Started out with a simple whipped PB frosting I wanted to try.
Fluffy Peanut Butter Frosting
1/2 C PB (I used Peter Pan Creamy Honey)
2 C powdered sugar, sifted
2 TBL heavy cream
2 TBL soft butter
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Beat the dickens out of it until fluffy.
Technically, frosting needs to sit on something (not in my kitchen, but some people expect it) so I bought a brownie mix.
Wanting more peanut "oomph" I added a scoop of peanut butter to the brownie batter. (Thanks, Tess!)
Then I had an “Oh, what the hell” moment and threw in a bunch of peanut butter chips.
After it was baked, I thought “what else???” (because this wasn’t enough?) So I melted milk chocolate chips and a scoop of peanut butter with heavy cream and spread that on the brownies when they came out of the oven.
After it cooled, I finally got to add the whipped frosting.
Then I thought topping it off with a dark chocolate Reese’s cup might be a nice final touch.
At that point, it officially left the realm of brownies and entered the candy/confectionary world. A coworker asked how much wine I had drunk while creating this, to which I replied: "I don't need alcohol when I’m stuck in the same room as my mind."
Also, there is a good possibility I violated some vague quantum law of physics by exceeding the Relative Number of Stable Peanut Butter Protons in a Static Object.
Fluffy Peanut Butter Frosting
1/2 C PB (I used Peter Pan Creamy Honey)
2 C powdered sugar, sifted
2 TBL heavy cream
2 TBL soft butter
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Beat the dickens out of it until fluffy.
Technically, frosting needs to sit on something (not in my kitchen, but some people expect it) so I bought a brownie mix.
Wanting more peanut "oomph" I added a scoop of peanut butter to the brownie batter. (Thanks, Tess!)
Then I had an “Oh, what the hell” moment and threw in a bunch of peanut butter chips.
After it was baked, I thought “what else???” (because this wasn’t enough?) So I melted milk chocolate chips and a scoop of peanut butter with heavy cream and spread that on the brownies when they came out of the oven.
After it cooled, I finally got to add the whipped frosting.
Then I thought topping it off with a dark chocolate Reese’s cup might be a nice final touch.
At that point, it officially left the realm of brownies and entered the candy/confectionary world. A coworker asked how much wine I had drunk while creating this, to which I replied: "I don't need alcohol when I’m stuck in the same room as my mind."
Also, there is a good possibility I violated some vague quantum law of physics by exceeding the Relative Number of Stable Peanut Butter Protons in a Static Object.
