Ingredients
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1 cup flour
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1/2 tsp salt
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2 tbsp cocoa powder, unsweetened
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1/2 cup butter, soft
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3/4 cup caster sugar
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2 eggs
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1 tbsp vanilla
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200g dark chocolate, melted
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2 tbsp instant coffee
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Peanut Butter Swirl:
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1/2 cup peanut butter
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1/8 cup melted butter
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1 tsp vanilla
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1/2 tsp sea salt
Directions
These brownies took a few trials, but I didn’t hear anyone really complain at home. I now have 4 very round bodies lying lazily on the couch.
Brownies and I have a bit of a complicated relationship, which would sound more like a marriage. We started off very well, but lost some connection midway (split batters were thrown out, burnt results were smashed, half cooked brownies were eaten just to please and some were so dry they needed to be drenched in ice cream). The past year we’ve finally made some peace with the star recipe shining out – Caramel Sea Salt Brownies. So, like what any good woman does, I decided to push some buttons against logic, and go for something a little more adventurous – peanut butter swirl brownies.
I say push buttons because working with peanut butter is rather difficult in baking – it tends to dry out the other ingredients, overpower the chocolate and more often than not, meddle with the baking. I had to try these a few times to get them right and I did have to hear (more than once!) ‘give up!’, but as you all know, once a woman has made up her mind, nothing can stop her.
So here, I have for you the final recipe that works brilliantly, without you having to go through two jars of peanut butter and a kilo of dark chocolate (sorry Mum!). May you swirl through these brownies deliciously well!
Steps
1
Done
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Peanut Butter SwirlWhisk the ingredients together and set aside. |
2
Done
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BrowniePreheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and line an 8 × 8 baking tin. |