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Buckeye Brownies Recipe
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Buckeye Brownies Recipe

These Buckeye Brownies are the BEST brownie recipe ever! They have the perfect combination of chocolate and peanut butter with a fudgy brownies base, peanut butter filling, and a layer of rich chocolate ganache on top of the brownies. Perfect for the chocolate and peanut butter lover and will totally take your homemade brownies to the next level.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword buckeye brownies
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 392kcal
Author Lauren

Ingredients

Homemade Brownies Layer

Peanut Butter Fudge Layer

Chocolate layer

Instructions

  • First Make the brownies.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Grease a 9×13 pan for thin brownies and 9 x 9 for thick brownies.
  • Combine the dry ingredients, flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder in a large bowl.
  • In another bowl add the the wet ingredients, melted butter, eggs and vanilla extract.
  • Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir until they are well combined.
  • Spread brownie batter evenly in your prepared baking dish.
  • If you are using a 9 x 13 pan bake for 22-25 minutes. If you are using a 9 x 9 pan bake for 25 – 28 minutes.
  • Allow brownies to cool.
  • While the brownies are cooling make the peanut butter layer.
  • Mix together the 1/2 cup of butter, peanut butter and powder sugar until smooth.
  • Spread over cooled brownies. Let the peanut butter mixture set up in the refrigerator for and hour.
  • Once cooled it is time to make the chocolate layer for the Buckeye brownies.
  • Melt the chocolate chips and butter in a double boiler over medium heat till melted.
  • Once cooled it is time to make the chocolate layer for the Buckeye brownies.
  • Melt the chocolate chips and butter in a double boiler over medium heat till melted.
  • Pour over the peanut butter layer and let the chocolate harden.
  • Once cool, cut them into squares.

Nutrition

Calories: 392kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 209mg | Potassium: 203mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 430IU | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1.2mg