Brownies With Peanut Butter And Caramel Filling Recipes

LAYERED PEANUT BUTTER BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, butter and vanilla until smooth. Whisk together the dry ingredients; gradually add to egg mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Set aside 1 cup for topping. Spread remaining batter into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. , In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, peanut butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and milk on low just until combined. Carefully spread over batter. Drop reserved batter by tablespoonfuls over filling. Cut through batter with a knife to swirl. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes (do not overbake). Cool on a wire rack. Chill until serving.

PEANUT BUTTER CARAMEL SWIRLED BROWNIES

Steps:

• Bring the cream to a simmer over low heat in a small saucepan. Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan over high heat and cook, without stirring until amber brown. Slowly whisk in the warm cream until smooth and let cook for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and whisk in the peanut butter, corn syrup, sea salt and 1/8 teaspoon of vanilla extract until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and let cool until thickened at room temperature, about 30 minutes.
• Put a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a 9 by 13-inch baking pan with foil, leaving an overhang on the narrow ends. Spray the foil and pan with nonstick spray.
• Combine the butter, unsweetened chocolate, 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate and espresso powder in a medium bowl set over a pot of simmering water. Let the chocolate melt over low heat, stirring frequently until smooth. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, both sugars, vanilla and salt until smooth. Whisk in the melted chocolate mixture until combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Beat in the flour in 2 additions (the batter will be thick). Stir in the remaining 4 ounces of chopped bittersweet chocolate.
• Scrape half of the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Using a tablespoon, drop dollops of half of the peanut butter caramel every 2 inches over the top of the batter. Carefully add the remaining batter and smooth over the caramel. Smooth the top and dollop the remaining caramel over the top. Use a butter knife to swirl through the batter to get a marbleized effect.
• Bake until the top is set but still soft and the edges are puffed and just beginning to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 23 to 25 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the center will come out still gooey (be brave!--underbaking the brownies is one of the secrets to their fudgy texture). Transfer the pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
• For the neatest cuts, refrigerate the pan for about 20 minutes before cutting the brownies. Using the foil, lift the brownie slab out of the pan. Carefully peel off the foil and put the brownie on a large cutting board. With a large sharp knife, cut the brownies into 48 squares. (The brownies can be stored in an airtight container, at room temperature, for up to 3 days; they can also be frozen, well wrapped, for up to 2 weeks.)

SUPER PEANUT BUTTER FILLED BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a small saucepan, melt unsweetened and semisweet chocolates with butter over low heat, set aside to cool slightly.
• In a mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar until light and pale colored. Mix in 1 tsp vanilla.
• Add flour, salt and melted chocolate.
• Stir to combine.
• Pour into a greased 9 in square baking pan.
• Bake at 350 for 20 - 25 minutes or until brownies test done with toothpick coming clean but with moist crumbs clinging to it.
• Do not overbake.
• Cool.
• For filling, add peanut butter and butter in a mixing bowl and mix until thoroughly combined and smooth. Note: You will get a much taller filling (as pictured) if you whip this with an electric mixture to incorporate lots of air.
• Slowly add powdered sugar, mixture will be a bit crumbly.
• Blend in cream until mixture is fluffy and reaches desired spreading consistency.
• Spread over cooled brownies, cover and chill until firm.
• For glaze, melt chocolate and butter in saucepan, stir until smooth.
• Drizzle over the filling.
• Chill well before cutting.
• Let sit at room temperature for 10 - 15 minutes before serving.
• You don't want to serve these ice cold out of the refrigerator.

BROWNIES WITH PEANUT BUTTER AND CARAMEL FILLING

Steps:

• For filling: Combine all ingredients.
• Cover and refrigerate.
• For batter: Butter bottom of a 9 inch square baking pan.
• Melt ½ cup butter and chocolate.
• Cool 15 minutes.
• Sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
• Beat both sugars and eggs until thick and fluffy.
• Gently fold in melted chocolate, then dry ingredients.
• Pour half of batter into prepared pan, smoothing surface.
• Freeze batter 15 minutes to firm.
• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 320F degrees.
• Form filling into 36, ¾ inch balls; flatten each ball into a 1 inch circle; arrange atop brownie layer in 6 rows of 6, pressing lightly so circles stick to batter.
• Spoon remaining brownie batter over.
• Cover tightly with foil and bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove foil and continue baking until tester comes out with only a few crumbs attached, about 15-20 more minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in pan comes out with a few moist crumbs attached.
• Cool completely in pan.
• Cut into 1 ½ inch squares.