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Butterfinger Brownies

If you love a good peanut butter and chocolate combo, then you are going to love these homemade Butterfinger Brownies! Inspired by the candy bar but a whole lot better!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Cooling Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 15 servings
Calories 391kcal
Author Brandie Skibinski

Ingredients

For the topping

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 325°F. Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, add 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 1/2 cup all-purpose flour and 1 teaspoon baking powder. Stir well then set aside.
    A glass mixing bowl with cocoa powder, flour, and baking powder.
  • In a separate large bowl, add t1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, 1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter, melted, 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Stir together well.
    A glass mixing bowl with sugar, butter, oil and vanilla.
  • Then add 3 large eggs, one at a time, and whisk until combined well.
    Egg being added to the wet ingredients for a brownie batter.
  • Next, add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and slowly stir together until there are no dry patches.
    Dry ingredients being added to the wet ingredients in a mixing bowl.
  • Stir in 1 cup peanut butter chips and 3 (1.9 ounce) Butterfinger candy bars, crushed.
  • Spread the mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Bake for about 40-45 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean (there might be a little moist batter left on the toothpick.)
    Butterfinger brownie batter in a baking dish.
  • Allow to cool for 5 minutes.
    fully baked brownies cooling in baking dish.
  • While the brownies are cooling. Melt 1 cup creamy peanut butter in the microwave in a microwave safe bowl in 15 second intervals, stirring in between until melted.
    Melted peanut butter in a bowl.
  • Pour the melted peanut butter on top of the warm brownies and spread it out.
    Melted peanut butter on top of brownies in a pan.
  • Cool for 15 more minutes and then sprinkle 3 (1.9 ounce) Butterfinger candy bars, roughly chopped, gently pressing them in.
    crushed Butterfinger candy bars spread out on top of brownies.
  • Allow to cool completely before slicing.
    Two Butterfinger Brownies in a stack.

Notes

  • Please refer to my FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) and ingredient list above for other substitutions or for the answers to the most common questions.

Nutrition

Calories: 391kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 23g | Sodium: 186mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 32g
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