Peanut Butter Brownies Bites

Peanut Butter Brownies Bites

These tempting towers of fudgy chocolate and peanut butter are heaven on a stick! The peanut butter fudge sauce is great as a dip and can also be used as a delicious fudge sauce over ice cream. Add the frosting to the brownies for a truly decadent chocolate experience!

YIELDS 30 MINI SKEWERS

BROWNIES

• 5 eggs

• 1¼ cups flour

• 2 cups sugar

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• ¾ cup cocoa powder

• 1 tsp baking powder

• ¾ cup oil

• ¼ cup peanut butter chips

CHOCOLATE FROSTING (OPTIONAL)

• 1 cup confectioners’ sugar

• ¾ cup + 2 Tbsp cocoa powder

• ⅔ cup oil

• ¾ cup water

ASSEMBLY

• 60 mini pretzel twists (I used the Haddar ones that come in mini packages)

• 1 8-oz (225-g) pkg mini marshmallows

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE FUDGE SAUCE

• ¼ cup brown sugar

• 2 Tbsp peanut butter

• 2 Tbsp cocoa powder

• 1 Tbsp margarine

• 3 Tbsp soy milk

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Combine all brownie ingredients in a large bowl and pour into a 9×13-inch (20×30-cm) baking pan. Bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted inside comes out mostly dry (if there are a few moist crumbs, that’s okay).

While the brownies are baking, prepare the frosting if desired: Mix together frosting ingredients in medium-sized mixing bowl until smooth. Add a few drops of water if it’s too thick, or a bit more confectioners’ sugar if it’s too runny. Spread frosting over cooled brownies and cut into 1½-inch (4-cm) squares. (You should have 30 squares.)