What’s that? You are going to a Cosby sweater holiday party with your bestie BJ and you don’t have anything to take to the potluck? Looking around the kitchen you notice way, way too many left over pretzel pieces from your other holiday exploits. And so the conversation goes a bit like this:
“Hmmm. I need to bring a dessert. I’ve got pretzels. I love brownies. Safe to say, nothing bad can come of this.”
In fact, these were rather delicious. For those who enjoy the sweet and salty combination, I’d go so far as saying they were a delight. An easy chicken fried rice, goulash, gumbo, kitchen left-overs inspired dessert:
Pretzel Peanut Butter Brownies
Ingredients:
2 cups broken pretzel pieces
1 cup peanut butter, warm + melty
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 Tablespoon cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt (Sprinkle the top with kosher salt for a kick when you pull it out of the oven)
1 cup unsalted butter
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups of dark chocolate chips, melty
1 cup granulated white sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
6 large eggs, at room temperature
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter/spray a casserole dish. Place pretzel pieces at bottom of dish. Sift together flour, cocoa powder, salt and cinnamon. Melt butter. Add chocolate chips and peanut butter until mixed well. Slowly add sugars and mix until no longer grainy. In a third bowl, whisk eggs and vanilla until smooth. Add flour mixture to egg mixture and stir just until combined. Add chocolate mixture. Pour batter over pretzels. Bake for 40-45 minutes. These are better under vs. over cooked, so be mindful of checking them every few minutes after 35 minutes. Let cool. Enjoy!
{But of course, the real winner of a dessert at the Cosby party were the pudding pop shots. Wowzers!}
~K