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Updated on March 25, 2020

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These chewy, and super moist peanut butter brownies will knock your socks off! Made with crunchy peanut butter, brown sugar, eggs and a few other simple ingredients.

When I was a middle schooler I used to be in “foodie love” with the peanut butter brownies our school would sell. These generous sized brownies were made with peanut butter but has a slightly flaky crust, and totally moist inner.

I love peanut butter baked goods! There’s just something about the texture and flavor of peanut butter that makes it the perfect key ingredient in so many delicious desserts!

One of my other favorites are these 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies. They have the perfect chewy texture and can easily be whipped up on a whim after a tasty dinner!

Piecing together the perfect peanut butter brownie recipe was not easy! I searched for one, but could only find peanut butter blondies, or cake brownies.

I wanted a chewy brownie that was moist inside, but had those decadent crispy edges. So after a while hunting, I finally adapted my own recipe that used pretty much all organic ingredients. (You do not have to use organic baking ingredients. It’s just what I had in my pantry.)

Chewy Peanut Butter Brownie Recipe

What You’ll Need:

9″ x 9″ Metal or Glass Baking Pan
1/2 cup of smooth or chunky Peanut butter (We used no-stir natural)
1 Cup Flour
2 Large Eggs
1/3 Cup Butter
2/3 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 tsp Baking powder
Pinch of Salt

Directions:

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees, and line a 9 x 9 baking pan with parchment paper so you can easily lift your brownies right out once they are cooled. This trick makes things a bazillion times easier, and cleaner.

In a large bowl, cream your peanut butter, butter and both sugars

Slowly add the eggs, extract, and salt

In a smaller bowl, whisk the baking powder and flour, slowly pour this into the creamed mixture, do not over mix or you will get fluffy cake brownies.

Smooth thick batter into your pan and bake for about 30-35 minutes max. The brownies will feel soft or “raw” but will harden up a they cool. They will have a slightly wet look in the middle, but should be cooked. This will keep them chewy, moist, and yummy!

TheseChewy Peanut Butter Brownies go well with ice cold milk or iced coffee. Watch out because they are addicting, and may have you doing crazy things for more!

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Chewy Peanut Butter Brownies

These chewy, and super moist peanut butter brownies will knock your socks off! Made with crunchy peanut butter, brown sugar, eggs and a few other simple ingredients.

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes minutes

Total Time 45 minutes minutes

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 9

Calories 314cal

Author Jared Desrosiers

Ingredients

1/2 cup peanut butter crunchy or smooth
1 cup all purpose flour
2 large eggs
1/3 cup butter melted
2/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking powder
1 pinch salt

Instructions

Pre heat oven to 350F
Line a 9″x9″ metal or glass baking pan with parchment paper so you can easily lift your brownies right out once they are cooled. (This is optional, but makes removing the brownies and cleaning way easier!)
In a large bowl, thoroughly mix the peanut butter, melted butter, white sugar and brown sugar together.
Slowly add the eggs, vanilla extract, and pinch of salt.
In a separate bowl, combine the flour and baking powder.
Slowly add the flour and baking powder mix to the peanut butter mixture and slowly mix or fold to combine all ingredients. DO NOT OVER MIX! Over mixing will make fluffy cake-like brownies.
Smooth the batter into the 9″x9″ pan and bake for 30-35 minutes.
The brownies will feel soft or “raw” but will harden up a they cool. They will have a slightly wet look in the middle, but should be cooked. This will keep them chewy, moist, and yummy!

Nutrition

About Amy Desrosiers

Hi! I am Amy! I am a former teacher, fueled by coffee, and cheese. I love photography and always have a camera handy! I might be a little obsessed with cute photography props, and Rae Dunn, but all is good! Welcome to my site! I hope you find an easy to make recipe, or product you might also love!

