Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Brownies

I loved peanut butter brownies as a kid but my adult taste buds now find the available recipes overly sweet with a mild peanut flavor. This updated recipe relies on powdered peanuts to boost peanut flavor. I've reduced the sugar by about 1/3 from the typical recipes. This recipe reflects the best of three alternate variations that I attempted.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 321 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ½ cup peanut butter
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup butter
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup powdered peanut butter (such as PB2®)
• ½ cup dark chocolate chips, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch baking dish.

Step 2

Stir flour, powdered peanut butter, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.

Step 3

Beat peanut butter and butter together in a bowl until creamy. Gradually add white sugar and brown sugar; beat until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla extract; beat until smooth. Stir in flour mixture and chocolate chips until incorporated into batter. Spread batter into prepared baking dish.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.