Peanut Butter Cup Brownies

Welcome back to Mimi's Organic Eats. Today we're making peanut butter cup brownies. These soft, chewy, and fudgy brownies are made with black cocoa powder and peanut butter cups. These are always a crowd pleaser and perfect for any occasion. Let me show you guys how to make them. So first we're gonna preheat our oven to 350 degrees. So I'm gonna make these in a large mixing bowl with my hand mixer, but if you guys wanna use a stand mixer, you can also do that too. And this recipe is super flexible. If you don't have a mixer, you can simply just make them by hand using a whisk and a spatula. So I'm gonna be using the Organic Justin's peanut butter cups today and I'm using milk chocolate. But if you guys wanna use dark chocolate, that totally works too. And Reese's actually makes their own organic milk chocolate peanut butter cups now too, so you guys could also use those, just like the classic. So once we have our peanut butter cups chopped, we're gonna set them aside and grab a larger mixing bowl to mix up the brownie batter. So first we're gonna add in our cane sugar. Then we're gonna add in half a cup of canola oil. Next we're gonna add in our black cocoa powder. And then our dark chocolate. Next we're gonna add in half a cup of boiling water. And you wanna pour this right over the chocolate. This is what's going to help melt that chocolate. Now we're gonna mix on low using a hand mixer to combine everything completely. Next we're gonna add one large egg. Then our all-purpose flour. Half a teaspoon of ground vanilla bean. Half a teaspoon of baking powder. And half a teaspoon of salt. Now we're gonna mix on low until we have a smooth brownie batter. Now we're gonna add in our chopped peanut butter cups. And I like to fold these together just with a spatula. Now we're gonna line an eight by eight inch baking pan with parchment paper and transfer the batter and spread it out evenly. If you wanna add some extra chopped up peanut butter cups on top, you can, but this part is totally optional. Now we're gonna bake these brownies at 350 degrees for about 25 to 30 minutes. If you like super fudgy brownies, feel free to go on the lower end of that time range. Once the brownies have cooled, I like to cut them into 16 small squares. If you guys enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a like and leave a comment below. And if you want more nostalgic recipes made better using organic ingredients, be sure to hit that subscribe button and join me next time in the kitchen.