Loaded Reese’s Brownies
These Reese’s brownies are pure brownie perfection and a must make for any peanut butter lover!
Can we talk about peanut butter?
Like, I’m not sure I could live without it. I just got back from the 2017 Disney Social Media Moms Celebration on board the absolutely amazing Disney Wonder and I ordered an Uncrustables from room service every night just to get my peanut butter fix. It was heavenly.
I just really need peanut butter in my life. Sometimes, when I need a quick snack that will hold me over until dinner, I just eat a spoonful of creamy peanut butter.
What I’m saying is that if I was stranded on a dessert island and could only bring one thing with me – it’d probably be a mega jar of PB. You would probably not want me to be your partner on Naked and Afraid, but that’s okay. I’d be happily munching on my peanut butter while you were off trying to stab a fish with a twig or something.
So, anyway, enough about that. I made you guys some brownies. Some epic brownies. Some epically epic brownies.
My Reese’s brownies are topped with the creamiest peanut butter frosting!
I started off with my favorite Nutella Brownies. These guys bake up so rich and fudgy. You can omit the Nutella entirely with no other changes, if you don’t want the extra sugar or calories, but I’m a big fan of Nutella myself. The video up above shows the making of the brownies.
Then I topped them with this outrageously thick and creamy peanut butter frosting. Just try to not eat that stuff with a spoon. I dare you.
After that, I poured on my mama’s famous chocolate frosting. It’s a thin, pourable frosting that sets up into fudgy perfection. I have been known to make a small batch of just the frosting and eat it with a spoon. It’s seriously good.
Finally, the brownies get topped with some bite-sized Reese’s Minis.
Good luck keeping any willpower around these guys. You’ll be tempted to hoover the whole pan right into your face.
Fully Loaded Reese's Brownies
These brownies are packing a punch. Topped with the best ever peanut butter frosting, then a layer of my mama's famous chocolate frosting, and topped off with some Reese's!
Ingredients
- 1 recipe Nutella brownies baked and cooled
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup white sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 8 ounces Reese's Minis
Instructions
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When the brownies are completely cooled, prepare the peanut butter frosting.
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To prepare the peanut butter frosting, beat together the butter and peanut butter until well combined in the bowl of a stand mixer using the whisk attachment.
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On low speed, beat in the powdered sugar and heavy whipping cream until mixture is thick and fluffy and well combined. Thin with more heavy cream if desired to reach the consistency you prefer.
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Spread the peanut butter mixture over the brownies.
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To make the chocolate frosting, add sugar, butter, and milk to a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil.
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Boil for exactly 60 seconds and remove from heat.
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Stir in chocolate chips and continue stirring until the chocolate has melted.
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Immediately pour the chocolate frosting over the peanut butter layer and gently spread with an offset spatula.
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Let the chocolate frosting cool for 5 minutes before sprinkling with chopped Reese's candies.
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Let sit for 30 minutes before cutting and serving.
Nutrition Disclaimer: All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information shared on bunsinmyoven.com should only be used as a general guideline.
Love, love, love these Karly! Decadent and indulgent for sure!
Just a note: I frequently make your nutella brownies using peanut butter instead of nutella. This post just upped my game considerably.
Woah. Can you actually taste the peanut butter when you add it to the batter like that? I must try it!!
Not really. It’s just honestly hard for me to eat them with Nutella. They’re SO RICH! I did it the first time because my aunt is allergic to hazelnut, and they were a hit so I figured why not. 😉
Oh! Well, in that case, if you really can’t taste the PB, you could leave it out entirely without making any other swaps. The brownies bake up the same and you save some calories. 🙂 I’m still trying it with peanut butter though. haha!
Oh man! This is one of those desserts I actually imagine sinking my teeth into – so fudgy!!! 🙂
Oh my goodness! I love the combination of chocolate and peanut butter so much and this looks absolutely delicious! You’re right, I would hoover these right up!
Heck yes! This is my kind of brownie. Although dessert island scenario in hand i’d take a jar of nutella. My sister would have no hesitation in pushing me out of the way for a jar of peanut butter though – can’t wait to make these for her now!
This is my kind of brownie! Completely over the top, peanut butter and chocolate…. I love it. These look incredible!
Now that’s what I call an epic brownie! So fudgy, rich and decadent! Looks amazing!
Holy cow, Karli….these look amazing! I love every decadent layer of them. 🙂
Wow! These look amazing! Brownies, peanut butter, PB cups! I think the oven is calling, because of course I have all of the ingredients! Thanks for the recipe!
I would definitely be tempted to eat all of these myself! You can’t go wrong with chocolate and peanut butter and these brownies look so good! Plus, those Reeses on top? Woo hoo!!
Oh Em Gee! These look absurdly delicious. I’m dying over here!! <3
These look incredible Karly! Love following along with the video also! PB & Chocolate is my ultimate favourite combo! xx
oh boy…you’re a dangerous woman. these are weapons of mass destruction!
Oh em to the G! I’ve landed in peanut butter chocolate heaven!
These look so delicious. Omit the nutella?! Who on earth would do that? Crazy people, that’s who. I can’t wait to try them. Thanks for sharing!!!
Drool worthy right there! The more chocolate goodness the better! xx
I don’t want to spoil the fun, but how many calories are in ONE
Of these delicious babies???
No idea. You’re welcome to plug the recipe into an online nutrition calculator if you think you can handle the info though. Personally, I’d rather not know. 😉
Am I crazy or is the amount of milk for the chocolate frosting missing from the recipe? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
You’re not crazy! I’m in the process of updating old recipe cards and this one didn’t seem to transfer properly. Updated now – you’ll need 6 tablespoons of milk. Enjoy!!
I could only get 2 cups of confectioners sugar mixed in with the peanut butter. 4 cups seems like a lot of sugar for 1 c of peanut butter?
The recipe has you adding the powdered sugar and heavy cream at the same time. Did you alternate?
Did you also mix in the butter and heavy cream? It’s a pretty common ration of fat to sugar so should be fine to mix in if you’re using a mixer. This one won’t work well by hand.