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These peanut butter brownies have been a favorite in my family since I was a small child. Because they’re so popular, I usually double the recipe. Great with chocolate frosting!
Ingredients
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 1/3 cup margarine, softened
- 2/3 cup white sugar
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Directions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C ). Grease a 9×9-inch baking pan.
Step 2
Cream together peanut butter and margarine in a medium bowl. Gradually blend in white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla; mix until fluffy.
Step 3
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Stir into the peanut butter mixture until well blended.
Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until the top springs back when touched, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool and cut into 16 squares.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 16 | |
| Calories 177 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat9g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat2g | 9% |
| Cholesterol23mg | 8% |
| Sodium159mg | 7% |
| Total Carbohydrate23g | 8% |
| Dietary Fiber1g | 3% |
| Total Sugars16g | |
| Protein4g | |
| Calcium32mg | 2% |
| Iron1mg | 4% |
| Potassium81mg | 2% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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These never fail to please – especially if you stir in a few chocolate chips (or melt on top while still warm)!
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These were very very yummy with chocolate and pb chips! =)
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These brownies are really easy to make and are delicious! I double the receipe and take these to work. Every day my co-workers are asking me when I am going to bring more. Definitly a keeper. I added chocolate chips to mine and semi-sweet m&m`s baking pieces to add a little color to them
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Very Good and chewy! Would definately make again!
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These are delicious-disappeared in no time and so quick and easy. I first made them when I hade company (with kids) coming over in an hour and wanted a yummy snack.
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These were great. I sprinkled chocolate chips over the top when they came out of the oven and it was a perfect topping. I’ll definitely keep this recipe.
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These brownies were easy and qiuck and they taste great. They were gone in 1 day. My husband says they are the best he’s ever had. Even my 3 year old who practically lives off of pasta and chicken nuggets asked for more! I will use this recipe from now on. Thanks!
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Excellent! Really easy and very moist. Changes: I added chocolate chips and used a 8 x 8 pan. A definate keeper!!
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Very good, especially with the addition of about 1 c. chocolate chips. Stayed moist; warmed up in the microwave very well.
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Just terrific!!! Made some today after work for my high school girls group at church! They polished them off and my hubby tried one and asked that I make them again tonight after church so I made two batches in one night! He wanted to bring them to his work so he’d be a star! Like using recipes that call for margarine (even though I’d much rather bake with butter) because in my area, margarine is TONS cheaper! YUM!!!!
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Very good.
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I thought These Brownies were great!! I also added some chocolate chips to the recipe and this just made them better.
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We love peanut butter and boy are these full of peanut butter flavour!! We put some peanut butter chips on top while they baked…yummy!!!!
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Ok- not my definition of a brownie. More like Peanut Butter Bar Cookies.
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I tried this recipe last night and we love it! It is a great brownie, better than a fudge one in my opinion, but is nearly perfect with a little chocolate icing. I only had an 8×8 pan, so it was a little thicker, and took a few minutes longer to cook, but definitely a new family favorite!
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very good
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This recipe is great! I brought the brownies to work and evryone loved them!!!!! It was also very fast. It makes a perfect amount. The only thing I found frustrating was the 1/3 and 2/3 cup measurements (many measuring cup sets do not have these for dry ingedients) I used a liquid measure cup instead but everything turned out fine. I will use this recipe over and over again.
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This was truly wonderful, especially with the chocolate frosting. This one is a keeper. The brownies are chewy and moist with a lot of flavor. My kids like creamy peanut butter but it would be fun to try it with extra crunchy!
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VERY sweet….even the kids thought they were too sweet, but all loved the flavour…will try again with less sugar
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These were good. Moist and chewy. I added chocolate frosting.
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Excellent! We added chocolate chips to the top before baking and they made the brownies even prettier and tastier!
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Wonder and easy. I frosted them with chocolate frosting for the family, but me personally…. I love them plain. Either way they are delish and this is a fun easy recipe. Thanks! I’ll be making these again!
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LOVED THIS!!!!! Delicious is too small a word for it. I put peanut butter and milk chocolate chips all over the top and let them bake in. Thanks
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I made them plain with no frosting, and they turned out so delicious!!! They will be perfect with the morning coffee! Definitely will make again and again!
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Very yummy! I whipped up some chocolate frosting to cover these wonderful brownies!
