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Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownies are the perfect blend of flavor and texture . They are chewy, gooey, rich and worth every calorie!
If you are a fan of chocolate and peanut butter, these are for you. Also, be sure and check out these Levain Bakery Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookies , Peanut Butter Blondies with Peanut Butter Cups and these Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Match Made in Heaven
Chocolate and peanut butter are a match made in heaven, they were born to be together. When you add in cream cheese and marshmallows to the combo, all I can say is – WOW! This recipe is definitely one of those “worth the calories dessert.”
For me, the ratio of peanut butter to chocolate is very important.
In addition to peanut butter the recipe also uses regular size Reese Peanut Butter Cups. I had a bag of little miniature peanut butter cups in my freezer that I used. I think next time I would use the regular size ones because you will get a stronger peanut butter flavor. The miniature ones were cute but there was not enough peanut butter. They are more chocolate than peanut butter.
How to Make Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownies
- Brownie Mix – The beauty of this recipe is that it uses a boxed brownie mix. If you have a homemade brownie mix you like, you can definitely use that. You want the brownies to be chewy.
- Peanut Butter Cheesecake Swirl – After adding spoonfuls of the peanut butter and cheesecake mixture use a knife to swirl it through the brownie mix. I went back and forth in a S shaped movement. Don’t overdo it, you don’t want to over mix the peanut butter into the brownie.
- Marshmallows – After baking the brownies for 30-32 minutes at 350 degrees F. remove the pan from the oven and sprinkle with marshmallows, chocolate chips and peanut butter cups and return to oven for 2-3 minutes. Leave in the oven just until the marshmallows start to puff, if you leave them in too long they will start to melt. You want puffed marshmallows, not melted. As you will notice in the photo below, I left mine in a little too long.
- Drizzle – After removing from the oven, allow the brownies to cool and then add a peanut butter drizzle for even more peanut butter goodness. Just warm the peanut butter i the microwave and use a fork to drizzle.
- Cool and Cut . Allow the brownies to cool and set up before cutting, it will make it easier to cut.
Do I Need to Refrigerate Cheesecake Brownies?
Because of the cream cheese, you want to keep any leftover brownies in the refrigerator and the brownies will last longer if they are refrigerated. But is there really such a thing as a leftover brownie??
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Peanut Butter Cup Brownies Recipe
Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownies
Ingredients
- 1 brownie mix for a 9 x 13 pan, also ingredients as directed on back of package. I use a Duncan Hines Chewy Fudge Brownie mix.
- 1 8 oz. cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 cups mini marshmallows
- 12 regular size Reeses Peanut Butter Cups cut into cubes or 25 mini cups
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter melted in microwave to drizzle
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Mix brownies according to directions on back of box into a large mixing bowl until combined.
- Pour into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish
- In a separate bowl mix together the cream cheese, peanut butter, sugar, egg and vanilla until smooth
- Drop by the tablespoon evenly over the brownie batter
- Take a knife or toothpick and swirl the cheese mixture through the brownie batter
- Bake for 30-32 minutes or until cooked through
- Once brownies are just about cooked, with about 2 minutes left, remove from oven and sprinkle marshmallows, Reeses cups and chocolate chips.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes or until marshmallows are puffed slightly. Don't let the marshmallows start to melt.
- Remove and while brownies are cooling, drizzle with melted peanut butter.
- Allow brownies to cool completely before cutting.
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Carol G. says
One comment 12 years ago? Here’s an analogy that came to mind.
When a waitress would promptly ask my mom if she would like coffee, my mom would say, “yes, yesterday”. I would sometimes have to explain that mom meant she was overdue for a cup of coffee. So now I say to you Leigh Anne, thank you for leaving this recipe posted. Wow I could have had it 12 years of yesterday’s ago!
Leigh Anne says
Yes this is an oldie but a goodie. It just recently got a facelift with new photos. Glad you found it!
Meg says
Woman…you are KILLING ME! I am going to gain all that weight back…how do you do it? Do you make all this delicious food for your family and then NOT eat?
I love, love, love coming here!
Hugs!