Description
These decadent peanut-butter fudge brownie bars feature a rich, fudgy chocolate base swirled with creamy natural peanut butter. Easy to make and deeply satisfying, they’re perfect for any chocolate-peanut butter lover.
Ingredients
1 cup (175 g) semisweet chocolate chips
¼ cup (60 g) natural creamy peanut butter
¾ cup (90 g) whole wheat pastry flour (or all-purpose flour)
⅓ cup (35 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
½ teaspoon baking powder
⅛ teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
½ cup (100 g) coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce (or plain yogurt)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F (175 °C) and line an 8×8‑inch square baking pan with parchment paper, leaving overhang for easy removal.
- In a microwave-safe bowl or using a double boiler, melt the chocolate chips gently. Stir in 2 tablespoons of peanut butter until smooth.
- In another bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, beat the eggs, coconut sugar, applesauce, and vanilla extract until smooth and slightly thickened.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined.
- Spread half of the brownie batter into the prepared pan.
- Dollop spoonfuls of the remaining peanut butter over the batter, then pour the remaining brownie batter on top.
- Use a knife or skewer to gently swirl the peanut butter and batter to create a marbled effect.
- Bake for 22–25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- Let the brownies cool completely on a wire rack before lifting them out using the parchment paper and slicing into squares.
Notes
For a different flavor, substitute almond butter for peanut butter.
Add chopped roasted peanuts or chocolate chunks for extra texture.
A drizzle of melted chocolate after baking gives a bakery-style finish.
Oat flour works well as a wholesome substitute.
Brownies taste even better the next day as flavors deepen.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