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Fan-freakin-tastic!!! Great recipe! I added chocolate chips to the batter before baking. Nothing beats peanut butter and chocolate!
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This was so easy and delicious! I thought mine were going to end up a little dry, but the outside was just right and the inside melts in your mouth. I added melted chocolate on top after they came out of the oven.
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I was totally surprised by the taste, they were better then I expected! And SOOOOO easy!
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Good. I will try them again with chocolate frosting.
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These are sooo good! When I take them to parties, I always get asked for the recipe.
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These are awesome. I make them over and over and my room mates always ask for more. Even better than semi-sweet chocolate chips is just 2 Hershey bars broken up and placed on right after they come out of the oven. Then smear the chocolate all over when it melts. These are amazing and fast.
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Good brownies. I doubled the recipe and baked these in a 9x13x2 pan. I reduced the temperature to 325F and baked for an extra 10-15 minutes. They were thick and moist, but the frosting would have been a good addition. I threw in mini-chocolate chips, too. Great recipe altogether.
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ohhhhhhhh. to die for. these are soooo gooood, they came out alittle crunchie on the outside and so soft and moist on the inside! I did add so milk chocolate chips to the batter. Oh Jo you are so right about the chocolate frosting, try they with the recipe chocolate frosting by Tianne her frosting recipe is the mate to these brownies. thank you so much for posting this recipe Jo!
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Great recipe! I topped mine with melted Hershey bars, as suggested by another member, and they were excellent! Will definitely make again!
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These were good, although I was expecting a little more peanut butter flavor. Also, they were well done in 28 minutes. I should have taken them out a little sooner. Overall, a good recipe.
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These are really yummy, especially with chocolate frosting. To double the recipe, I baked them in a 9×13 pan and lowered the temp to 325 (as was suggested by another reviewer) – they were more than ready in 35 minutes.
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These were great. Took them to a party, frosted with Tianne’s chocolate frosting (off this website). The only problem I had was they were a little too soft in the middle, but everyone loved them none the less. And for all I know they’re supposed to be that way, it wasn’t a BAD thing, just different.
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These are very good. Chewy, yes. Easy, yes. Thanks!
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These are very tasty! They are flavorful, moist, and extrmely easy to make. I am a huge peanut butter fan, and I absolutely love these. Next time, I’m going to try adding peanut butter chips or chocolate chips. I HIGHLY recommend these to any peanut butter lover!
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These are GREAT! We are all peanut butter lovers, well except for the baby…he’s allergic. I used about 3/4 cup of peanut butter and frosted them with chocolate frosting. MMMM. Thanks Jo.
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Good Recipe, There is a chocolate Cream cheese frosting you can buy if you do not have the itme to make your own frosting. If you stick to the recipe you may end up cooking it longer (about 45 min) because it dosent quite get done all the way in the midlle.
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These are really great. Don’t have a 9×9 pan, so I used an 8×8 pan and lowered the temp to 325 degrees. Cooked them for about 40 minutes and they came out great. Added chocolate chips to the batter and topped them with melted chocolate chips. Yummy! Great for peanut butter lovers like my MIL.
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I was expecting more of a peanut butter taste. They were on the dry side. Maybe I should have added the chocalate chips. My 4 year old did like them. I am not sure if I will try again.
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Fantastic Brownies! This is quite a refreshing change from the usual chocolate brownies, and it was very enjoyable! It was easily made in about a hour for me, and even though I am not too fond of peanut butter, I couldn’t stop eating these! I ended up baking my batch in an 8×8 pan, and baked it for an extra ten minutes because I really prefer chewy bownies! Quite a crowd pleaser! Thank you Jo! This will have a permanent spot in my recipe book! =)
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Sort of dry and crumbly. A cakelike brownie. Chocolate frosting would greatly improve this recipe, but I won’t make again. I like chewy, gooey brownies.
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This recipe is great! My family loved it. I made them once for a MLB game and by the end they were gone. Then when I made them on vacation in a matter of 1 hour they were gone! I think they’re best with about 2 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate chips sprinkled on top before baking. Delicious!
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These were not at all what I expected. They weren’t soft and chewy, but they weren’t cakelike either. They were very dry and the flavor wasn’t anything special. I would not make these again.
