) Whisk the cocoa/sugar/salt combo into the melted butter until the sugar has dissolved fully. The mixture should look like fudge and pull away from the bowl into a ball. Take off the stove and set the pan on a dishtowel on your counter. Allow the fudgy mixture to cool down until it's warm, but not hot anymore.
  • While that is cooling, line the bottom and sides of your 9 by 13-inch baking pan with parchment paper or foil. You want to leave about 4 inches of overhang on the 2 opposite sides. These serve as your handles to remove the brownies from the pan in 1 piece, so make sure that there is enough of the overhang for you to have a solid grip. Grease the parchment or foil well.
  • Stir in the vanilla into the cooled fudge mixture to loosen it up. Add the eggs into the mixture 1 at a time, adding the second egg after the first egg is fully incorporated. The batter should look shiny and well blended. Add in your flour and stir it until it's fully incorporated. Once it looks fully blended, beat the batter vigorously for at least 45 strokes. This'll not only get out any pent up stress, but it will make the brownies chewy. Fold in your chocolate chips. Spread the very thick and fudgy brownie batter evenly in the lined pan with an offset spatula or your greased hands.
  • Pop the brownies in the oven and bake until they get a nice crust and your house smells like brownies, 30 to 35 minutes. Let them cool completely on a rack or a dishtowel on your counter.
  • While the brownies are cooling make the buttercream and ganache.
  • For the buttercream: Mix your peanut butter and butter together in a stand mixer until they are totally blended. Turn your mixer down and slowly add your powdered sugar and fine sea salt. Stop the mixer and scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl. Turn your mixer back to medium, add your milk and vanilla and keep mixing until it's fully blended. Dollop the peanut butter buttercream in heaping spoonfuls on top of the cooled brownies. Evenly spread it with the back of a butter knife the over the surface. Scatter the peanuts evenly over the buttercream, pressing into the buttercream so that the ganache has something to hold on to and the peanuts are all covered.
  • For the ganache: Melt the chocolate chips and butter together in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Allow the ganache to cool down slightly for 10 minutes or so, then pour it evenly over the peanut butter buttercream layer. Smooth the ganache out with the back of a butter knife, making sure to cover the buttercream and peanuts completely. Chill the brownies in the refrigerator until the toppings are set, 1 1/2 hours or so.
  • Remove these delicious guys from the refrigerator. Lift up the ends of the foil liner and place the Fudgy Salty Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies on a cutting board. Cut into squares. Enjoy!

Tips:

  • Use a high-quality chocolate for the fudge layer. This will make a big difference in the flavor of the brownies.
  • Don't overmix the batter. This will make the brownies tough.
  • Bake the brownies in a preheated oven. This will help them to rise evenly.
  • Let the brownies cool completely before cutting them. This will help to prevent them from crumbling.

Conclusion:

These peanut butter and fudge brownies are a delicious and decadent treat. They're perfect for any occasion, and they're sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you're looking for a sweet and satisfying snack, give these brownies a try!

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