Rich peanut butter cheesecake swirled into dark chocolate cocoa brownies, studded with chocolate and peanut butter chips, all topped off with a decadent peanut butter fudge ganache.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword bar, brownie, chocolate, cocoa, cream cheese, ganache, peanut butter
Slowly mix in the powdered sugar until it is all incorporated and the mixture is uniformly smooth and creamy.
1 cup powdered sugar
Blend in the egg and sour cream until well combined. Set aside.
1 egg, 2 tablespoon sour cream
For the brownies:
Whisk together all the dry ingredients in a small bowl until uniform in color and set aside.
1 cup flour, 1/2 cup cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon salt
Place the butter and espresso powder in a medium, microwave safe bowl. Heat in the microwave until the butter is melted and hot.
1 cup butter, 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder
Immediately, whisk both sugars into the hot butter and continue whisking until mostly dissolved and slightly lightened. This can be done by hand or with an electric mixer.
1 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar
Whisk in the eggs and vanilla until well combined.
4 eggs, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Fold in the dry ingredients just until incorporated, do not overmix.
Stir in chocolate chunks and peanut butter chips. Spread about 3/4 of the batter evenly in the prepared pan.
1/2 cup chocolate chunks, 1/2 cup peanut butter baking bits
Spoon the filling into a piping bag or zip top bag, snip the tip (or a bottom corner) off the bag and pipe 4 wide lines of filling lengthwise on top of the brownie batter. Spoon the remaining brownie batter in lines perpendicular to the filling. Use a butter knife to swirl the filling into the batter.
Place the pan in the oven and bake for 35 - 40 minutes or until just barely done. Remove from oven and cool completely.
For the topping:
Place the chocolate chips in a heat proof bowl, heat the cream and corn syrup in a small glass measuring cup in the microwave or in a small saucepan on the stove just to boiling and pour over the chocolate chips. Let sit for 2-3 minutes, stir until smooth.