Brownies with Peanut Butter Cups (Gluten Free)
Serves 9
10 mins prep
45 mins cook
55 mins total
These brownies with peanut butter cups are thick, fudgy and stuffed with yummy peanut butter cups making them the ultimate decadent treat. Not only are these brownies incredibly delicious, but they're also gluten free and made using unrefined sugars, so they're a slightly healthier indulgence!
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Pre-heat oven and prepare the brownie pan. Pre-heat your oven to 350F. Grease an 8×8 brownie pan and then line it with parchment paper. I like to cut a sheet of parchment in half and line the pan as shown below.
Mix dry ingredients. In a medium mixing bowl, combine sifted flour, sifted cocoa powder, espresso powder and salt. Mix together with a fork or whisk to fully incorporate.
Melt butter & chocolate chips. In a small saucepan over medium low heat, melt butter + chocolate chips stirring gently with a silicone spatula. As the butter starts melting, turn the heat to low and continue to stir until the chocolate is melted, then transfer to a large mixing bowl. Be sure not to let the mixture boil or burn.
Beat in vanilla, eggs & sugars. In the same large mixing bowl you just added the butter and chocolate mixture, add the vanilla extract, then the monk fruit sugar and the coconut sugar, whisking to combine. Then add each egg one by one, whisking lightly between each egg then whisking one last time a bit more vigorously once all eggs have been added to fully incorporate, about 30 more seconds.
Mix the batter. Add dry ingredients to wet, folding in gently using a silicone spatula until all dry ingredients are fully combined and no clumps or traces of flour remain. Add remaining chocolate chips and fold into batter.
Stuff with peanut butter cups. Add brownie batter to the baking pan, smoothing out the top with a spatula. Unwrap 9 peanut butter cups, then press evenly into the batter in rows of 3. Using the same spatula, smooth the batter overtop of the peanut butter cups so they are fully submerged.
Add the toppings. Melt peanut butter in the microwave and spoon overtop of the brownie batter. Using your spatula or a spoon, spread peanut butter over top of the brownies. Finally, sprinkle additional chocolate chips on top and chopped up pieces of 3 additional peanut butter cups.
Bake & chill. Bake the brownies for 35-45 minutes until a toothpick comes out of the center clean and there is no wobble in the batter if you jiggle the pan. Allow brownies to cool at room temperature, then chill for at least 2 hours before serving. Chilling the peanut butter brownies helps them set and the texture becomes extra fudgy.
