Heart-Shaped Brownies with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
These Reese's Peanut Butter Cup brownies in heart shape are about as rich and special as brownies get! Use a heart-shaped pan for Valentine's Day brownies, but the recipe itself is perfect for any time of the year.
Ingredients
- 1¼ cup Unsalted butter
- 4 oz Baking chocolate Semi sweet
- 4 oz Baking chocolate Milk chocolate
- ¾ cup Cocoa powder
- 2 cups White sugar
- ½ cup Brown sugar
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 2 tsp Salt
- 6 Eggs
- 1 cup All purpose flour
- 18 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Regular size - not King and not mini
- Sea salt for garnish (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Brown the butter: place butter in a pan and melt over medium heat. Once melted, keep over medium heat and swirl occasionally until butter starts to foam, turns golden brown and has a nutty aroma. Take off heat and set aside until ready to use.
- Chop or grate the two chocolate bars and melt in the microwave in 15 second intervals, stirring between intervals until chocolate is fully melted. This may take a couple of minutes.
- To a large bowl, add both sugars, vanilla, salt, and eggs. For approximately 10 minutes, using an electric mixer, mix on high speed until mixture achieves a light and fluffy consistency.
- Next, add browned butter and melted chocolate to the bowl and blend until incorporated.
- Sift the flour and cocoa before folding into the batter with a spatula until just combined, careful not to overmix.
- Add the peanut butter cups: Generously grease a heart shaped muffin pan and add a heaping tablespoon of batter into each cup. Press a Reese’s peanut butter cup into the batter in each brownie, careful not to press too deep. Add a tablespoon of batter on top and smooth out with a spatula.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and slap pan on kitchen counter two or three times - to help remove air bubbles. Bake for another 10 minutes or until brownies are cooked through but still fudgy.
- Cool on a wire rack for at least half an hour. Using a sharp knife, cut around the edge of each brownie to separate it from the pan. Carefully invert onto wire rack and sprinkle with flaky sea salt.
Notes
*Store extras in an air tight container.
Nutrition
Serving: 1pieceCalories: 417kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 4gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 1124mgPotassium: 212mgFiber: 3gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 411IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 2mg
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