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Rustic Fudgy Peanut Butter Brownie

Recipe by Vicki Chisholm, Copley, Ohio
First place and Best of Show, EGGstra (Brownie), 2017

Baking temperature: 350 degrees
Baking time: 30-35 minutes
Yield: 18 x 12 pan

Ingredients

Brownies:

  • 1 lb. butter
  • 1 lb. baker’s chocolate
  • 6 oz. baker’s unsweetened chocolate
  • 12 oz. chocolate chips tossed in ¼ c flour
  • 7 large eggs
  • 2 T vanilla
  • 2 ¼ c sugar
  • 1 c unbleached flour
  • 1 T baking powder
  • 1 t salt

Peanut Butter Center:

  • ¾ c peanut butter
  • ½ c butter
  • 2 ¼ c powdered sugar
  • 2 T milk
  • 1 t vanilla

Ganache:

  • 8 oz. heavy whipping cream
  • 8 oz. chocolate

Fudge Frosting:

  • ½ c Dutch cocoa powder
  • ½ c boiling water
  • 4 ½ sticks butter
  • 1 ½ c powdered sugar
  • 1 ½ lb. chocolate

Caramel sauce:

  • ¾ c sugar
  • 3 T water
  • 1 T butter
  • 3 T heavy whipping cream
  • ½ t vanilla
  • Sea salt

Instructions

Brownies:

  • Melt butter and baker’s chocolates. Stir eggs, vanilla and sugar and add to chocolate mixture. Cool to room temperature
  • Sift flour, baking powder and salt. Add to cooled mixture. Stir in chocolate chips/flour. Bake for 30-35 minutes

Peanut Butter Center:

  • Mix all together

Ganache:

  • Heat cream, then add chocolate. Stir to melt

Fudge frosting:

  • Add cocoa powder to boiling water and stir and cool to room temperature. Melt the 1 ½ of chocolate, also bring to room temperature
  • Beat the butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Add the 1 ½ lbs. melted chocolate, then add the cocoa powder mixture. Beat to smooth consistency

Caramel Sauce:

  • Boil water and add sugar, making sure completely dissolved
  • Swirl around pan until a nice yellowish brown color. Do not stir!
  • Take off heat and add butter swirling until melted
  • Add the whipping cream and vanilla. Drizzle on brownies and sprinkle with sea salt

Stacking brownie: brownie, fudge frosting, peanut butter, ganache, caramel sauce and salt

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