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    March 7, 2014

    Chocolate Coffee Peanut Butter Cup Brownies

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    Secret Subject Swap

     

    Welcome to a Secret Subject Swap, hosted by Karen from Baking In A Tornado. This week, 14 brave bloggers picked a secret subject for someone else and were assigned a secret subject to interpret in their own style. Today we are all simultaneously divulging our topics and submitting our posts.

    My subject was assigned to me by Single Mum Plus One, and the subject is:  "You have been selected as the guest on This is Your Life! Pick three people from your life that would come and speak about you on the day, and three highlights of your life that would be discussed." Seriously?

    I was going to go all serious with this one, and interview my mother, best friend, and husband, but after talking to my best friend I realized they would all say the same thing for the highlight of my life, my daughter!

    Edited 8 months old

    Ignore the hair. Mine, not her's! 

     

    Edited Gerber Baby Wannabe

    Gerber Baby Wannabe! 

     

    and today, at four and a half!

    Edited Winter 2014

     

    I'm sure all three of them would say our wedding, too!

    Edited Wedding

     

    The third highlight would be my daughter's Godmother and her sister, who I was a live in babysitter for when they were little, and are still a big part of my life. The oldest is almost 21 now, and pregnant with her first child! Unfortunately, I couldn't find a picture of them together!

    So, going with the whole "This is Your Life" theme, I wanted to make a recipe that is "me" but the only thing I could think of was pasta ( I LOVE it!!) and I really wanted brownies. Ha! Not just any brownies, either, I knew I wanted chocolate, peanut butter and coffee together! So I went on a long, tedious search to find something I could adapt from the ingredients I had on hand, and behold I found Peanut Butter Cup Brownies from Sugerhero! right on my own "Recipes To Try" Pinterest board! I have that board full of recipes, most of which have been on there for a year or more and I have yet to try! Oh, well, now I know where to look when I need a recipe to try 😉

    Chocolate PB Coffee Cup Brownies

    The original recipe has a peanut butter frosting which sounds great but I was out of cream and out of time. I added peanut butter chips instead, sprinkled over the still hot brownies right out of the oven, so they melted slightly and are delicious.

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    4.67 from 3 votes

    Chocolate Coffee Peanut Butter Cup Brownies

    Chewy chocolate coffee brownies with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups topped with peanut butter chips
    Prep Time15 minutes mins
    Cook Time40 minutes mins
    Total Time55 minutes mins
    Course: Dessert
    Servings: 9
    Calories: 1029kcal
    Author: Bernadette

    Ingredients

    • 8 ounces 2 sticks unsalted butter
    • 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
    • 6 large eggs
    • 2 cups granulated white sugar
    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 cup coarsely chopped miniature Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
    • 1 cup milk chocolate chips
    • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    • ¼ cup Reese's Peanut Butter Chips
    • 4 tablespoons instant coffee
    • 2 teaspoons real vanilla extract
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • nonstick cooking spray

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x13 baking pan with aluminum foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
    • In a large pot melt the butter over very low heat, then add in the semi-sweet chocolate chips. Whisk continuously until the chocolate chips are completely melted and smooth, then remove the pot from the heat.
    • Whisk in the cocoa powder, sugar, coffee granules, vanilla extract, and salt, then whisk in the eggs, one at a time, until the mixture is smooth. Add in the flour, a little at a time, stirring until no white streaks remain. Fold in the chopped peanut butter cups and milk chocolate chips and mix well.
    • Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan (the mixture will be VERY thick at this point), spread evenly, and bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out mostly clean, with just some melted chocolate remaining on the toothpick. Top immediately with peanut butter chips, then place the pan on a wire rack until cool enough to refrigerate until slicing ( refrigerating makes slicing easier) .

    Notes

    Adapted from Sugerhero!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 1029kcal | Carbohydrates: 124g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 54g | Saturated Fat: 30g | Cholesterol: 170mg | Sodium: 318mg | Potassium: 549mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 88g | Vitamin A: 870IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 107mg | Iron: 5.8mg

     

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    Comments

    1. Elizabeth @ SugarHero.com says

      March 09, 2014 at 12:02 am

      Looks awesome--love the addition of peanut butter chips. Glad you enjoyed the brownies!

      Reply
      • Bernadette says

        March 09, 2014 at 12:12 am

        Thanks! I'm not a great baker on my own and feel more comfortable adapting recipes I've found. So glad I found your's, and the icing sounded amazing too! P.S After 2 years of bloggjng you are the first blogger to comment on a recipe of their's I've adapted that I don't know personally! I appreciate that <3

        Reply
    2. Sarah @ The Momisodes says

      March 08, 2014 at 10:42 am

      Such a great post! I loved the pictures.

      Reply
      • Bernadette says

        March 08, 2014 at 10:51 am

        Thanks Sarah!

        Reply
    3. Robin says

      March 07, 2014 at 3:54 pm

      4 stars
      Your daughter is adorable! And I love your wedding dress. Gorgeous. BTW, can you send me some of those brownies? I'm currently boycotting my kitchen until it decides to be nice.

      Reply
      • Bernadette says

        March 07, 2014 at 4:21 pm

        I wonder if I can boycott my kitchen until someone else decides to clean it??? Nope, it would never happen. Thanks for the complements!!

        Reply
    4. Michele@followmehome says

      March 07, 2014 at 12:30 pm

      5 stars
      Oh, your photos are wonderful! What a beautiful bride! I completely understand the daughter love thing. Enjoy every minute of her. (Mine's getting married in June).
      I have to tell you that I actually heard angels singing when I read the title of your recipe. Help me!

      Reply
      • Bernadette says

        March 07, 2014 at 4:20 pm

        Lol!! I'll be over to check your's out tonight!

        Reply
    5. Dawn ~ Spatulas On Parade says

      March 07, 2014 at 11:52 am

      This is your life, love it. Sweet baby, now little girl and the wedding photo is beautiful. I used to love chocolate and pb together but developed an allergy. 🙁 boo still looks great.

      Reply
    6. Karen @ Baking In A Tornado says

      March 07, 2014 at 10:51 am

      5 stars
      I love the glimpse at your life through pictures. And I'm thrilled you picked this recipe, I have a son who's a peanut butter and chocolate fanatic and this month happens to be his birthday!

      Reply
      • Bernadette says

        March 07, 2014 at 11:02 am

        Karen, I searched your site first for a recipe, but couldn't find one! You need to get some brownie recipes 🙂

        Reply
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