I’m just going to say this right up front, even if Butterfinger candy bars aren’t your favorite, you should still try these brownies (especially if you love chocolate and peanut butter together!) They have a that perfect fudgy texture and are filled with peanut butter chips and chopped Butterfingers then topped with melted peanut butter and more crushed Butterfingers! Seriously a brownie lovers dream! Plus, you won’t believe how easy these are to make from scratch. You don’t even have to soften the butter to room temperature first!
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter, melted
- 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup peanut butter chips
- 3 Butterfinger candy bars, crushed
For the topping
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3 Butterfinger candy bars, roughly chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, add 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 1/2 cup all-purpose flour and 1 teaspoon baking powder. Stir well then set aside.
- In a separate large bowl, add t1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, 1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter, melted, 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Stir together well.
- Then add 3 large eggs, one at a time, and whisk until combined well.
- Next, add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and slowly stir together until there are no dry patches.
- Stir in 1 cup peanut butter chips and 3 (1.9 ounce) Butterfinger candy bars, crushed.
- Spread the mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Bake for about 40-45 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean (there might be a little moist batter left on the toothpick.)
- Allow to cool for 5 minutes.
- While the brownies are cooling. Melt 1 cup creamy peanut butter in the microwave in a microwave safe bowl in 15 second intervals, stirring in between until melted.
- Pour the melted peanut butter on top of the warm brownies and spread it out.
- Cool for 15 more minutes and then sprinkle 3 (1.9 ounce) Butterfinger candy bars, roughly chopped, gently pressing them in.
crushed Butterfinger candy bars spread out on top of brownies. - Allow to cool completely before slicing.
