Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies
RachelHow was your weekend?
Shaun and I took off of work on Friday and went to Atlantic City for 2 nights for a belated birthday celebration for him. We really love AC and relish going every spring. Being away for the weekend {and eating terribly, yet deliciously} got me so ready to start the Dukan diet today. I really, really want to lose some weight before bathing suit season and well, Weight Watchers or just 'eating healthy' simply isn't working for me. I really need something a bit more strict...and restrictive...to jumpstart my weight loss. I can talk more about that in another post, but the reason I brought it up is because of these brownies!
I knew that I was going to start this diet and so when it came time for Secret Recipe Club, I knew that I wanted to make something decadent to enjoy prior to starting my diet. Chelsy's blog, Mangia, has so many amazing recipes and her photos are so beautiful. When I came across her recipe for peanut butter swirl brownies, I knew they were perfect...especially since they required a handful of ingredients and just one bowl to put it together. For this busy working mama, what could be better?
I did have one issue with these brownies and that is that I overcooked them :\ I often have oven temperature issues and my gut told me to take them out, but I let it ride through the whole suggested cooking time. Since there's no raw eggs in this, I actually could have easily taken it out sooner and probably should have. Not sure if my oven temp was up too high or what, but next time I would begin checking the brownies about half way through to see how they are looking. I was so bummed too because they looked and smelled A-mazing! And even overcooked they still tasted really good. Note to self: get oven checked and fixed.
Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies
*Adapted from Mangia
1 C smooth peanut butter, divided
1 flax egg (1 Tbsp ground flaxseed meal + 2 Tbsp water; mix & let sit for 5 minutes)
2/3 C maple syrup
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 C cocoa powder
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease an 8x8" pan.
In a mixing bowl, whisk together 1/2 C peanut butter, flax egg, syrup, salt, baking soda and cocoa powder. Spread into bottom of pan. Melt the remaining peanut butter in a bowl in the microwave (about 15 seconds), drizzle over the brownie batter and swirl with a knife. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean*. Let cool, cut and serve!
*Note: due to my overcooking issues, I would recommend checking the brownies around the 15-20 minute mark.
I am definitely going to try these brownies again sometime post-Dukan and cook them just right. Thanks Chelsy for this great recipe! I never thought to make brownies without flour but this recipe shows that it can be done deliciously!
Have a great week, everyone!
Reader Comments (10)
At least you got some really good eats in before your diet starts! What is the dukan diet? I'm intrigued!
Two of my favorite flavors, peanut butter and brownie. What a great combo!
This recipe is so easy! I love it! You cannot go wrong with chocolate and pb!
This recipe is so easy! I love it! You cannot go wrong with chocolate and pb!
Oh yum! Bummer on overbaking them - gooey fudgy brownies are the best! And relating to starting a diet, check out the 8 Hour Diet from your library. I haven't even been following everything you're supposed to do, just the time restriction on the hours you eat per day, and I lost 10 lbs in the first month. I ate everything I normally eat (honestly I really should have tried harder to fit in the power foods) and it has been the easiest "diet" I've ever done. I highly recommend looking into it. :)
Oh boy, these wouldnt last a minute in my house.
PB and Brownies. No better mix than this. Decadent and flavorful.
Ahhhhhhhh i am so excited that you chose these. They are so good. Thanks for the kind words as well! It's so funny that we got each other's blogs :) Yes, cooking times can totally vary depending on the oven and thank you for giving those tips :) So helpful! Love your blog!
What a natural pairing and I bet the entire pan was gone quickly. Love these. Glad to be part of SRC group C with you.
Peanut butter in brownies? Be still my heart!!