Best Peanut Butter Blondies

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Peanut Butter Blondies are dense, chewy, and full of wonderful peanut butter. These Peanut Butter Blondies are an easy-from-scratch recipe that will satisfy your sweet treat craving!

Always remember, you can never have too much peanut butter. This rich, sweet dessert bar had a gooey center with crispy edges.

Peanut Butter Blondies

We like these after a meal of Honey Garlic Chicken Rollups.

Peanut Butter Blondies

I love Peanut Butter Blondies made in one bowl because they’re a cinch. You can whisk the ingredients by hand; no mixer is required!

Peanut Butter Blondies are the perfect snack if you have someone that doesn’t like chocolate. (Even though I think these peanut butter brownies are killer!!) I know, right? Who doesn’t like chocolate?! I have come across people that don’t. My parents are not big fans of chocolate. I usually make lemon desserts or blueberry desserts for them.

I have a lot of dessert recipes with peanut butter on callmepme.com. However, I only have one savory recipe that I can think of, and it’s the peanut butter dipping sauce, which is ah-mazing! You should totally make that one!

Peanut Butter Blondies

Tips for making Peanut Butter Blondies

  1. First, what’s the difference between brownies and blondies? Brownies have cocoa in them. Blondies do not. Sometimes blondies are called ‘blond brownies’.
  2. As well, this recipe is made in one bowl, without a mixer.
  3. Additionally, this makes the perfect amount, so you don’t have to worry about eating them for days, not that that would be a bad thing!
  4. Typically, blondies have mix-ins such as walnuts, pecans, and white or dark chocolate chips. I chose to leave my Peanut Butter Blondies plain. If you want more flavor and texture, feel free to add up to a cup of your choice to mix in.
  5. As hard as it will be, wait until the blondies are cool before cutting. Otherwise, you risk them falling apart. If, however, you can’t wait (I understand that, and neither could I.) Scoop your blondie in a bowl and eat it with a spoon! Oh, by the way, it’s really good, covered with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce!
Peanut Butter Blondies

More to try

Here are a few more recipes I think you’ll enjoy: PEANUT BUTTER CUP BLONDIES, Banana Bread Blondies with Quick Caramel Frosting, Homemade Peanut Butter Oatmeal Breakfast Blondies, GRAHAM CRACKER BLONDIES, and 10 Blondies Recipes that are Better than Brownies.

Make my brownie recipes or my blondie recipes. You’ll also want to try my peanut butter recipes.

Peanut Butter Blondies

Peanut Butter Blondies

Rich, dense, and sweet Peanut Butter Blondies are one bowl, no mixer required easy recipe that you need in your recipe arsenal!
Author: Paula
4.89 from 51 votes
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 9 servings

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 large egg at room temperature
  • 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter*
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup all purpose flour

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Spray a 8×8 inch square pan with non-stick spray. I then line the pan with heavy duty foil and spray the foil. This will allow for easier removal.
  • Combine melted butter and sugar in a bowl and whisk.
  • Add egg and vanilla and stir to combine.
  • Mix in peanut butter and stir until smooth.
  • Add salt and flour and stir until combined.
  • Pour into prepared pan.
  • Bake 20 to 25 minutes until pick inserted in center comes out clean. Allow to cool before cutting.

Notes

*flavored peanut butter may be use. **Store in refrigerator up to 7 days or in the freezer for up to 90 days. ©CallMePMc.com All images & content are copyright protected. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If you want to republish this recipe, please re-write the recipe in your own words, or link back to this post for the recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 329kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 237mg | Potassium: 149mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 349IU | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 1mg
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51 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    I was craving something peanut buttery and these were exactly what I was hoping for! I doubled the recipe and put in a 9×13 pan and baked for 20 minutes. They were buttery and delicious! Thank you for sharing!

  2. 5 stars
    Omg!!! So simple to make and amazingly delicious!!! Thank you for sharing your recipe.

  3. Found you recipe for my PB loving sister in laws bday and it was such an easy recipe! Added some white chips to the batter and caramel chips melted on top for frosting. Thanks!!

  4. I would like to double the recipe. Will this work and should I use a 13×9 pan or larger?

        1. You need to double the recipe if you want to cook them in a 9×13-inch pan. Otherwise, they will be too thin. Yes, same length of time.

    1. 5 stars
      Very good ! Doubled the recipe, baked in 9×13 and added Reeses pieces to the top. Thank you for such a yummy recipe.

  5. These look so good! I am gaining weight just looking at them! Thank you!!!!

  6. I love this recipe but I was wondering could you use regular sugar instead of brown sugar

    1. You can substitute 1 c white sugar + 1 T Molasses for each cup of brown sugar. My mother had a VERY similar recipe when I was a girl that just used white sugar.

  7. I have these in the oven now…I added chopped peanut butter cups to the top before baking…

  8. As much as we love our brownies, it is impossible to resist a sweet and gooey blondie at any time. We love this recipe, but would like to make it with an alternative nut-butter, perhaps almond or cashew. Do you think this substitute would work?

    1. I do think either almond or cashew butter would work. However, all the almond butter I’ve ever used is thicker than peanut butter, if this is the case with what you’re using, you’ll probably want to increase the butter by a couple of tablespoons.

  9. 5 stars
    I was in a pinch and looked up easy recipes, this came up so I gave it a try. Absolutely delicious, I stuck to the exact recipe and added crumbled peanut butter chocolate candies to the top, my whole family devoured them. Thank you!!

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