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Peanut Butter Mississippi Mud Brownies
These brownies combine two different baggers with marshmallows and chocolate. Perfect crowd pleaser!
Plan Ahead Note:
the butter and eggs need to be brought to room temperature.
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Course
Dessert
Servings
24
brownies
Ingredients
Brownies
4
1-oz. sq.
unsweetened baking chocolate
1
cup
butter
softened
2
cups
granulated sugar
4
eggs
at room temperature
1
cup
all-purpose flour
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
Peanut Butter Layer
½
cup
creamy peanut butter
½
cup
light brown sugar
firmly packed
⅓
cup
butter
softened
½
cup
granulated sugar
2
eggs
1
teaspoon
baking powder
1
cup
flour
3
cups
miniature marshmallows
Chocolate Frosting
¼
cup
butter
3
Tablespoons
unsweetened cocoa
3
Tablespoons
milk
2
cups
powdered sugar
½
teaspoon
vanilla extract
Instructions
Brownies
Preheat oven to 350°.
Melt chocolate over low heat of a double boiler, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and let cool.
Beat 1 cup butter and 2 cups granulated sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
Add 4 eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
Add melted chocolate, beating just until blended.
Add 1 cup flour, beating at low speed just until blended. Stir in vanilla.
Spread half of batter in a greased and floured 13" x 9" pan.
Peanut Butter Layer
Beat peanut butter, brown sugar, ⅓ cup butter, and ½ cup granulated sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
Add 2 eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
Stir together baking powder and remaining 1 cup flour, and add to peanut butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended.
Spoon peanut butter mixture over brownie batter; top with remaining brownie batter, and swirl together.
Bake at 350° for 45 to 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
Remove from oven to a wire rack and sprinkle with marshmallows.
Chocolate Frosting
For the chocolate frosting, melt ¼ cup butter with the cocoa, and milk, whisking over medium heat until melted and thickened.
Remove from heat and whisk in the powdered sugar, until smooth.
Add vanilla extract. Drizzle over the top of the marshmallows.
Notes
Recipe from Southern Living Magazine.