Best-Ever Buckeye Brownies!

  4.7 – 75 reviews  • Chocolate Brownie Recipes

This traditional farmhouse recipe for fresh and delectable peach jam was handed down by my great-aunt Doris. It only calls for a few basic ingredients. It tastes well with bread, cereal, or ice cream.

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Additional Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 36
Yield: 3 dozen

Ingredients

  1. 1 (18.25 ounce) package brownie mix (such as Pillsbury®)
  2. ⅔ cup vegetable oil
  3. 2 eggs
  4. ¼ cup water
  5. 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
  6. 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  7. ½ cup butter, softened
  8. 1 (6 ounce) package chocolate chips
  9. 6 tablespoons butter, softened

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
  2. Combine brownie mix, oil, eggs, and water together in a bowl until batter is smooth; pour into the prepared baking dish.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until edges of brownies begin to pull away from the sides of pan, 28 to 31 minutes. Remove dish from oven and cool brownies.
  4. Beat confectioners’ sugar, peanut butter, and 1/2 cup butter together in a bowl until smooth and creamy; spread over cooled brownies.
  5. Heat chocolate chips and 6 tablespoons butter together in a saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted, about 5 minutes; spread over peanut butter layer. Cool and cut into squares.
  6. The ingredients for making the brownies are the ones indicated for using Pillsbury(R). Follow the box directions and ingredients indicated if using a different brand.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 233 kcal
Carbohydrate 22 g
Cholesterol 22 mg
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Protein 3 g
Saturated Fat 6 g
Sodium 113 mg
Sugars 10 g
Fat 16 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

David Wilson
Brought these to a bake sale and they looked nice. Could have been a bit more sturdy for the sale. I put chopped Reese’s pieces on top for the decoration. They were Delicious!
Jesse Delgado
Followed the box recipe for the brownies and then followed this recipe as written except I did sift my powdered sugar. This is a fantastic recipe and will be making it again!! My best friend even texted me to scold me for bringing her more than one cuz she couldn’t leave them alone! Lol You can leave these on the counter for a while to soften everything or refrigerate them. Both ways are so good!
Todd Haas
Like a peanut butter cup brownie!. My only issue is they tend to call apart between the layer.
Antonio Lewis
The filling didn’t spread as easily as I expected but it looks great! I didn’t have chocolate chips so I used ready-made milk chocolate frosting.
Jennifer Jones
Neighbor’s loved it. Cut into small pieces very rich.
Jason Henson
Super easy recipe and totally delicious .I will make these again everyone loved them. TY 🙂
Nancy Brown
I’ve made this recipe several times now, and it’s always a hit! I changed it up last time I made it. I made the brownies in a thinner layer, cut them in half and layered them. Alternating the brownie/peanut butter layers. I then poured the melted chocolate chips over the whole thing and covered the sides like a small layer cake. It looked great. I just renamed it “Double decker Buckeye Brownies “. Again it was a hit! Unfortunately I forget to take a picture of it! Next time…
Brenda Pollard
Easy and AWESOME!
David Hampton
My new favorite brownie recipe!! Made them 2 times this week! One time for my sons that were coming to visit and one time to take to work. Everyone raved about them. Followed the recipe exactly. No reason to change anything!!
Alexander Wong
These are easy and delicious! We will definitely make these again. Just need to let KevinBaken know that the name Buck Eye is not a reference to a buck deer’s eye ball but a reference to the seeds that are dropped by an Ohio Buck Eye tree. There is absolutely nothing inhumane about these brownies. We always made the Buckeye Balls which are better than these but sooo much more work. These brownies are a quick and easy replacement.
Debra Chambers
These were so good and so easy! We have dairy allergies in our family, so we substituted plant butter and enjoy life chips. Delicious!
Audrey Brady
My husband and daughter both liked them but said it needed more brownie. Next time I’ll bake the brownie in a smaller pan so it’s thicker and adjust the other layers.
Judith Hanson
First of all I have to call them Wolverine Brownies….no disrespect for my Ohio State brethren haha! Really really good but I cut the powdered sugar in half and they were still plenty sweet. If you dont like insanely sweet treats I suggest you do same. With that one change I will make these many more times!!!
Eddie Munoz
I luv this recipe. I made a change tho. In the pb layer I did 1 cup pb,1/2 cup butter, 1 cup powdered sugar, 4 oz cream cheese. It is a subtle delicious treat
Dr. Jeffrey Conway III
Everybody loved them so much, so easy to make (followed the recipe). If you don’t want to call them buckeye brownies, you can call them peanut butter cup brownies. Warning they are addictive, cut in small pieces.
Margaret Smith
Omg!!!! These are ridiculously good!!!!! Made them for the Super Bowl. I might have one for breakfast right now
Jerry Walker
These were so easy , it was almost too easy. They are yummy.
Cindy Koch
I make these every year for our family reunion and they are a big hit!
Stephen Walton
Very good but must be kept refrigerated.
Raymond Rivera
Best darn dessert on this planet, period (for those who love chocolate & peanut butter flavors together). If you don’t, but love chocolate, just make it w/o the peanut butter filling for a chocoholic delight. This made a huge batch and I would’ve gained 10lbs because I would’ve eaten the whole pan in about 2 days, so we froze the reminder and it worked great. Just take out a few at a time and let them thaw at room temp…still delish!!! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Christine Kennedy
I like these browies

 

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