Peanut Butter Swirl Chocolate Brownies

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Line a 9x9x2-inch baking pan with foil, extending foil up over the edges of the pan.
  3. Lightly coat foil with nonstick cooking spray.
  4. Set aside.
  5. In a medium saucepan, melt butter over low heat; remove from heat.
  6. Whisk in sugar and 1/3 cup cold water.
  7. Whisk in egg, oil, and vanilla until combined.
  8. Stir in 1 cup of the flour and the baking powder until combined.
  9. (Batter will be thin at this point).
  10. Place peanut butter in a small bowl; gradually whisk in 1/2 cup of the batter until smooth.
  11. Set aside.
  12. In another small bowl, combine the remaining 1/4 cup flour and the cocoa powder; stir into the plain batter.
  13. Stir chocolate pieces into chocolate batter; pour into prepared pan.
  14. Drop peanut butter batter in small mounds over chocolate batter in pan.
  15. Using a thin metal spatula, swirl the batters together.
  16. Bake 20-25 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
  17. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
  18. Cut into 20 bars.
  19. Notes: If using Sugar Substitutes - Follow package directions to use product amount equivalent to 3/4 cup sugar.
  20. Decrease baking time to 15-18 minutes.
  21. Flour Substitutes: 3/4 cup whole grain oat flour, whole grain corn flour, or white bean flour for 3/4 cup of the all purpose flour.
  22. Or substitute 1/2 cup full fat almond meal/flour for 1/2 cup of the all purpose flour.
  23. Or substitute 1 1/4 cups high fiber flour or gluten-free baking flour (if using gluten-free baking flour, increase water to 1/2 cup) for all of the all purpose flour.
  24. If using two flours, stir them together before adding to recipe.

nonstick cooking spray, butter, cold water, sugar, liquid egg, canola oil, vanilla, flour, baking powder, peanut butter, cocoa, chocolate chips

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/peanut-butter-swirl-chocolate-brownies-449982 (may not work)

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