3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Brownies

5 from 40 votes

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Brownies

These 3 ingredient peanut butter brownies are loaded with protein and are the perfect treat for any peanut butter lover. Naked brownie is a high protein, low sugar, brownie baking mix that starts with a premium whey concentrate protein. Filled with a creamy layer of peanut butter topped with flaky sea salt.

Prep Time1 10

Cook Time25

Total Time1 35

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Brownies, Penaut butter brownies

Servings:

Calories: 230kcal

Author: Nicole Kendrick

Equipment

8x8 Baking pan

Ingredients

15 scoops Naked Nutrition Naked Brownie mix
9 & ½ ounces water
2 tablespoon peanut butter

Instructions

An hour before baking

Place peanut butter into a pot and heat on low.
Stir well until melted and remove from heat.
Line an 8x8 baking pan with wax paper.
Pour melted peanut butter into the lined baking pan and place into the freezer.
Freeze for at least one hour.

Baking and Serving

Preheat oven to 350℉
In a large bowl, combine Naked Nutrition Naked Brownie mix and water. Stir until combined.
Remove the 8x8 pan from the freezer and then remove the wax paper with peanut butter.
Line the 8x8 pan with parchment paper.
Then, pour half of the brownie batter into the pan.
Remove the peanut butter from the wax paper and place on top of the brownie batter.
Last, pour the remaining brownie batter on top of the peanut butter.
Bake at 350℉ for 20-23 minutes.
Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Tips

Do not overbake the brownies. No one wants crispy brownies! The baking time of Naked Nutritions Naked Brownie mix is spot on and y works well in all ovens.
Use regular commercial peanut butter for the best results and a creamy center.
Make sure your peanut butter is frozen before placing it in between the two layers of brownies.

Creamy Peanut Butter Center

The key to these protein-packed, peanut butter-stuffed brownies is the creamy peanut butter center. To achieve this, we are freezing a layer of peanut butter on wax paper (for easy removal) in the freezer for one hour. This ensures that the layer of peanut butter doesn’t mix into the brownie batter, but is instead baked evenly in the center of these fudgy brownies. This will give us the end result that reflects something like Reese’s, yet it’s peanut butter sandwiches in between 2 brownie layers.

Choosing a peanut butter

I do recommend using more commercial peanut butter that has less oil on the top. Commercial peanut butter usually has stabilizers in them that will keep it from separating during the baking process. While I’m a fan of natural peanut butter at almost all times, this is a recipe that does require a more commercialized peanut butter for the best results.

Nutrition:

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an approximation. The owner of this site is not responsible for nutrition facts.

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