These one bite Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Bites take just 15 minutes to prepare and are sure to disappear just as quick!
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Original content posted August 2013. Updated February 2021.
I’m often surprised what family members choose as their favorite treats that come out of my kitchen. Then again, sometimes I totally understand.
These Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Bites are one of the latter. A favorite of our second oldest daughter since she was about three. If I were to ask her what dessert I should make at any given time, they are always her first choice.
Oh, these Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Bites are down right addictive! When they’re in our cookie jar, we can’t seem to keep our hands of it. Why choose between treating yourself to a brownie OR a peanut butter cup when you can have both in a single, perfect bite?
Miniature peanut butter cups are the crown jewel of these Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Bites. Using just 10 ingredients and a stir of a spoon, these delicious one bite treats are sure to disappear quickly around peanut butter and chocolate lovers alike.
This isn’t my first foray into the delicious dessert world featuring peanut butter cups. My Peanut Butter Cup Stuffed S’mores Brownies have been a hit from the moment they went online. Rich, delicious and full of all my favorites!
I also am a huge fan of my Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream and taking it up a notch, my Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches.
How to Make Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Bites
[1] Add butter and both chocolates into a bowl.
[2] In a double broiler, melt butter and chocolate over simmering water, stirring frequently, being careful not to burn.
[3] Remove from heat and add sugar to bowl.
[4] Stir sugar into chocolate until well blended. Let cool to just warm.
[5] Add egg and vanilla to bowl.
[6] Stir into chocolate mixture until smooth.
[7] Add flour, baking soda and salt to chocolate mixture.
[8] Stir together until just combined.
[9] Spoon a tablespoon of batter into each greased muffin cup well.
TIP: To insure that each brownie bite is the same size, I prefer to use a tablespoon cookie scoop when putting batter into each muffin cup.
[10] Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees or until middle is almost set.
[11] Immediately press a peanut butter cup into each brownie bite so that the top of the candy is flush with the top of the brownie.
Completely cool in muffin tin before removing.
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Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Bites
Ingredients
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 1 ounce semisweet chocolate
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 24 miniature peanut butter cups
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease mini muffin pan and set aside.
- Add butter and both chocolates into a bowl.
- In a double broiler, melt butter and chocolate over simmering water, stirring frequently, being careful not to burn.
- Remove from heat and add sugar to bowl.
- Stir sugar into chocolate until well blended. Let cool to just warm.
- Add egg and vanilla to bowl.
- Stir into chocolate mixture until smooth.
- Add flour, baking soda and salt to chocolate mixture.
- Stir together until just combined.
- Spoon a tablespoon of batter into each greased muffin cup well.TIP: To insure that each brownie bite is the same size, I prefer to use a tablespoon cookie scoop when putting batter into each muffin cup.
- Bake for 10 minutes until middle is almost set.
- Immediately press a peanut butter cup into each brownie bite so that the top of the candy is flush with the top of the brownie.
- Completely cool in muffin tin before removing.
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