Ingredients
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2 ounces unsweetened high quality chocolate
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1/2 cup unsalted butter
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2 eggs
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1 cup sugar
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1/2 cup flour
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1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
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1/2 ounce semisweet chocolate (1/2 square)
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1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
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1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
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1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
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2 -3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
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1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a small saucepan, melt unsweetened and semisweet chocolates with butter over low heat, set aside to cool slightly.
- In a mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar until light and pale colored. Mix in 1 tsp vanilla.
- Add flour, salt and melted chocolate.
- Stir to combine.
- Pour into a greased 9 in square baking pan.
- Bake at 350 for 20 - 25 minutes or until brownies test done with toothpick coming clean but with moist crumbs clinging to it.
- Do not overbake.
- Cool.
- 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.
- Slowly add powdered sugar, mixture will be a bit crumbly.
- Blend in cream until mixture is fluffy and reaches desired spreading consistency.
- Spread over cooled brownies, cover and chill until firm.
- For glaze, melt chocolate and butter in saucepan, stir until smooth.
- Drizzle over the filling.
- Chill well before cutting.
- Let sit at room temperature for 10 - 15 minutes before serving.
- You don't want to serve these ice cold out of the refrigerator.