Reese's Brownies are the ultimate dessert! Fudgy Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Brownies are easy to make from scratch and so delicious!
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Who doesn't love the delicious combination of chocolate and peanut butter?!
Sweet chocolate with salty peanut butter truly is a match made in heaven!
Whether you've got leftover Halloween candy, or you just want to make some thing delicious - these brownies are for you! You can use your mini peanut butter cups in our Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cookies.
You Will Love Reese's Brownies
- Delicious: Chocolate and peanut butter are hands down the best flavor combination. Reese's peanut butter cups are the perfect choice for these brownies.
- Total Comfort Food: When you're craving treats from your childhood, these Reese's peanut butter cup brownies are sure to hit the spot.
Reese's Cup Brownies Ingredients
For these Reese's Cup Brownies you'll need:
- unsalted butter
- white sugar
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- all purpose flour
- cocoa powder
- salt & baking powder
- Reese's peanut butter cups
How To Make Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Brownies
- Line an 8x8 inch baking pan with parchment paper or grease with non stick cooking spray.
- Melt butter.
- In a bowl mix together melted butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract until combined.
- To your butter mixture, add the cocoa powder, flour, salt, and baking powder and mix until a thick batter forms.
- Fold in chopped peanut butter cups. (You can save some on the side to sprinkle on top before baking!)
- Pour your brownie batter into your prepared pan and bake.
How To Store Brownie's With Reese's Cups
How long do Reese's brownies last?: You can store brownies for up to four days in an airtight container at room temperature.
Freezing: You can freeze these brownies for up to 3 months in an airtight container.
Thaw completely before enjoying. Fresh bake brownies should be sliced and separated with parchment paper, then wrapped in plastic wrap and placed in an airtight container.
Substitutions for this Recipe:
Unsalted Butter: Butter is essential to this recipe. We haven't tried it with dairy free butter but it might work!
Sugar: We don't recommend substituting white sugar unless you have to, but White sugar can be used interchangeably with brown sugar. You can add 1 teaspoon of molasses to white sugar to make brown sugar. Check out this post on Sugar Substitutes for Baking for other ideas.
Eggs: We don't recommend substituting eggs, but you can read this article on Egg Substitutions for Baking if you need to substitute. Try it at your own risk!
Vanilla Extract: Helps to add flavor, we don't recommend substituting.
All Purpose Flour: We don't recommend substituting the flour, but you can check out this article on Cake Flour vs. All-Purpose Flour or Substitutions for All-Purpose Flour
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder: Essential in adding a tasty chocolate flavor, we don't recommend substituting.
Salt: Helps to add flavor, we don't recommend substituting.
Baking Powder: Baking powder is essential for this recipe. Do NOT substitute with baking soda.
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups: Regular Reese's cups are what we use in this recipe, though many of the Reese's candies would likely work, but haven't been tested.
Tips & Variations for this recipe
- Other Chocolate Candies: Leftover Halloween candy? Use some of your favorite chocolate candy bars to give your brownies another layer of flavor.
- Warm Peanut Butter Drizzle: Gently warm peanut butter to drizzle on top of your baked brownies before cutting.
- Allow to cool completely: Allow to cool before cutting and serving, this will help them to maintain their shape.
Reese's Cup Brownies FAQ
Brownies will typically call for eggs and oil, creating a very moist and fudgy brownie. However, our recipe doesn't contain oil, with the exception of any oils added to the candy pieces, but is still just as moist and fudgy.
Baking powder and baking soda will help to lift and fluff your brownies giving them a cakey texture. If your recipe calls for two eggs, removing an egg will also give a cakey, fluffy texture.
Most brownies will have their toppings added before baking. Brownies that have a drizzle, or a dusting of powdered sugar will have their toppings added after they've been baked and cooled.
Other Brownie Recipes You'll Love
- Peanut Butter Brownies
- S’mores Brownies Recipe
- Fudgy Brownies
- Brownies in the Air Fryer
- M&M Brownies Recipe
- Dark Chocolate Brownies
Brownies with Reese's Cups
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup chopped Reese's peanut butter cups
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line a 8x8 inch baking pan with parchment paper or grease with cooking spray.
- Melt your butter in the microwave or on the stove.
- In a bowl mix together melted butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract until combined.
- To your butter mixture, add the cocoa powder, flour, salt, and baking powder and mix until a thick batter forms.
- Fold in chopped peanut butter cups. (You can save some on the side to sprinkle on top before baking!)
- Pour your brownie batter into your greased pan and bake at 350°F for 20-22 minutes or until mostly done.
Alexandra
Chocolate and peanut butter is just a match made in heaven. These brownies are amazing!
lifebeginswithdessert
Glad you like them, Alexandra! They're my absolute favorites too
Chris Collins
These look so delicious - I can see me snacking on waaaaaaaay too many though!!
lifebeginswithdessert
We can't get enough of these tooo!
Danielle Wolter
These sound incredible! Peanut butter and chocolate together is an awesome combination!
lifebeginswithdessert
We hope you try them out soon!
Angela
Made these for a family get together today — sooo yummy! I did have to bake them a little longer than instructed, but that was no big deal. Will definitely make again!