Description
Calling all peanut butter lovers! This oversized peanut butter blondie is chock full of creamy peanut butter and studded with a generous portion of peanut butter and chocolate candies. A Disneyland-inspired treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Blondie Base:
- 1 stick butter (1/2 cup)
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar light or dark (1 cup if you like your brownies sweeter)
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup Reese’s Pieces
Peanut Butter Frosting:
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ½ – ⅔ cup powdered sugar (depending on how runny your peanut butter is you may need more or less powdered sugar)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping:
- Reese’s Pieces candies
- Mini Peanut Butter Cups
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Instructions
For the blondie base:
- Preheat the oven to 350°f.
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan, or in the microwave.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the melted butter, peanut butter, and brown sugar. Whisk until smooth.
- Mix in the egg, salt and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Sprinkle baking powder over the mixture, stir in, and then add in the flour and stir until just combined.
- Fold in the Reese’s Pieces candies.
- Pour the mixture into 4 of the baking cups (the mixture will be on the stiff side), and smooth the tops.
- Bake for 22-26 minutes
- When done, let fully cool before frosting.
For the peanut butter frosting:
- In a mixing bowl, beat together the peanut butter and butter until smooth.
- Mix in the powdered sugar and vanilla extract until fully combined and smooth.
- Spread on top of the blondie bases.
- Any leftover frosting can be kept refrigerated in an air-tight container for up to 4 days.
Topping:
- After spreading peanut butter frosting on blondies, top with Reese’s Pieces candies and mini peanut butter cups.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- You can also bake this in an 8×8″ baking pan lined with parchment.
- If your powdered sugar is lumpy, sift before mixing in to the frosting.
- Extra frosting can be refrigerated up to 4 days in an air-tight container, or frozen up to 3 months. Re-whip once defrosted.
Keywords: treat, peanut butter, blondies, GCH, Disneyland, Reese's Pieces, peanut butter cups, fall