Chocolate peanut butter brownies & vanilla ice cream drenched in a homemade peanut butter hot fudge sauce.
Aww gurl. Sometimes the stars align and things just work like magic. This recipe is one such example. Hello chocolate peanut butter perfection! Just imagine the most perfectly rich and moist brownie with peanut butter swirled on topped, smooth cold ice cream, and chopped Reese’s cups. And it isn’t just drizzled with any old hot fudge either… it’s topped with peanut butter hot fudge you’ll be tempted to drink for breakfast. Dessert just got taken to a whole new level.
So if you remember from months past I’m part of a group of bloggers who do a little chocolate party every month. Chocolate is the key ingredient, there’s a second ingredient (like cranberries, coconut, or mint) and then we ninja up a recipe with chocolate and the second ingredient to share. It’s a fun group and it’s a good way to keep blogging exciting. Any who, this month is double chocolate. Yes ma’am – chocolate on chocolate! Now how can that be bad?
I present to you the richest most decadent chocolate and peanut butter dessert that you will ever meet: The Ultimate Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Sundaes
Grab a glass of milk and your yoga pants for this post because you’ll need them just looking at the pictures.
Tips and Tricks for making the Ultimate Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Sundae:
- I use the Ghirardelli’s 100% cocoa bars found in the baking aisle for the unsweetened chocolate. Man, it’s good!
- You can make the brownies and the hot fudge ahead of time to cut down on prep time!
The Ultimate Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Sundae
- Prep Time: 5min
- Total Time: 5min
- Yield: 9 1x
Description
Chocolate peanut butter brownies & vanilla ice cream drenched in a homemade peanut butter hot fudge sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 recipe Rich Chocolate and Peanut Butter Brownies (recipe follows)
- Ice Cream (vanilla, chocolate, or Reese’s would all be good)
- Peanut Butter Hot Fudge (recipe follows)
- Reese’s cups or mini Reese’s cups, chopped for serving (optional)
Instructions
- To assemble the brownie sundae of your dreams, just put a brownie on a plate (or three…) top with a scoop of ice cream, drizzle peanut butter hot fudge on top and then sprinkle on chopped Reese’s. Enjoy with a tall glass of milk.
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Assemble
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: homemade sundae recipe, peanut butter sundae, brownie sundae recipe
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Rich Chocolate and Peanut Butter Brownies
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 40 min
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 9 browines 1x
Description
These chocolate peanut butter brownies are so rich and decadent you’ll feel like you’re in heaven! The best homemade brownie recipe.
Ingredients
- 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped coarse
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped coarse
- 3 Tablespoon Dutch-processed cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup flour
- 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with foil, letting the foil over hang the edges by a few inches; grease the foil with butter or cooking spray.
- In a microwave safe dish (2-cup glass measuring cup works great for this), add your chocolates, cocoa, and butter. Microwave, stirring often, for 1 to 3 minutes until the mixture is smooth. Let it cool slightly.
- In a large bowl, whisk the sugar, eggs, vanilla, and salt together. Whisk in the melted chocolate mixture until combined. Stir in the flour until just incorporated. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth out the top. Drop the peanut butter on top of the brownie batter by little spoonfuls all over the top. Use a knife to cut through the peanut butter and pull it through the brownie layer a bit. Bake the brownies until a tooth-pick inserted into the middle comes with just a few soft crumbs attached, 35 to 40 minutes.
- Let the brownies cool completely in the pan; set on a wire rack. Remove the brownies from the pan by using the foil, cut into squares to serve.
Notes
I use the Ghirardelli’s 100% cocoa bars found in the baking aisle for the unsweetened chocolate. Man, it’s good!
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: homemade peanut butter brownie recipe, easy brownie recipe, peanut butter chocolate brownies
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Brownies adapted from The America’s Test Kitchen Family Baking Book (One of the best cookbooks ever…)
PrintPeanut Butter Hot Fudge
- Prep Time: 5min
- Cook Time: 5min
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 cups 1x
Description
Take your sundae to the next level with this amazing homemade peanut butter hot fudge sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, coarsly chopped
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- pinch salt
Instructions
- In a medium sauce pan heat the cream over medium heat until it starts to boil. Pull the pan off the heat and the chopped chocolate and peanut butter. Let the mixture sit for 30 seconds. Whisk the cream, chocolate, and peanut butter together until the mixture is smooth. Add the powdered sugar and mix until smooth. Add the vanilla and salt and mix to combine. Allow the mixture to cool for about 10 minutes before serving warm. The mixture will thicken slightly as it cools and will be a nice texture when it hits the cold ice cream.
- Store any extras in an air-tight container in the fridge and reheat to warm before serving again.
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: homemade hot fudge sauce, peanut butter hot fudge sauce
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If you liked this recipe, you’ll love these:
- Easy S’mores Brownies
- Cheater Brookies (Chocolate Chip Cookies + Brownies)
- Lunch Lady Brownies
- Chocolate Molten Lava Cakes
- Peanut Butter Hot Fudge Recipe
Now, I’m sure you are wondering if I ate that bad boy or not. Thomas and I shared it but couldn’t even push through the last few bits of brownie on the bottom. It was phenomenal.
This looks AMAZING! I love peanut butter but don’t have any at the moment. Just wondering if you could substitute the peanut butter for nutella in the fudge sauce?
I vote YES! Let me know how it goes because it sounds amazing!!
So I used nutella and it tastes extremely yummy! Thank you sooooo much for the awesome recipe
I feel like you have just given me very dangerous knowledge… and now I better go make some for me! Oh no!
OMG, you didn’t leave out the chocolate in this recipe, that looks delicious! Not one brownie but three! Wish I had right now,.. I printed your recipe, thank you.
visit my blog sometime, if you like chocolate, you will like this recipe; http://michaelswoodcraft.wordpress.com/2014/01/08/chocolate-cheesecake/
Michael 🙂
That looks amazing!
Gorgeous photo! I want to eat this right now 🙂
This is so hard to resist!
Ultimate, decadent, scrumptious, delicious, irresistible – I think all of those adjectives work for this awesome (there’s another one) treat. Actually, I’d just make a meal out of this. YUMMMMMMMMM!!!!!
this is a show stopper Melissa! I’ve been thinking about it since you shared the recipe on Facebook. I just want to grab a fork and dig in! Ah-mazing!
Thanks for sharing and thank you for participating in this month Chocolate party
wow- These look great- So glad to be posting with your through the chocolate party 🙂
What an incredible sundae, I love that PB hot fudge!
I think I might have a crush on your blog and these Ultimate Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Sunday’s! I’d LOVE for you to link up a few recipes at my weekend party http://thebestblogrecipes.blogspot.com/
Hope to see you there!
OH. MY. GOD. *Mind Blown*
Oh I could dig in to this sundae and be in heaven for sure! Lovely photos 🙂 definitely drool worthy.