I love all things with peanut butter and chocolate

You may have noticed I make lots of recipes with that combo of flavors. What can I say? I’m an addict a really smart girl. 

For better or worse…I was not able to demolish the entire pan of these brownie bars. I received a request, similar to the one I received for the yellow cupcakes with chocolate frosting. Once again, it from one of my sister’s friends from college. However, this one was slightly less specific.

If there was chocolate and peanut butter involved, I was golden. What a smart guy!

I have had my eye on this recipe for a while now, so I knew that this was definitely going to be the lucky winner for this request.

As most peanut butter and chocolate recipes turn out, this one was absolutely devilishly delicious. I didn’t have it in me to give the entire batch for the guy…so I may or may not have kept a few at my house…

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Brownies with Chocolate Ganache

(adapted from Cookie Madness)

1 stick butter, cut up
3/4 cup plus 2 Tablespoons white sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cups chocolate chips

Ganache:
3/4 cups chocolate chips
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 tablespoon butter, softened

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 8×8 or 9×9 inch metal pan with foil and spray bottom with cooking spray or rub with butter or if using a glass pan, just spray with cooking spray or oil with butter.
2. Cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer. When light and fluffy, add peanut butter and beat until incorporated. Beat in egg, the egg yolk and vanilla. By hand, stir in the flour and chocolate chips. Spread batter in pan and bake on center rack for 30-35 minutes or until puffed and golden. Cool completely.
3. Make the ganache. **Put the chocolate chips in a heat-proof bowl. In a saucepan or in a microwave-safe measuring cup, heat the cream until starts to boil. Pour the cream over the chips and let stand for a minute. Stir well to melt chips; stir in the butter. Spread on cooled brownies and let set. I put mine in the fridge to speed up the process.

Random Fact of the Day: It is estimated that at any one moment, 0.7% of the world’s population are drunk.

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