Peanut Butter Fudge Brownie Bars Recipe

Name: Peanut Butter Fudge Brownie Bars Recipe | Recipes
Prep time: 16 min
Total time: 101 min
Yield: 24-36 bars
Ingredients: 1 cup butter or margarine (250 mL); 1 1/2 cups sugar (375 mL); 2 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract (5 mL); 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (300 mL); 2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa (150 mL); 1/4 cup milk (50 mL); 1 1/4 cups pecans or walnuts (300 mL); 1/2 cup butter or margarine (125 mL); 1 2/3 cups HERSHEY'S CHIPITS REESE'S Peanut Butter Chips (400 mL); 1 can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk) (398 mL); 1/4 cup HERSHEY'S CHIPITS Dark Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S CHIPITS Pure Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (50 mL)

Details

Timing
Timing
Total:
Bake:: 25 Min.
Prep:: 16 Min.
Skill Level:: Intermediate
Yields:: 24-36 bars

These classic bars combine two of our favourites - chocolate and peanut butter - in one delicious brownie.

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time: 16 minutes
Bake Time: 25 minutes
Chill Time: 1 hour

BAKE MODE:

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Ingredients

1 cup

butter or margarine (250 mL)
1 1/2 cups

sugar (375 mL)
2

eggs
1 tsp

vanilla extract (5 mL)
1 1/4 cups

all-purpose flour (300 mL)
2/3 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa (150 mL)
1/4 cup

milk (50 mL)
1 1/4 cups

pecans or walnuts (300 mL)
1/2 cup

butter or margarine (125 mL)
1 2/3 cups

HERSHEY'S CHIPITS REESE'S Peanut Butter Chips (400 mL)
1 can

sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk) (398 mL)
1/4 cup

HERSHEY'S CHIPITS Dark Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S CHIPITS Pure Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (50 mL)

Key Ingredients

HERSHEY'S COCOA Natural Cocoa, 652g can - Front of Package

Where to Buy

HERSHEY'S CHIPITS REESE'S Peanut Butter Chips, 270g bag - Front of Package

Where to Buy

HERSHEY'S CHIPITS Dark Chocolate Chips, 225g bag - Front of Package

Where to Buy

Directions

Equipment Needed 

Oven & Stovetop

13x9x2-inch (33x22x5 cm) Baking Pan

Mixing Bowl

Mixer

Wire Rack

Saucepan

Microwave-Safe Bowl

Microwave

Heat oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease 13x9x2-inch (33x23x5-cm) baking pan.

Combine melted butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in large bowl; beat well. Add flour, cocoa and milk; beat until blended. Stir in 1 cup (250 mL) nuts. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake 25 to 30 minutes or just until edges begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.

Melt 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter and peanut butter chips in medium saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Add sweetened condensed milk, stirring until smooth; pour over baked layer.

Place chocolate chips in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 45 seconds; stir. If necessary, microwave at MEDIUM an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted when stirred. Drizzle bars with melted chocolate; sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup (50 mL) nuts. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Cut into bars. Cover; refrigerate leftover bars.