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Peanut butter pretzel stuffed brownies
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Prep time: 10mins
Cook time: 35mins
Serves or Makes: 12
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ingredients
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter
- 8 ounces rough chopped bakers chocolate
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 room temperature eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon diamond crystal kosher salt (1/2 if using morton)
- 1 cup dutch process cocoa powder
- 1 cup gluten free flour
- 12 gluten free pretzels
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350.
Step 2
Melt butter, and 4 ounces of chopped chocoalte together in microwave in 20 second intervals. Stir each time, until melted together and no clumps remain.
Step 3
(You can use a hand, or stand mixer for this recipe. If you're using a hand mixer... melt butter and chocolate in a large enough bowl to continue)
Step 4
Transfer melted butter/chocolate to the bowl of a stand mixer (if using) and whisk in sugar to dissolve.
Step 5
One at a time, whisk in three eggs. Whisk for abotu 2 minutes each to fully incorporate.
Step 6
Whisk in vanilla.
Step 7
Whisk in flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Then the remaining chopped chocolate.
Step 8
Add half of batter to a rectangular baking dish lined with parchment paper (hanging over the edge, to make removal easy!)
Step 9
Spread batter out with an offset spatula (batter will be pretty thick, so it will take a minute.)
Step 10
Spread peanut butter over top of batter. Add pretzels (if using) and then cover with remaining batter.
Step 11
Bake for 30-35 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.
Step 12
Top with crushed pretzel pieces, and flaky salt while still warm. Allow to cool for 15-20 minutes before slicing.