May 19, 2022

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Brownies (No Flour or Oil)

by Kirbie

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These peanut butter brownies are fudgy, chewy and full of peanut butter flavor. They are just 3 ingredients and very easy to make. They don’t require any flour, oil, or baking powder. They are perfect for when you need a quick dessert.
a stack of peanut butter brownies.

If you love chewy brownies and you love peanut butter, I think you will enjoy these peanut butter brownies. They are so quick and easy to make. You don’t even need an electric mixer to make them.

Ingredients

Peanut Butter
Egg Whites
Powdered Sugar

Peanut Butter: This recipe uses natural unsweetened peanut butter. This is the drippy kind of peanut butter that doesn’t have anything in the ingredient list except peanuts and salt. There should not be any added oils or sugar.

Egg Whites: You will need the egg whites from two large eggs. The egg whites along with the powdered sugar are what create the chewy texture for the brownies. You don’t need the egg yolks for this recipe and adding them will completely change the recipe.

Powdered Sugar: The powdered sugar adds sweetness to these brownies but it also contributes to the chewy and fudgy texture. If you try to reduce the sugar, you’ll find that the brownies will be dry and not fudgy and not as chewy.

These brownies don’t actually contain any cocoa powder. I know brownies usually contain cocoa. However, these are fudgy and chewy like a brownie which is why I’m calling them brownies. And if you really want chocolate flavor in these, you can easily do that by adding 1 tbsp of cocoa powder to the batter. I didn’t add cocoa powder to mine and I explain why more below.

Peanut Butter Brownie Taste and Texture

These peanut butter brownies taste like peanut butter brownies without any cocoa flavor. I love chocolate brownies but when you add cocoa to the peanut butter, the peanut butter flavor does get a little lost because chocolate is such a strong flavor. This is why most peanut butter brownies just have peanut butter swirled into the batter or the recipe requires a separate peanut butter batter that doesn’t contain cocoa that is swirled in. For me, the best part of the peanut butter brownies is the peanut butter part, so I wanted to create a peanut butter brownie recipe that had just the peanut butter part but still with the texture of a brownie.

If you want a peanut butter brownie that still has the cocoa flavor, you can add one tablespoon of cocoa powder to the batter. I explain more in the notes section of the recipe card on when to add it. It will make the brownies taste more chocolatey. You’ll still taste the peanut butter flavor but it’s not as strong.

The reason why I still consider these brownies is because they are fudgy and chewy like a brownie. Some people might call these blondies because they don’t contain cocoa powder. But blondies aren’t just brownies without cocoa powder. Blondies also often are made with brown sugar and these don’t contain any brown sugar. Because blondies are made with brown sugar, they have a different texture than a brownie. They are not as chewy or as fudgy. They are usually soft and only slightly fudgy.

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