Peanut Butter Nutella Brownies

Peanut Butter Brownie Recipe - super rich and fudgy Nutella brownies stuffed with chocolate and peanut butter chips, with a peanut butter and Nutella swirl.

Course Sweet Treat

Cuisine Modern Australian

Total Time 55

Servings squares

Calories 243kcal

Author Lee-Ann Grace

Ingredients

75 g salted butter room temperature
100 g golden/raw caster sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoon vanilla essence
330 g Nutella + 2 tablespoons for the top
120 g plain flour 120g
70 g milk chocolate chips
70 g peanut butter chips (see notes)
2 tablespoon smooth peanut butter for the top

Metric - US customary

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 180c.
Grease and line a 20cm/8" square (base measurement) cake tin and set aside.
In a medium-sized bowl, combine the salted butter and the golden caster sugar and using a hand-held mixer, mix until fluffy.
75 g salted butter, 100 g golden/raw caster sugar
Add eggs and vanilla essence, mixing until combined.
2 eggs, 2 teaspoon vanilla essence
Add Nutella and mix well until combined.
330 g Nutella
Add plain flour and mix by hand until just combined. Don't overmix.
120 g plain flour
Fold in chocolate chips and peanut butter chips, then pour batter into the prepared tin.
70 g milk chocolate chips, 70 g peanut butter chips
In a small bowl, combine the peanut butter and the remaining Nutella, then place dollops of this mixture evenly on top of the batter mixture. Take a knife and gently swirl the peanut butter mixture to combine slightly (see photos above) and bake for 34 mins (see notes).
2 tablespoon smooth peanut butter

Notes

I always like to leave some baking paper overhanging the edge of my baking tins when I line them - this gives you a set of "handles" to help remove the finished product from the tin.
The cook time in my oven was 34 mins, of course this will vary as everyone's oven is different. I would recommend checking the brownies at 30 mins and then going from there. Plus, in my humble opinion the best brownie is an under-baked brownie! I always think it's better to under-bake rather than over-bake a brownie!
I've had a few Australian readers ask about peanut butter chips. These are similar to chocolate chips, but peanut butter flavour. You can find them in the baking aisle near the chocolate chips. If you can't find them you could also substitute more milk chocolate chips, or use white or dark.

*Please note that the amount of calories per serve is provided as a guide only, as ingredients and cooking methods can vary greatly*

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