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very easy and yummy recipe! i used a 9×13 casserole and baked at 325 for 40 minutes, as others suggested. i mixed in peanut butter and chocolate morsels. the only improvements that need to be made (on my part and not the recipe’s) is to cook maybe 5 more minutes (the center was still a little doughy), and to add more chocolate morsels to the top, after baking possibly, just to achieve a chocolate/peanut butter combo. otherwise, just as is, this is a great dessert! (i have made this twice now, and we gobble them up in record time!)
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These were really good – no big deal though! I added chocolate chips on top before baking. Easy too.
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Super good, super easy, super fast! I used 1/2 a recipe of the ‘Chocolate Frosting I’ on this Web site to top them. Excellent! Thanks for the recipe!
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These were a yummy change from traditional chocolate brownies and I like that it didn’t make a huge batch. I used 3/4 cup peanut butter and only baked about 25 minutes because it appeared nicely brown and the toothpick test came out clean. I iced them with the chocolate frosting I recipe (per another reviewers advice) which was a perfect quantity and paired nicely with the peanut butter flavor. Upon cutting into them however I realized they could have used another 10 minutes baking time as they were pretty gooey. Luckily my husband loves them that way.
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Pretty good.Mine were more cakey, then chewy, but they were still good. I used an 8×8 pan, cooked for 40 min. and frosted with choclate icing.
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I used an 11×7 pan and had them in at 350 for close to an hour. The top was starting to burn and they were nowhere near finished cooking in the center. Added 3/4 c. peanut butter and didn’t find enough p.b. taste even after sprinking with peanut butter chips before baking. May try again after reading MORE reviews and taking good notes.
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I thought that these brownies were missing something. I think if there was some chocolate icing on them they would have been better.
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Mmm. Like a thick, chewy peanut butter cookie. Very good warm and with a big glass of milk. They are also good with chocolate frosting. I used reduced fat creamy peanut butter and light margarine, and the texture was still perfect. Unlike others, I thought the PB flavor was very rich and noticeable. I will definitely make these again when the peanut butter craving hits.
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These were good with 3/4 cup of reduced fat peanut butter, light margerine, and egg beaters. The only problem was that mine came out cakey like the rest of the viewers. I overbaked a tad because the middle was still doughy and two minutes later is was too brown. Make sure you reduce the heat if you are using 9 X 13! Still good taste though with chocolate chips on top.
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These brownies were really good. They reminded me exactly of the peanut butter brownies in our school lunch program 25 years ago that enticed all the students to eat school lunch the day they were offered. I followed the recipe exactly as written and they came out perfect. Thanks Jo for the taste down memory lane.
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I’m so lucky to have this recipe as my first experience in baking. It’s soooo great! I followed the ingreadients exactly and it turned out great! I just notched up the oven to about 220C, cooked at about 15 minutes and it came out perefect! I ate it together with Nutella chocolate spread and it was even better! I can’t wait to have my officemates taste my creation 😉
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Good but alas, I prefer chocolate to peanut butter! I did sprinkle dark chocolate chips on the top and spread them once they were melted. Mine came out a little on the dry side like a couple other reviews have suggested but not too bad. I would still make them for anyone who is crazy about peanut butter!
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These were good! I’ll definitely be making them again.
ETA: Changing my rating to 5-star. I made these again and put white chocolate chips on top. They were soooo good! I made them in a glass dish and think 30 minutes is the perfect cooking time. -
These were excellent. I topped them with the frosting from the “Peanut Butter Sheet Cake” recipe.
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Tastes like a peanut butter cake, moist and yummy! I added about 2/3 cup of chocolate chips and baked it in a 8×8 baking pan instead of 9×9. Very quick and easy to make.
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I tried this recipe and the brownies turned out great! The ingrediants are basic and simple stuff that I had in my cupboards and my family loved them.
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I had never heard of brownies without chocolate in them, but these were pretty good. I added in ~ 3/4 c miolk chocolate chips. I, like others, found the inside to still be wet even when the edges are getting dark. Is it supposed to be like that? My husband loved them and rated them a 4 to 4.5. I’ll probably be making these again, and trying to get the inside to cook more. And I won’t be calling them “brownies” but rather “peanut butter bars”. Thanks for the recipe!
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These were very simple and turned out well. I like a slightly more peanut-buttery taste, so next time, I may add a little bit more peanut butter. Overall, they are really good…I think I may try to sprinkle chocolate chips on the top next time.
