Sure, everyone appreciates a nice creative costume and some free candy, but let’s not forget to take a moment to thank Halloween for introducing many a kid to some wonderful sweet treats. Every year, thousands, heck, millions, of preschoolers (and maybe even toddlers) work their neighborhoods for what will become their first tastes of pure heaven (that is, until their parents sneak the candy away). Many loves are born on Halloween night, where Mounds, Snickers, Milky Ways, Sweet Tarts, and M&Ms flow freely through the streets. Which candy did Mr. Halloween introduce me to, you might ask. Well, just my favorite candy ever: the Reese’s Cup.
Salty-sweet peanut butter engulfed by milk chocolate goodness; what’s not to love? Thank goodness other holidays also celebrate the beauty of the Reese’s. We make merry with Christmas Reese’s, express love with Valentine’s Reese’s, and refrain from hiding the Easter Reese’s! So, of course, when I saw the Valentine’s Reese’s on sale, I quickly scooped up two bags.
Lucky for me, Laura from Spiced Life recently posted about Peanut Butter Blondies (and her pictures convinced me that I had to make these!). Though her recipe called for peanut butter chips in addition to Reese's cups, I didn't have any PB chips on hand (although, I had plenty of Reese’s cups to make up for this lack!). These bars are incredibly good. Bordering on fudgy, these chewy bites boast a deep peanut butter flavor with hints of chocolate throughout. However, words can’t describe how good these are, so I suggest you make these. Right now!
Peanut Butter Blondies
Adapted from Spiced Life
1 cup AP flour
¼ cup cake flour
¾ tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter (not organic or natural)
1 stick butter, melted
1 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1 egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups chopped Reese’s cups (or Reese’s miniature baking pieces)
½ cup milk chocolate chips
Method:
1. Grease an 8x8 baking pan. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Sift flours, powder, and salt together. Set aside.
3. Melt butter in medium saucepan. When melted, whisk in peanut butter until mixture is smooth. Next, whisk in the sugar, egg, yolk, and vanilla.
4. Stir in flour mixture. Then, stir in Reese’s cups and chocolate chips.
5. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.
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29 comments:
Wow. Those look and sound amazing! Going on my "MUST BAKE SOON" list for sure! Yum! I, too, love the Reese Cup.
Wow, these look amazing. I am a major reese's fan. I love making blondies, I especially like that they're low maintenance - they don't dirty a ton of dishes, and you don't have to bake them in batches like you do cookies.
I just wanted to let you know I share your love of Reese's. I gave up eating candy for an entire month from January 14th to February 14th because I polished off a bag of the mini-reese's in one day and needed to cut myself off!
What a treat! The PB blondies look amazing!! I am a huge Reeses fan!! I haven't had any for awhile, it is time I make these!
Oh my gosh, anything with Reese's cups in the recipe is a keeper. These look fabulous!
I'm a huge PB fan! These just look over the top decadent and delicious!
Yours look great--I'm glad you tried them. You'll be amused to learn that I did use natural PB... I cannot remember if it was 100% all natural or the no stir organic. :) I actually think it was the 100% natural.
You have a great blog with lots of yummy looking baked goodies! These blondies look really good and I l-o-v-e the pb valentines in them. yum, yum, yum. Those things are dangerous. I ought to know ;0) I won't be buying anymore for a while!
i have to admit...never made a blondie, though i do enjoy eating them. these look fantastic and anything with pb and chocolate is always acceptable in my book.
these look delicious! Reese is my favourite too. pity I don't find it here. these look so yummy I'm drooling :)
Mmm wow!! Reeses!! These look delicious!!
Your photos are really fantastic, and these brownies look yummy. Reese's PB cups are my hubby's fave, and I have some in the pantry. I'm going to have to make these.
I am dying here -- I want to make these now, but probably can't make them until eight hours from now. No fair! These look amazing. Absolutely my weakness and downfall, but I will take my chances!
if ever anything deserved an ode (other than cinnamon, of course), it's the reese's cup. these look luscious!
I have to make these! They look amazing, and I can't get enough of peanut butter and chocolate.
Mmm blondies are all the rage! And I loooove peanut butter.......... :D
Love the idea of the Reese's cups in the blondies...great idea. They look wonderful. I will HAVE to make some soon!
oh boy, i want to eat one of these warm with ice cream on top... BADLY!
These look great! I bet they were incredible! Ive been wanting to try making something like this for a while now - looks yummy!
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Wow, those look incredible. Reese's eggs for Easter are my absolute favorite sort of Reese's -- I know that they're the same as the hearts but the nostalgia factor ranks high with me. I love your blog!
Reese's are my favorite! These look sooo good. If I could eat one candy for the rest of my life, it would be Reese's.
These look fantastic! My daughter is a huge Reese's fan and she would go "nuts" over these!
I love the Reese's peanut butter cup...and your blondie cubes look so rich and decadent!
I was just thinking about chocolate and orange together -- can't wait to try these!
I love the chocolate, peanut butter combo and these brownies look to-die for. I'll have to make them very soon!
My guys here love Reese's so I am definitely going to make this one for them soon!
yum yum yum!
Hi Elyse, I finally got around to making these and my guys loved them! Thank you for sharing. I hope things are going well!
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