Super Peanut Butter Filled Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 ounces unsweetened high quality chocolate
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 ounce semisweet chocolate (1/2 square)
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 -3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
• 1 ounce semisweet baking chocolate
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 in a small saucepan, melt unsweetened and semisweet chocolates with butter over low heat, set aside to cool slightly.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar until light and pale colored. mix in 1 tsp vanilla.
• 4 add flour, salt and melted chocolate.
• 5 stir to combine.
• 6 pour into a greased 9 in square baking pan.
• 7 bake at 350 for 20 - 25 minutes or until brownies test done with toothpick coming clean but with moist crumbs clinging to it.
• 8 do not overbake.
• 9 cool.
• 10 for filling, add peanut butter and butter in a mixing bowl and mix until thoroughly combined and smooth. note: you will get a much taller filling (as pictured) if you whip this with an electric mixture to incorporate lots of air.
• 11 slowly add powdered sugar, mixture will be a bit crumbly.
• 12 blend in cream until mixture is fluffy and reaches desired spreading consistency.
• 13 spread over cooled brownies, cover and chill until firm.
• 14 for glaze, melt chocolate and butter in saucepan, stir until smooth.
• 15 drizzle over the filling.
• 16 chill well before cutting.
• 17 let sit at room temperature for 10 - 15 minutes before serving.
• 18 you don't want to serve these ice cold out of the refrigerator.