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i followed this recipe exactly and it turned out to not even taste like peanut butter. my family asked me what they were after tasting them and even after i told them they were peanut butter, they couldn’t taste it at all. very bland recipe. if you perhaps added peanut butter chips or chocolate chips and frosted them they might be better. i will not make this again.
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These where good and easy to make, but I dont think I will make again unless I tripple the amount of peanut butter. I love peanut butter, and was hoping to taste more of a peanut butter cookie in brownie form
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My grandsons are peanut butter addicts and they just love these. I iced them with chocolate icing to give them that Reeses Cup effect. Work for prison food service and we’re going to try this recipe out there.
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Really nice. I used 3/4 cup peanut butter, and omitted salt ’cause I’m not a big salt person and peanut butter’s already salty. I also dumped in half a bag of peanut butter chips. I had to use part white sugar and part splenda that I have from my father’s visit ’cause I ran out of white sugar. Cooked easily in 25 min.
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Great recipe! I made a couple of changes, though, to make it less cake-like and more brownie-like: I doubled the recipe and added one less egg and 1/3 cup less flour. I also added an extra 1/3 cup of peanut butter (and a few less tablespoons butter) and spread a thin layer of a chocolate glaze on top when it came out of the oven. It was a huge hit! I’ll definitely be making it again.
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Hubby doesnt like chocolate SO……always looking for a new “brownie” recipe for him. This was OK. Needs more PEANUT flavor and for some reason they werent “cooked” in the middle and still HARD as a rock on the edges…and I am an avid baker so my oven is PERFECT, no problems with that. Still on the search for a good peanut butter brownie recipe!
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Made these last minute..read a few reviews and put 3/4 cup pb and a hand full of pb chips on top before baking…they were done when the edges starting turning brown…kids loved them and I did too!!
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These were great with a handful of dark chocolate chips sprinkled on top fresh out of the oven. However, either the temperature or the cooking time was a little off. the edges were hard and the middle was liquid. After I put them back in a cooler oven for a few minutes longer, they were more firm inside. Delicious, though!
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this brownie recipe was really simple and easy… the second time I made them, I added an extra egg and used 3/4 C of peanut butter instead of 1/2 to make the flavour strong and give them more of a brownie texture. Baking them at 220C for about 13 minutes works really well =)
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These were really good, but the peanut butter flavor was not as strong as I would have liked, and I even used more than what was called for.
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These were excellent, within hours they were gone. Very peanut buttery and nice and goey in the middle. yummmmm
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These were simply delicious! Very moist and chewy–just as we like them to be. I did add a bit more peanut butter than 1/2 cup, I used about 3/4 cup. I made it even more tasty by preparing a rich chocolate frosting from cocoa powder to spread on top. A tad more decadent than a Resee Peanut Butter cup! Will surely make again soon.
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My husband, the peanut butter lover, gave this a “strong” 4 1/2 stars, but since that’s not an option, I factored in my own rating and gave the recipe 4 stars. Very good, very easy to whip up! I sprinkled a half cup or so of chocolate chips on top directly after removing the bars from the oven. Waited for them to melt and spread them to create a thin layer of chocolate on top. Yum!
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These were awesome brownies, but I wanted them to be chocolate, so I added 1/3 cup of cocoa powder. They turned out great!
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This is a good recipe. I added a bit more peanutbutter and added peanut butter chips and milk chocolate chips to the top. It took a bit longer to cook than the recipe suggested but that could have just been my oven. I will use this recipe again and next time try frosting.
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A big hit at my house! I added chocolate frosting. Next time, I will double ther recipe. Thanks for sharing this one!
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These turned out pretty well. I increased the peanutbutter to 3/4 c., added 1/4 c. of cocoa and 1/3 c. of chocolate chips and put in an extra egg because the batter seemed kind of stiff. When it cooled, I frosted the brownies with chocolate frosting. I didn’t have a 9X9 pan so I took others’ recommendations and used an 8X8 pan and reduced the heat to 325 and cooked the brownies for 40 minutes.
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Good- it got a little too dark around the edges but it was still good. I used half whole wheat pastry flour, natural peanut butter, and reduced the white sugar a lttle. The texture was chewy, but not quite as chewy as a regular brownie. I frosted these with a dark chocolate frosting.