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Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
August 3, 2015 at 1:31 pm

Totally drooling over here. I need these in my life.
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Jennifer says
August 3, 2015 at 1:31 pm

This looks absolutely fantastic! Any time you combine two things like peanut butter and brownies, you know it’s going to be good.
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Dawn says
August 3, 2015 at 1:32 pm

I will absolutely be stuffing myself with these by the end of the day. Yum!
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Jenna Wood says
August 3, 2015 at 1:50 pm

I’m not sure, but I think we *technically* call these blondies? In any case, they sound delicious, no matter their name!
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- Julie says
  May 25, 2020 at 12:58 am
  
  🙄
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- Paula says
  May 8, 2022 at 11:19 am
  
  No…. Blondies do not have PB in them
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  - Debby says
    May 24, 2022 at 4:42 pm
    
    😄. That’s exactly what I said! No. Blondies are not peanutty.
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Kelsey Apley says
August 3, 2015 at 2:29 pm

Man those sound and look delicious! I have never had a peanut butter brownie! I might need to whip these up this week!
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Jeanette says
August 3, 2015 at 4:52 pm

I would LOVE this! My family is not into peanut butter so I could have these all to myself! The look so good!
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Kathy says
August 3, 2015 at 6:01 pm

These look delicious. We are big peanut butter fans in our house, so I bet my family would love these. I’ll definitely be making them soon. Thanks for sharing.
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Jody Smith says
August 3, 2015 at 7:20 pm

These look amazing and I cannot wait to give the recipe a try! anndd. you totally made me nostalgic for school cafeteria desserts!
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Daisy says
August 3, 2015 at 7:25 pm

These look delish! I love anything and everything with peanut butter, so I’m looking forward to making this for the kids at my son’s camp.
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- Greg Corradino says
  March 30, 2021 at 1:02 pm
  
  Please don’t bring them to camp – allergies!
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Kelly Hutchinson says
August 3, 2015 at 8:51 pm

Oh, I bet these taste like an ooey gooey thick peanut butter cookie! I am totally going to make these this weekend.
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Ann Bacciaglia says
August 3, 2015 at 10:23 pm

I have never made these before. They look so delicious and easy to make. I wish i could try these right now.
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Lisa Bristol says
August 3, 2015 at 10:24 pm

These would make a delicious dessert. It looks like an easy recipe to try. My kids will love them.
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Shauna says
August 3, 2015 at 10:30 pm

Oh my goodness, Hubby would love these. He loves everything with PB. Thank you for sharing. Pinning for later.
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Liz Mays says
August 3, 2015 at 11:32 pm

These sound absolutely amazing. I just have to make these for when my son comes to visit.
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Autumn @Mamachallenge says
August 4, 2015 at 12:14 am

I will have to make these ASAP! I think my family would go crazy over them.
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dawn says
August 4, 2015 at 12:21 am

i lovee the way these looks. i would def like to try this recipe. thanks for the share.
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Krista says
August 4, 2015 at 11:28 am

My daughter was just asking if she could bake some brownies. I think I’ll let her bake these today! Thanks!
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Diane says
April 5, 2020 at 3:56 pm

Could I substitute honey for the sugar in this?
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- Amy says
  April 6, 2020 at 4:34 pm
  
  Hello, I do not believe they would bake up properly. Sorry!
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Aaron says
April 7, 2020 at 3:08 am

My son is wheat sensitive can I use gluten-free flour?
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- Amy says
  April 7, 2020 at 8:38 am
  
  Hello, you should be able to use standard gluten-free flour blend. Thank you, for stopping by!
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Mal says
April 8, 2020 at 6:03 pm

Has anyone tried making these with Almond butter instead of Peanut butter?
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Gabby says
April 8, 2020 at 7:24 pm

So I’m in quarantine at college and I just got done with a test and started craving something sweet. I’m def not trying to go to the store so I look thru my pantry to see that I have peanut butter and some flour. I start thinking cookies but when I used Pinterest this was the 4th option that came up. I was hesitant because I’m not a big fan of peanut butter. THESEEE WERE AMAZBALLS ! I actually ran short of white sugar and substituted it with a little brown. Then I added like a smidge of olive oil for some odd reason. She wasn’t lying when she said use a baking sheet cause sis it was messyyyyy ! I would actually only let them cook for about 20 -23 minutes , I went to 27 and they were just a little firmer than usual. Other than that I’m totally surprised and it was super easy. Definitely recommend
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- Gabby says
  April 8, 2020 at 7:25 pm
  
