Reeses Pieces Peanut Butter Brownies
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I still have several recipes waiting to be posted about… a couple of them cookies from *gasp* CHRISTMAS! But I made these brownies for my Easter gatherings this year, and I just can’t wait any longer to share them with you. Partly because of the fun new kitchen toys I got to use to make them, and partly because they are just that good. This was the first time I’d made brownies without using a box mix, so I made sure to tell everyone I shared them with that they were Brownies! From Scratch! I found the recipe at The Life and Loves of Grumpy’s Honeybunch.
They got pretty good reviews from everyone who tried them. My nephew seemed mostly interested in picking the “CANDY!” off the top, and then he was ready to put them back in the container. And pick a new one to pick the candy off of.
Here’s what you’ll need to make them for yourself:
Butter, sugar, vanilla extract, 4 eggs, flour, cocoa, salt, mini peanut butter cups, mini Reeses Pieces
First I chopped up my 1 1/2 cups of peanut butter cups and set those aside. And just so you know, the whole purpose of this picture is to show you the first of my new kitchen toys– my new knife.
Next you’ll need one cup of melted butter in a large bowl. This is the second of my new kitchen toys– a set of mixing bowls, the purchase of which I blame entirely on The Pioneer Woman
Add 3 cups of white sugar.
And one tablespoon of vanilla extract.
Then mix it all together.
Next, beat in your four eggs, one at a time.
Mix well after each egg, until it’s all thoroughly blended together.
In a separate bowl, add 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour and 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder.
Also add 1 teaspoon of salt.
Mix them all together. By the way, this is my idea of sifting ingredients together. Not only am I lazy, but I don’t own a sifter anyways. So this works for me.
Next you’re going to add your pseudo-sifted flour mixture to the rest of your ingredients. Stir it in gradually… this is probably about halfway through the flour mixture.
Keep going until all of your flour mixture has been added, and blended into the batter.
Add the 1 1/2 cups of chopped peanut butter cups we set aside in step one.
Stir those into the batter. Then you can pour the batter into a lightly greased 9×13 baking dish. Unless you’re like me, and you have a new toy.
Then you’re going to lightly coat your new Bite Sized Brownie Pan with some cooking spray and use a cookie scoop to portion out the batter. Sprinkle the tops with mini Reeses Pieces. I didn’t get any pictures of this step… probably because my hands were messy and I was still wondering if they were going to turn out at all.
But I baked them at 350 for about 35 minutes, and they turned out wonderfully!
Little perfectly portioned brownie bites that were delicious! Even if the pan is decidedly difficult and time consuming to wash.
Fair warning– there may be plenty of brownie recipes coming up in the future. I’ve been looking them up and bookmarking recipes left and right, so you might see quite a few. At least until the novelty of my bite sized pans wears off!
Da Bombe Brownies Peanut Butter Style
1 cup butter, melted
3 cups white sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups chopped mini peanut butter cups
1/2 cup mini Reeses pieces
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9×13 baking dish.
Combine the melted butter, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each, until thoroughly blended.
Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Gradually stir the flour mixture into the rest of the batter until blended. Stir in the chopped peanut butter cups. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with mini Reeses pieces
Bake in preheated oven until an inserted toothpick comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove, and cool pan on wire rack before cutting.
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This looks so yummy.. I wish I bought those chocolates when we were in Hawaii.. Can’t gettem here in Japan.. Sob sob.. Thanks for sharing and keep them coming.
Naoko
Wow! My tongue is hanging…they all look so tasty. Too bad I’m on a diet but I can’t gain weight from just looking and drooling. I can almost smell them.
My mouth is watering! This is just pure evil for someone, like me, who is on a diet. All I can think of is a warm brownie and a cold glass of milk. I will be making these for my kids. Thank you for the recipe;)
Wow! those don’t look like they’d have any calories at all!
I think I’m going to have to try them. My kids go ga ga over Reeses cups.
Wow… I think I am in love
Those look delicious. I’ve never heard of reeses pieces peanut butter brownies before… I absolutely love peanutbutter, and when it is with chocolate I almost die. I definitely want to make this.
I am totally salivating with your brownies. I bet they’re chewy and yummy!
More recipes to come Jen! And hopefully, more about pasta too.
I am all ears…err… eyes.
I’ll take five please (for now)
Yum Yum! I wish I had everything to make them now!
You do know that things like this are always much much tastier when you make them and share them with us than when we make them.
I was drooling all over my keyboard, I love Peanut Butter Cups. I don’t even need to taste those brownies to know that they’re delicious. Nice one
WOW – those look amazing, and I MUST get one of those pans!!!
I’ve just gotten baack into cooking after a bit of a break….. everyone at work thinks I’m nuts because I’m a man aand make my own bread and cakes
Hot dang I need a pan like that! Thanks for the recipe share
omg……wow. Those look seriously awesome. I need to make these!
Thanks for ruining my diet again Jenn!
(Still love ya though!)
I’m glad you made use of your new pan, bowls, and knives!! Just seeing these makes me want them again! Glad you enjoyed them!
oh my gosh! Those brownies look so good!! Where did ya get that nifty pan? I want one!
Wow ~ these look sooo delicious and yummy! AND, I didn’t even know there was such a thing as a bite size brownie pan???!!! I’m so excited – Will try to find one soon – Hope they are not hard to find??!!!
Those look so yummy!
I just gave you an award on my blog.
what a great site!! stopped & dropped via entrecard but your pics have motivated me to add u to my blogroll. What great ideas for cooking!
Hmmm.. yummy! I must try this recipe. I’m glad your ad came up in my EC widget so I clicked and see.. and wow! I love this recipe you offered here. That really looks delicious and it’s a different feeling to eat what we created, right?
This deserves a real stumble’s thumb up. It’s a great recipe.
Hey, you’re speaking my language: chocolate peanut butter!
And… darn. I have to go shopping for a mini brownie pan.
Poor me.
(yay! more kitchen stuff to buy!)