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Used butter instead of marg, whole wheat flour, splenda in place of the brown sugar, and much more pb, probably 3/4 to 1 cup. No salt as the pb is salty enough, and also melted good Belgian chocolate with chopped hazelnuts over the top. I baked them at a bit lower temp since reviewers said they were gooey in the middle and hard at the edges… about 170 C, for about 45 mins. Kind of fell in the middle, but still… SO GOOD! Definitely need a glass of cold milk with these. Will make again, husband loves them!
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Great bars. I melted bittersweet chocolate chips on top at the end. The bars are sweet so I prefer the choc chips to frosting.
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LOVE this recipe!! I did make small changes after reading the reviews. I put in 3/4 cup peanut butter. Used an 8×8 pan – cooked at 325 for about 50-55 minutes – but I checked at about 40 and they needed a bit more to be done. I bought a chocolate frosting from the store and put it on the brownies while they were still warm. This melted the frosting a bit – then I put the brownies in the fridge to cool. Very good! Will make this again an again!
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i also used about 3/4 c of peanut butter, reversed the white and brown sugars, and didn’t add salt. baked at 300 degrees for about 35 minutes. they are a bit crumbly rather than chewy, and a bit dry. next time i will add an extra egg. frosted with a light chocolate frosting. these are good, and with some adjustments, i will make them again;******* made these again wihout any changes, and added erin’s frosting suggestion. i even made them without the benefit of an electric mixer, AND while holding my ten-month-old son. my husband, who begs for a great pb bar, loved these. 5 stars, and added to my permenant collection … 🙂
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Delicious! So many modications were being made to this recipe, I decided to make the recipe almost “as is.” My only change was increasing the p.b. to 3/4 cup. Chocolate frosting would be great, but I took the super-quick approach and tossed some chocolate chips on the top as soon as they came out of the oven. . .then just spread them around a bit once melted. I’ll be taking these to a meeting tonight and expect them to disappear quickly!
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Didn’t look that great when out of the oven, but once frosted (I used a whipped frosting) they were fine. And tasted great! Will make again.
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Yummy chewy brownies with a twist! Be careful not to overcook.
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I added more peanut butter (used 3/4 C.) and they were fantastic. Melted chocolate chips when done and spread. My family LOVES these!
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I had a sudden peanut butter craving and these certainly hit the spot. Easy to make and I topped them with canned frosting. Following other suggestions, I added 3/4 c. of peanut butter.
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This is a fantastic recipe. If you’re looking for an alternative to the same old brownies for a tea, picnic, or pot luck, give this recipe a whirl. Of course, the quality of the peanut butter used effects the flavor but the texture of the brownies is wonderfully chewy. I cream the sugars, butter, vanilla, and egg then fold in the dry ingredients until just combined. The finished batter looks very much like peanut butter fudge. I took the advice of the reviewer who suggested putting chocolate chips on the top. I spread approximately a half-cup of chips on the brownies hot out of the oven, shut the oven off and return the pan for a minute or so to melt the chocolate. Once I remove the pan to a cooling rack, I spread the melted chocolate with a spatula and allow to cool. Bittersweet or dark chocolate would be good options, also. This recipe is definitely joining my “favorites” file.
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I doubled the recipe since I didnt have a 9×9 pan; however, I did NOT double the salt (peanut butter has plenty of salt in it anyway) and they turned out great. I also used a light layer of chocolate frosting on the top just because I was craving chocolate too. My fiance – who is not a big fan of sweets or chocolate – loved these! Perfect for non-chocolate lovers. 😀
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I followed the recipe exactly and our family and guests just did not care for them. They were not sweet enough, maybe because I used natural peanut butter. We added chocolate frosting, and they still just did not taste good. I gave 2 stars because they did taste a little better the next day, when they were cold out of the refrigerator. Probably will not make these again.
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Very yummy~rich though…put Chocolate frosting on. They were great with a glass of milk!
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These brownies are great. I made them for 180 kids at summer camp. The only change I made was to put the chocolate chips in the batter so they would be easier to handle. Everyone raved about them. These will be a regular on my camp menus.
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This is the best peanut butter brownie recipe I have come across! Family loves them! I bake them often. Perfect consistency – a real keeper!
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Very good, although it took a bit to get them completely cooked (I used an 8X8 pan). I added chocolate chunks and people raved over them.
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These tasted weird. I can put my finger on what. I don’t think I will make these again though.
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