Ultra rich brownies with a creamy hot fudge cheesecake center and topped with peanut butter cups. So many delicious things in one amazing brownie that your family will go crazy for!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Total Time45 minutesmins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 32Brownies
Author: Alyssa Rivers
Ingredients
Brownies:
1cupunsalted butter
1 1/2cupsemisweet chocolate chips
3/4cupunsweetened cocoa powder
2cupssugar
1/4cupbrown sugar
1tspvanilla extract
1/2tspsalt
4eggs
1 1/4cupflour
Hot Fudge Layer:
8ozcream cheese
1jar16 oz hot fudge
Topping:
1 1/2cupchopped peanut butter cupsabout 30 mini cups
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x13 inch pan with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray.
Place butter and chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and heat in 30 second intervals stirring in between until melted and smooth.
Stir in cocoa powder until incorporated. Add sugar, brown sugar, vanilla and salt and stir to combine. Stir in eggs one at a time until mixed throughout. Gently stir in flour until incorporated. The batter will be thick. Spread 2/3 of the batter evenly into the bottom of the 9x13 inch pan. Set aside.
To make the hot fudge layer: In a mixing bowl beat together the cream cheese and hot fudge until smooth and creamy. Spread on top of the brownie layer. Spread remaining brownie batter on top. Sprinkle with peanut butter cups.
Bake on the center rack for 30 minutes or until brownies are set and starting to pull away from the edges. Allow to cool completely and refrigerate for 2 hours before cutting into bars.