I can't tell you how many times over the years I have been asked to make this easy recipe and the layers are decadently delicious.
With just a few pantry ingredients and a doctored brownie or chocolate cake mix, you'll have a very impressive simple brownie on your tables.
This easy recipe will astound everyone, especially how the top layer does its magic in the oven creating this peanut butter fudge topping.
If you like doctored cake mix recipes also try my other two popular recipes one being a Red Velvet Semi-Homemade Recipe and my fabulous Cake Mix Banana Cake, they both taste like they were made from scratch.
Scroll down to my printable recipe card and check out this super simple recipe everyone that's a peanut butter lover will enjoy.
Fun Recipes
We love these easy recipes that look like they came from a bakery the layers bake perfectly into each other to create such a wonderful dessert.
We all know peanut butter and chocolate at the perfect flavor combinations and these will surely be a huge hit with anyone that's a lover of both.
I always keep a few boxes of chocolate cake mixes in the pantry along with sweetened condensed milk so I can whip up a batch when I need a quick dessert to bring somewhere, these are always a big hit!
Ingredients You Need To Make
- chocolate cake or brownie mix
- peanut butter
- egg
- vanilla
- sweetened condensed milk
- butter
- chocolate chips
Tips
- use a parchment-lined brownie sized pan
- use butter, not margarine
- make sure you use sweetened condensed milk and NOT evaporated
- do not over bake the brownies
More Desserts We Love
Carrot Cake Mix Cake
Fresh Blueberry Cake Mix Cake
Texas Sheet Cake
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Doctored Cake Mixes
If you haven't tried using a cake mix or brownie mix doctored up, you're missing out on one of the easiest treats when you're in a hurry.
Again everyone will be fooled thinking these were made by scratch but we don't have to tell them, they can think you spent all day making gourmet brownies.
It's really an all-time family favorite since we have peanut lovers in our home, hope you like them as much as we do and we would love to hear your reviews and comments.
Peanut Butter Layered Brownies
Yield: 18
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 25 MinTotal time: 35 Min
A thick baked in layer of peanut butter and chocolate cake on the bottom rich and decadent!
Ingredients
- 1 box chocolate cake mix or brownie mix
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 egg
- 1 cup of chocolate chips
- 1 (14 - ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
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Instructions
- Mix the first four ingredients together.
- Press into a brownie pan lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
- After ten minutes, remove from the oven.
- Mix the peanut butter, condensed milk, and vanilla in a bowl.
- Pour over the partially baked dough.
- Bake for 25 minutes until the middle is set and a toothpick comes out clean in the center.
- Cool completely before cutting into squares.
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Try These Other Favorite Doctored Cake Mix Recipes
Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix Cake
Carrot Cake That Taste Like Scratch Cake
This looks sinfully delicious with the combo of brownie and peanut butter layer! I love it!
ReplyDeleteThese look so delicious and yummy! My hubby and daughter are going to love this recipe! So excited!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great idea using a cake mix but putting a homemade twist on it. Looks delicious!😋
ReplyDeleteWow that's one sinful brownie but I don't care. Will make a batch soon!
ReplyDeleteI love peanut butter and chocolate together. These brownies look really delicious.
ReplyDeleteThese take me back to being a kid. They are so good and have the best flavor.
ReplyDeleteThese brownies sound amazing - the perfect sweet treat that the whole family will enjoy!
ReplyDeleteGreat recipe! Thanks! Just wondering, step 7 is incomp!ete. "Bake 25 minutes until." Until what? Until golden brown? Until set? Also, do you find using the brownie mix or using the chocolate cake mix better? The results, texture and thickness would most likely vary. Thanks, again! I will definitely make these!
ReplyDeleteI use the toothpick method in the center when it comes out clean it's done. As far as the mixes go it's a matter of preference. Cake is fluffier and brownie mix is denser. Hope that helps thanks again for catching my typo
DeleteMy question is what is done with the butter? melted or just softened. I had a real hard time getting the brownie mix and butter (softened) to mix well.
ReplyDeletenot melted no I used a fork with cold butter like you would make pie crust . I suppose if you let it stand at room temperature it would be ok but I have never tried that. This crust gets pushed down like a pie crust after it blended together and I've used both with cake mix and brownie mix with no issues. If you melt it will be a batter more than a crust hope that helps you.
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