These Buckeye Brownies are an easy chocolate and peanut butter brownie recipe based on the popular midwest candy called Buckeye Balls aka Peanut Butter Balls.
Buckeye Brownies are an Easy Chocolate and Peanut Butter Brownie Recipe!
If there was ever a brownie recipe that got a standing ovation, this might be it. Combining peanut butter and chocolate tends to do that to people. I mean, it isn’t a classic flavor combo for nothing…and this is coming from a girl who just ate a spoonful of peanut butter with chocolate chips on it for an afternoon sweet treat. I mean I am kinda-sorta known for some pretty epic chocolate-peanut butter desserts like Peanut Butter Balls, Buckeye Brownie Cookies, and Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Cheesecake to name a few!
What Are Buckeyes?
Buckeyes are popular in Ohio, as the Buckeye is the state tree! This brownie recipe is a spin on Buckeye Balls which are peanut butter balls that are only partially dipped in chocolate, leaving the peanut butter showing on the top. That way they look like the nuts from a Buckeye tree.
So long story short, this brownie recipe is just a fun spin on Buckeye Candy turning them into a rich, chewy, fudgy peanut butter and chocolate brownie!
How Do You Make Buckeye Brownies?
I started this recipe with a boxed brownie mix to make things easy. You could certainly use a brownie recipe from scratch if you prefer, just make sure the recipe is supposed to be baked in a 9×13 pan and the batter is on the thick side so you have enough brownie batter to hold the peanut butter filling.
- Once you’ve made your brownie batter, stir in some chopped peanuts to give a little extra crunch. You can leave the chopped peanuts out if you don’t like nuts in your brownies, no problem!
- Then mix together some peanut butter and sweetened condensed milk. This makes a magic peanut butter filling.
- Press half the brownie batter into a greased 9×13 pan, and then pour the peanut butter filling on top of that! Drop the remaining brownie batter onto the filling and lightly press it in. When these bake they will look pretty and marbled on top!
- Bake them for about 25 minutes until the edges are set, and then let them cool!
Can You Freeze These Brownies?
Yes, absolutely! Buckeye Brownies can easily be frozen. Let them cool completely, and you can freeze them in the pan, or cut them into bars and freeze them like that. Just make sure they are airtight and they will be great for up to a month! Let them thaw out at room temperature for eating.
- If you freeze them in bars, just place them in a flat layer in a zip-top bag, with a piece of parchment paper separating the stacks. Or you can also freeze them in a large plastic container.
- If you choose to freeze them in the pan, allow them to cool and cover the pan in foil. Cut them after they have thawed out!
Buckeye Brownies are the Perfect Brownie Recipe for Peanut Butter Lovers!
These brownies come together so quickly, but are really a showstopper! The thick peanut butter filling sandwiched in between the two brownie layers is sweet and creamy. And like I said before, you can absolutely omit the chopped peanuts if you don’t want any crunch.
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(This post was originally published in 2012 and updated in 2019)
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Buckeye Brownies
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 24 1x
- Category: Brownies
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Dessert
Description
These Chocolate and Peanut Butter Brownies are easy and delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 box (18.5-ounce) Brownie Mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup coarsely chopped peanuts
- 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk)
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9×13 pan with foil and coat with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment mix the brownie mix, oil and eggs on medium speed until smooth.
- Stir in the chopped peanuts.
- Divide batter in half and press half the batter into bottom of prepared pan (it will be a thin layer) and set the other half to the side.
- In a large bowl combine the peanut butter and sweetened condensed milk with whisk.
- Pour peanut butter mixture over the bottom layer of the brownie.
- Drop the remaining brownie mix on top of the peanut butter layer, pressing each spoonful lightly into peanut butter.
- Bake for 25 minutes until just set.
- Let cool completely before cutting into squares.
Notes
Store airtight at room temperature for up to 3 days
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 177
- Sugar: 14.2 g
- Sodium: 111.8 mg
- Fat: 10.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 16.1 g
- Protein: 5.3 g
- Cholesterol: 24.6 mg
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These look wonderful!!! And it sounds like your on Team Damon. 😀 Now if I could just have him handing me a plate of these….
Oh holy goodness…… that is all.
There are so many yummy buckeye brownie recipes out there! These seriously look fantastic. How could you ever go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate?!
wish i had seen this a half hour ago i just made brownies and dropped big globs of chunky peanut butter all over. yummy 🙂
Looks fabulous and I too could swim in peanut butter and sweetened condensed milk. No question.
I saw Kristi’s post about the Duncan trip and I told her that one day I’d love to meet both of you two!
I will have to check out her post! I can’t wait to get a chance to meet you too!
I just found your blog a week or so ago. Which happened to coincide perfectly with the beginning of my 3rd trimester… I’m expecting some rapid weight gain over the next few weeks, courtesy of your deliciousness.
And on another note, I may or may not have double layered blackout curtains hanging in my kids’ rooms. 🙂
Shelly…. how something so sinfully delicious can come from only 6 ingredients is beyond me. I am IN LOVE with what sweetened condensed milk can do sometimes… and buckeyes are my fave, I was born in Ohio! Woo! 🙂
Whoa. Another amazing dessert! Yum!
I too could easily swim in the sweetened condensed milk/PB mixture for days on end! So yummy! And again, love your blog!
Sometimes I welcome a Monday off – so glad this was a short week for us. My family is from the east coast area and they didn’t know what a buckeye was – even though my sister brought them to our family gatherings. She just called them chocolate covered peanut butter balls. We told her they were buckeyes and why. I like your brownies.