I can't tell you how many times over the years I have been asked to make this easy recipe and the layers are decadently delicious.
With just a few pantry ingredients and a doctored brownie or chocolate cake mix, you'll have a very impressive simple brownie on your tables.
This easy recipe will astound everyone, especially how the top layer does its magic in the oven creating this peanut butter fudge topping.
If you like doctored cake mix recipes also try my other two popular recipes one being a Red Velvet Semi-Homemade Recipe and my fabulous Cake Mix Banana Cake, they both taste like they were made from scratch.
Scroll down to my printable recipe card and check out this super simple recipe everyone that's a peanut butter lover will enjoy.
Fun Recipes
We love these easy recipes that look like they came from a bakery the layers bake perfectly into each other to create such a wonderful dessert.
We all know peanut butter and chocolate at the perfect flavor combinations and these will surely be a huge hit with anyone that's a lover of both.
I always keep a few boxes of chocolate cake mixes in the pantry along with sweetened condensed milk so I can whip up a batch when I need a quick dessert to bring somewhere, these are always a big hit!
Ingredients You Need To Make
- chocolate cake or brownie mix
- peanut butter
- egg
- vanilla
- sweetened condensed milk
- butter
- chocolate chips
Tips
- use a parchment-lined brownie sized pan
- use butter, not margarine
- make sure you use sweetened condensed milk and NOT evaporated
- do not over bake the brownies
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Doctored Cake Mixes
If you haven't tried using a cake mix or brownie mix doctored up, you're missing out on one of the easiest treats when you're in a hurry.
Again everyone will be fooled thinking these were made by scratch but we don't have to tell them, they can think you spent all day making gourmet brownies.
It's really an all-time family favorite since we have peanut lovers in our home, hope you like them as much as we do and we would love to hear your reviews and comments.
Yield: 24
Layered Peanut Butter Brownies
A fudge layer of peanut butter on top and chocolate layered bottom make these brownies decadently delicious.
Prep time: 11 MinCook time: 25 MinTotal time: 36 Min
Ingredients
- 1 box chocolate cake mix or brownie mix
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 egg
- 1 cup of chocolate chips
- 1 (14 - ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
Instructions
- Mix the first four ingredients together.
- Press into a brownie pan lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
- After ten minutes, remove from the oven.
- Mix the peanut butter, condensed milk, and vanilla in a bowl.
- Pour over the partially baked dough.
- Bake for 25 minutes until the middle is set and a toothpick comes out clean in the center.
- Cool completely before cutting into squares.
Nutrition Facts
Calories
237.68Fat (grams)
13.15 gSat. Fat (grams)
5.87 gCarbs (grams)
28.22 gFiber (grams)
0.69 gNet carbs
27.53 gSugar (grams)
20.8 gProtein (grams)
3.84 gSodium (milligrams)
225.58 mgCholesterol (grams)
22.6 mgThe default measuring system for this website is US Customary. Unit conversions are provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. While we strive to provide accurate unit conversions, please be aware that there may be some discrepancies.
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