Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies
Ingredients
- Brownies
- Unsalted butter – ½ cup 113 g
- Semi-sweet or dark chocolate chopped – 6 oz (170 g)
- Granulated sugar – ¾ cup 150 g
- Brown sugar – ¼ cup 50 g
- Eggs – 2 large
- Vanilla extract – 2 teaspoons
- All-purpose flour – ¾ cup 95 g
- Unsweetened cocoa powder – 2 tablespoons
- Salt – ½ teaspoon
- Peanut Butter Swirl
- Creamy peanut butter – ½ cup 125 g
- Powdered sugar – 2 tablespoons optional
- Heavy cream – 1 tablespoon optional, to loosen
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line an 8×8-inch pan with parchment paper.
- Melt butter and chocolate until smooth; cool slightly. Stir in sugars while warm. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
- Whisk flour, cocoa, and salt; fold gently into wet ingredients.
- Pour batter into pan, smooth top. Warm peanut butter, mix with powdered sugar and cream if needed, and drop spoonfuls on top.
- Use a knife to swirl peanut butter lightly into the batter.
- Bake 28–32 minutes, until edges are set but center slightly soft.
- Cool completely before slicing.