  Sorry they were also moist and airy !!!! It’s like a fudgy brownie has a baby with a peanut butter cookie 😩
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- Amy says
  April 9, 2020 at 9:29 am
  
  Thank you, so much for sharing! I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts. This is one of our favorite recipes!!! They are definitely that kind of baby haha!
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Denise Streitman says
May 8, 2020 at 8:51 pm

I used sugar substitutes and applesauce in place of the butter and made 12 servings for @ 4 WW freestyle points on the Blue plan. These were delicious. Thx for sharing.
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Brittany M says
July 18, 2020 at 9:20 am

Has anyone tried doubling this recipe? Would a 9 x 13 work, and what what change with the cooking time?
Thank you in advance!
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- Amy says
  July 19, 2020 at 2:55 pm
  
  Hello, yes you can double it! I often do that! The time is still 25-30 minutes. I recommend checking the center at the 25 minute mark.
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Jules says
September 21, 2020 at 12:58 pm

I made these last night, the only change I made was adding chocolate chips. We absolutely love them! Soft and gooey on the inside with a nice crunch on the outside. Thank you for this keeper recipe.
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Ashley says
November 26, 2020 at 8:00 am

Can I substitute maple syrup for the white sugar?
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- Amy says
  November 30, 2020 at 9:28 am
  
  Hello, not for this recipe! Sorry about that!
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Sherry says
January 21, 2021 at 1:14 pm

I just finished mixing a double batch for these . I started in the blog post with the directions. I did not see MELT THE BUTTER in thos direction anywhere. At the end I was reading the actual recipe where it says to combined the MELTED BUTTER and both sugars. Not sure which is correct. I hope these turn out ok.
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- Amy says
  January 21, 2021 at 2:13 pm
  
  Hi Sherry,
  The recipe says melted butter twice. Once in the card, and once in the directions. The top part just tells you what ingredients you need. The process is in the actual recipe. They should turn out fine.
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Sonia says
March 27, 2021 at 4:45 pm

Thank you for sharing – this recipe looks amazing. Would it be possible to use half the quantity of both the white & brown sugar?
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- Amy says
  March 29, 2021 at 10:27 am
  
  Hi Sonia, thank you! This recipe gets its texture from the sugars. I apologize but they are needed. I have not tested it with less.
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Angela says
April 19, 2021 at 9:01 pm

I made these for a choir event at church. One person asked me for the recipe. One person told me she ate five. And as I was leaving, two people grabbed a couple for the road. Great recipe for the peanut butter lovers. And one I will definitely make again….and again.
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- Amy says
  April 21, 2021 at 10:30 am
  
  Thank you, for stopping by! That makes me smile! Appreciate it :)
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- Linda says
  May 18, 2021 at 5:05 pm
  
  Got some peanut butter expired last week unopened large jar! Gonna make a few batches and give to friends and family! Sounds Great !!!!
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  - Amy says
    May 20, 2021 at 10:57 am
    
    I hope you enjoyed these Linda!
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Debbie says
May 28, 2021 at 8:18 pm

Can I add peanut butter frosting to these? Has anyone tried?
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- Amy says
  May 30, 2021 at 3:32 pm
  
  Hi Debbie, that would be fantastic!
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Kay says
July 14, 2021 at 5:00 pm

Do you have a chewy brownie recipe you usr?
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- Amy says
  July 19, 2021 at 3:11 pm
  
  Hi Kay, not on this site sadly! I need to perfect one first :)
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Stephanie says
May 5, 2023 at 10:07 am

I am absolutely looking forward to making these however I was wondering if I could use regular crunchy peanut butter such as Jif? Thank you. Stephanie
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- Amy Desrosiers says
  May 8, 2023 at 8:06 pm
  
  Hello, of course! Enjoy!
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Cynthia says
October 21, 2023 at 10:06 am

Does applesauce replaced sugar or butter? In either case can I sub applessuce? Can I use WW flour in place of white?
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Dixie says
October 22, 2023 at 10:55 pm

These were yummy! But I think they should be called peanut butter blondies – to me, brownies indicate chocolate.
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