Flourless Fudgey Peanut Butter Brownies

I think this was my first attempt to make something that is normally full of gluten, gluten-free. I think it went pretty well! As the name suggests, they were very fudgey, but really good. You can only eat a small square before going into sweetness overload. And if I hadn't made them, I wouldn't have known they were flourless. Great recipe.

• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 1/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
• 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter, divided
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 Tbsp vanilla
• scant 1/2 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8x8 inch pan with foil or parchment paper and grease with non-stick spray.

Melt the butter, 2 cups chocolate chips and 1/2 cup peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl at 1/2 power for 2 minutes. Stir until smooth (return to microwave for another 20 seconds at a time, as needed, until completely melted and smooth).

Add chocolate mixture to a large mixing bowl. Add eggs, sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla and salt and mix until smooth. Transfer mixture to prepared pan and bake for 30-40 minutes, until set, and an inserted toothpick comes out mostly clean. Allow to cool completely.

Once brownies have cooled, melt remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips and 1/4 cup peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl at 1/2 power for about 1 minute, or until you can stir it smooth. Drizzle over cooled brownies. Place in the fridge for about 10 minutes for the drizzle to set. Cut into bars using a plastic knife and serve.

Serves 16

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes

Recipe from www.lecremedelacrumb.com