Peanut Butter & Chocolate Lover's Trifle

Jensen seems to find desserts on the internet and then insist I make them for him. Me being a mom who does like to try new things did... PLUS I had told a friend I was going to bring her and her family dinner since she recently had a new sweet baby girl. So I made one for them and one for us. It was extremely rich but oh so good. This one came off the Reese's facebook page.


Peanut Butter & Chocolate Lover's Trifle

Ingredients

• Either a box of brownie mix, or a homemade batch of brownies (I use the recipe below for the brownies minus the frosting. These are the best homemade brownies I have ever made and I have had many ask for the recipe for them.)
• Whipped cream (either homemade, or canned). For an easy homemade recipe I just use a cup of heavy whipping cream, 1/4 cup of sugar and 1/4 tsp of vanilla.
• Peanut butter sauce (melt one 10 ounce package of peanut butter chips with 1/4 cup of milk, 1/2 cup of heavy cream and 1/4 tsp of vanilla over low heat until combined, let cool). I would double this recipe due to feeling it needed more sauce!
• Reese's peanut butter cups, chopped
• Kit Kat bars, chopped
• 2 packages of instant vanilla pudding made according to their directions.

Directions

1. Layer the bottom with broken up brownies.
2. Top with vanilla pudding, peanut butter sauce, Reese's peanut butter cups & Kit Kat bars, and a layer of whipped cream.
3. Continue building your trifle with these layers until you've run out of ingredients or room :)

Best Brownies

Prep Time: 25 Minutes   Cook Time: 35 Minutes   Ready In: 1 Hour   Servings: 16

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Grease and flour an 8 inch square pan.
3. In a large saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter. Remove from heat, and stir in sugar, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in 1/3 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup flour, salt, and baking powder. Spread batter into prepared pan.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Do not overcook.
5. To Make Frosting: Combine 3 tablespoons butter, 3 tablespoons cocoa, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1 cup confectioners' sugar. Frost brownies while they are still warm. (I would also add some milk to make it the consistency of frosting.)