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‘Tis the season to celebrate, create and bake! Baking holiday cookies and other sweet treats is a family tradition at my house. It’s always so much fun to bake up our favorite treats, and package them up to share with neighbors and friends. We eat our fair share of the too! In the coming weeks my kitchen (probably yours too) will be filled with the most delectable smells.
Hershey’s baking products are a big part of my family’s holiday baking.
Each holiday season, I have a few tried and true family recipes that I am sure to make. Additionally, I also try to mix things up a bit and try a few new recipes for each holiday season. These decadent Dark Chocolate Brownies with Fluffy Peanut Butter Frosting are my latest holiday fare. Ridiculously rich, fudgy dark chocolate brownies, topped with a fluffy peanut butter frosting, and sprinkled with salted cashews, chocolate and peanut butter morsels. I seriously can’t remember the last time I enjoyed something this much.
These frosted brownies are AMAZING.
I absolutely love the combination of cashews, and chocolate and peanut butter morsels sprinkled on top. You can use a different kind of nut if you like, just make sure it’s salted. That little bit of salt is so good on the peanut butter frosting.
This is such a rich and satisfying dessert. I love the blend of Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Chips and Reese’s Peanut Butter Chips. It’s such a wonderful combo! Hershey’s baking products have a way of inspiring families to come together and create new traditions for the holiday season.
Dark Chocolate Brownies with Fluffy Peanut Butter Frosting
Ingredients:
For the Brownies: 12 Tbsp salted butter 1 ½ cups granulated sugar 2/3 cup Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa Powder 1 tsp pure vanilla 3 large eggs beaten 1 cup all purpose flour ½ cup Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Chips
For the Peanut Butter Frosting: 6 Tbsp butter, softened 1 cup powdered sugar ¾ cup peanut butter pinch salt
For Topping: ¼ cup Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Chips ¼ cup Reese’s Peanut Butter Chips ¼ cup salted cashews, coarsely chopped
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°. Line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the sugar and vanilla, stir well.
Remove pan from heat and whisk in the Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa Powder.
Gradually pour the chocolate mixture into the bowl that contains the beaten eggs and whisk until well combined.
Gently stir in the flour and chocolate chunks.
Pour batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for 30-40 minutes or until a pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Remove parchment paper (with brownies) from the pan. Peel parchment away but leave brownie sitting on top of it.
Meanwhile, prepare the frosting. In a large bowl, beating butter, powdered sugar, peanut butter, and pinch of salt until light and fluffy. Spread over brownies. Sprinkle with Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Chips, Reese’s Peanut Butter Chips and chopped cashews.
The combination of Reese’s Peanut Butter Chips and the peanut butter frosting is incredible.
Slice brownies into 16 squares. (To make slicing easier, I like to put the brownies in the freezer for 5-10 minutes to firm up a bit. Remove brownies from pan with parchment paper and slice.)
Recipe yields 16 servings.
These brownies are perfect for holiday gift giving! I wonder which lucky friend will be getting this box?
I have a strong feeling that these dark chocolate brownies with peanut butter frosting will become part of my family’s holiday baking tradition.
This holiday season, I hope you’ll start new traditions, build lasting memories and enjoy the magic of the season with your family by baking and creating with Hershey products. Many thanks to The Hershey Company for sponsoring this holiday recipe.
Dark Chocolate Brownies with Fluffy Peanut Butter Frosting
Ingredients
For the Brownies: 12 Tbsp salted butter 1 ½ cups granulated sugar 2/3 cup Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa Powder 1 tsp pure vanilla 3 large eggs beaten 1 cup all purpose flour ½ cup Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Chips
For the Peanut Butter Frosting: 6 Tbsp butter, softened 1 cup powdered sugar ¾ cup peanut butter pinch salt
For Topping: ¼ cup Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Chips ¼ cup Reese’s Peanut Butter Chips ¼ cup salted cashews, coarsely chopped
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°. Line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the sugar and vanilla, stir well.
Remove pan from heat and whisk in the Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa Powder.
Gradually pour the chocolate mixture into the bowl that contains the beaten eggs and whisk until well combined.
Gently stir in the flour and chocolate chunks.
Pour batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for 30-40 minutes or until a pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Remove parchment paper (with brownies) from the pan. Peel parchment away but leave brownie sitting on top of it.
Meanwhile, prepare the frosting. In a large bowl, beating butter, powdered sugar, peanut butter, and pinch of salt until light and fluffy. Spread over brownies. Sprinkle with Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Chips, Reese’s Peanut Butter Chips and chopped cashews.
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
November 23, 2015 at 2:15 PMI want to lick all the frosting off of those. Holy YUM – they look awesome.
Lindsey @ Redhead Baby Mama says
November 23, 2015 at 2:35 PMI would totally make these, but I feel like I would eat them all before handing them out!! Choc and PB doesn’t last in our house!
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says
November 23, 2015 at 2:46 PMEverything about this is fantastic! I absolutely LOVE the brownies, and you can’t beat frosting. Ever.
Liz Mays says
November 23, 2015 at 5:39 PMOh my gosh yum! I would love to gift some as gifts and keep some for myself too. They look adorable and delicious!
Shell says
November 23, 2015 at 5:46 PMThese brownies look amazing! And that frosting- I’d eat it with a spoon!
Marcie W. says
November 23, 2015 at 7:25 PMThese look amazing on so many levels! I totally just had to wipe my drool off of the keyboard.
Jeanine says
November 23, 2015 at 7:33 PMOh my word. These look AMAZING. I am a huge chocolate and brownie fan so I would LOVE to try these. Love peanut butter too! Yum
Pam says
November 23, 2015 at 8:10 PMThese sound good. They would be a hit at family parties because everyone loves peanit butter and chocolate.
