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Sandwiching a Reese’s peanut butter cup between a fudgy, chewy brownie may be one of the world’s most decadent desserts ever created to elevate a boxed brownie mix. Reese’s cup brownies are the perfect excuse to buy Reese’s peanut butter cups or to use up leftover Halloween candy.
Reese’s Brownies: Peanut Butter and Chocolate Heaven
Can you name a better combo than peanut butter and chocolate? The fact that these peanut butter brownies exist prove that this duo is simply delicious and perfect. This will satisfy all your peanut butter and chocolate cravings and not to mention, help you out a bit when you’re sifting through all that Halloween candy and wondering what else you can do with all those Reese’s peanut butter cups! I mean, it’s a ‘let me help you’ situation here. It’s also a great surprise to those expecting a regular ole brownie and get a sweet surprise!
These totally irresistible Reese’s brownies only take one bowl, your favorite brownie mix, and Reese’s peanut butter cups! Now, go find yourself some Reese’s peanut butter cups and get baking! Serve these with an iced shaken espresso as an afternoon pick-me-up.
Peanut Butter Brownie Variations
- You can choose to make the brownie batter from scratch, but honestly, brownie mixes these days are so good that you wouldn’t miss out by grabbing a box. Plus, there are boxed brownie hacks that allow you to doctor up the brownies and make them even more decadent and rich.
- Add even more peanut butter flavor in every bite by sprinkling peanut butter chips into the batter before baking!
- There are so many varieties of Reese’s brownies now. I particularly love the dark chocolate peanut butter ones. Also, around different holidays, they have different shaped ones. For example, around Halloween they have the pumpkin-shaped Reese’s peanut butter cups. You can use whichever in this Reese’s brownie recipe!
Storage Instructions
These peanut butter brownies will last up to 4 days at room temperature if covered and wrapped tightly!
Pro tip: zap them in the microwave for 10-15 seconds to have a warm, gooey, center.
Reese’s Cup Brownies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 18 ounce (510 g) box of your favorite brownie mix
- 16 Reese's peanut butter cups
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F (177 °C) and grease a 9×9 baking pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Mix together brownie mix with ingredients according to the box to form the brownie batter.18 ounce (510 g) box of your favorite brownie mix
- Pour half the batter into the prepared baking pan and spread into an even layer with a spatula.
- Place Reese's cups on top of the brownie batter. There should be 4 in each row.16 Reese's peanut butter cups
- Pour the rest of the brownie batter on top of the Reese's cups, covering them. Spread the batter gently with a spatula to make sure everything is covered.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes then remove from oven and let brownies cool in pan until room temperature.
- Using a paring knife, run it around the edge of the pan to loosen the brownies. Slice into squares, you should get 16 so each brownie square has a Reese's peanut butter cup in the center.
- Store in airtight container for up to 4 days at room temperature.
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Photographs by Meg McKeehan Photography
HOLY EFFING CRAP DOT.COM. Send these to me. NOW via parcel service. :) to london. YES. Love this.
I need these in my life. Like now!
Yum! i can’t wait to try these! They would be perfect to take to someone who needs a smile sent their way.
I’d have a very hard time not heating the whole pan…they look incredible!
If we lived closer, you wouldn’t have had any reese’s cups left because I would’ve come over + devoured them all. =) And these brownies? Look amazing! Wish I had one for breakfast! =)
Haha, we still get the hoards at our house – we run out of candy every year no matter how much we buy! Of course then we go and buy some on sale to have for snacking afterward :) These brownies sound so fantastically decadent!
Reeses are my favorite candy..we keep them in our freezer year round. Im so in love. The gooey-ness here is making me want to eat these up for breakfast! Beautiful!
My mouth is watering— yum!
Halloween is definitely different now. Although I have never taken my kids to the mall to Trick or Treat…we usually just pick a safe neighborhood and then trail the kids closely. I need to go steal all the Reeses out of my kids bags because these brownies look super duper incredible. Love me some Reeses inside a chocolatey brownie:-)
These look dangerous!