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Ghost Curry Peanut Butter Brownies

Recipe By Inspired by Emeril’s Chocolate Chipotle Brownies and Martha Stewart’s Peanut-Butter Swirl Brownies

Yields

12 servings

Prep Time

15 Minutes

Cooking Time

40 Minutes

Recipe By Inspired by Emeril’s Chocolate Chipotle Brownies and Martha Stewart’s Peanut-Butter Swirl Brownies

The Ghost Pepper Chile Powder in the peanut butter filling for these brownies will certainly put a little trick in your Halloween-time treats.

Recipe Notes

**The filling is swirled throughout the brownie batter, so the heat from the Ghost Pepper Curry Powder sneaks up on you depending on the bite you get; use less Ghost Pepper Curry Powder for a more mild treat. For an extra layer of kick, use Ghost Pepper Salt instead of Mayan sea salt.

Ingredients

For brownie batter:

1 cup (2 sticks) plus 1 Tbsp. butter

1 cup plus 1 Tbsp. flour


1 1/2 cups sugar


4 eggs

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

For peanut butter filling:

4 Tbsp. butter, melted


1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar

3/4 cup smooth peanut butter



Savory Spice ingredients in this recipe

  • Dutch Cocoa Powder

    Cocoa powder comes from beans that grow in pods on the Theobroma cacao tree. Native to many South American countries, these trees now grow all arou...

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  • Ground Ceylon "True" Cinnamon

    Ground Ceylon "True" Cinnamon is called "true cinnamon" because it's cinnamon in its truest form – the bark of a cinnamon tree. Ceylon cinnamon is ...

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  • Mayan Sea Salt

    Mayan Sea Salt has a clean appearance and flavor but is also an interesting tie to the ancient Mayan way of life. This sea salt was harvested off t...

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  • Pure Mexican Vanilla Extract

    Pure Mexican Vanilla Extract is like regular vanilla extract, but with a bit of a slightly spicier twist! Using Mexican vanilla extract in baked go...

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Directions

Step 1: Make batter

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9x9 baking pan with 1 Tbsp. butter then dust with 1 Tbsp. flour. Melt remaining 1 cup butter over medium heat. Whisk in cocoa powder until combined and smooth then remove from heat. Combine flour, sugar and cinnamon in a large bowl. Stir in melted chocolate mixture then add eggs and mix until smooth. Fold in chocolate chips.

Step 2: Make peanut butter filling

Whisk Ghost Pepper Curry Powder into melted butter. Place mixture in a medium bowl, add remaining ingredients and stir until smooth. Pour two-thirds of the brownie batter into the prepared pan. Spread or drop dollops of the peanut butter filling across the top of the batter. Then pour remaining batter over filling. Use a butter knife to gently swirl the peanut butter filling through the batter.

Step 3: Bake

Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until center is set. Let cool completely before cutting into squares to serve.