Ann Bacciaglia says
November 23, 2015 at 8:45 PMI love brownies but I have never had them with peanut butter frosting. I need to try these now as I love the combination of chocolate and peanut butter.
Felicia says
November 23, 2015 at 11:06 PMYes to all of this! Now I really need to sink my teeth into one.
Janet W. says
November 24, 2015 at 5:37 AMThese look amazing! I love dark chocolate, and those Reese’s chips look delicious. Great flavor combination!
Dandi D says
November 24, 2015 at 7:00 AMPeanut butter and chocolate together is my favorite combination!
Donna says
November 24, 2015 at 9:05 AMThe brownies sounded good enough on their own. This icing sounds amazing.
Cynthia R says
November 24, 2015 at 9:58 AMThese look absolutely amazing, is there seriously a better mix out there than peanut butter and chocolate, I don’t think so…
Toni | BoulderLocavore says
November 24, 2015 at 11:18 AMI could never resist these! My favorite flavor combo and that frosting looks irresistible.
Jennifer says
November 24, 2015 at 12:08 PMpeanut butter frosting?! How about I just have a bowl of that, please? Okay, the brownie sounds good too but I’m don’t really care for dark chocolate.
Rosie says
November 24, 2015 at 1:07 PMWhat a super recipe for home or gift giving, I love the container, too. I want to try this and get some of the Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa Powder!
Crystal says
November 24, 2015 at 2:10 PMOMG those look good. I am crazy about peanut butter and chocolate. These are happening immediately.
Theresa says
November 24, 2015 at 2:42 PMDark Chocolate and PB are my favorite flavor combinations! These brownies are so drool-worthy!
Chasing Joy says
November 24, 2015 at 5:34 PMAhh i just gained 5 lbs reading the title. J/K. These look really yummy and rich.
Christie says
November 24, 2015 at 5:37 PMPeanut butter frosting is my best friend, seriously! Chocolate brownies and peanut butter…you are now my BFF 🙂
kelly says
November 24, 2015 at 8:12 PMThese look AMAZING! I think the combo of the brownie and the fluffy frosting. Sounds like something I need to make soon.
DJ says
November 24, 2015 at 8:29 PMYum! I have never made peanut butter frosting, but it sounds fantastic!
Nicole Escat says
November 26, 2015 at 10:08 AMWow. Reese and brownies. This is heaven. I’m taking note of this recipe for Christmas! My hubby will love this as well 🙂
Julie Wood says
November 26, 2015 at 12:35 PMI love your Dark Chocolate Brownies with fluffy peanut frosting and am going to add colorful sprinkles for the Holidays and take it to my sister;s house for dessert. Thanks for sharing.
sherri chastain says
November 28, 2015 at 3:45 AMo my this looks so good i will save it, cant wait to try it thanks so much
Kimberly says
November 28, 2015 at 4:42 PMMy family will REALLY like these–thank you so much!
Sheila M. says
November 29, 2015 at 2:03 PMI made it with the regular cocoa I had on hand and it was great. This will be one of our new favorites.
Birdiebee says
November 30, 2015 at 8:29 PMI wished I had this recipe this past week for all of my company that was here. This really is a decadent dessert.
Susan says
December 1, 2015 at 11:05 PMOh my gosh this looks so amazing and decadent. I can hardly wait to try the peanut butter frosting. Yum! Thanks for sharing.
Shannon Gurnee says
December 4, 2015 at 5:03 PMThat looks and sounds like an amazing recipe! I would love to enjoy these some time!
Travel Blogger says
December 4, 2015 at 5:29 PMOh my god, those look so good. Decadent for sure!
Audrey says
December 5, 2015 at 4:06 PMDark Chocolate and Peanut Butter and Cashews oh my!
Thanks for sharing on the #HomeMattersParty . I hope you will join us again next week.
paula brown says
December 8, 2015 at 5:15 PMI love chocolate and will be making.
Amy A says
December 8, 2015 at 6:31 PMThese look fantastic and who doesn’t love a chocolate peanut butter combo.
Mary Czerczyk says
December 8, 2015 at 6:44 PMI am going to make these brownies for my family for Christmas. I pinned it! Thanks.
Carolyn Massey says
December 9, 2015 at 3:19 PMThanks for this wonderful brownie recipe. Make brownies all the time but with a box mix. This looks so yummy and easy to make. Peanut butter frosting is a plus. Thanks for sharing.
Teresa Motz says
December 10, 2015 at 11:31 AMMy family members always have me bring brownies to get-togethers. I think this recipe is a great way to shake things up for next time. They won’t know what hit them!
Maria S. says
December 11, 2015 at 7:58 AMI just bookmared this recipe. It sounds awesome!
lisa says
December 11, 2015 at 12:07 PMThese sound beyond delicious. I have to try these. Peanut butter and chocolate is my favorite. All it needs is some crushed pretzel and maybe a bit of salted caramel. Yum!
Kathryn Gutierrez says
December 11, 2015 at 11:17 PMThese look so yummy. I learned a way e peanut butter frosting from my mom, She would add peanut butter to white icing until she had the taste she wanted. That’s the way I still make it.
Judy Schechter says
December 14, 2015 at 8:24 PMOMG YUM! My mouth is watering they look so good! I might try frosting the brownies with Nutella! Have you ever baked using Nutella?
Kimberly Flickinger says
December 26, 2015 at 5:20 PMThese brownies look absolutely decadent! I am definitely making these!