Peanut Butter Brownie Buckeye Cupcakes Recipe (2024)

These Peanut Butter Brownie Buckeye Cupcakes are the perfect combination of chocolate and peanut butter. They also have a secret surprise in the middle, that you are going to love.

If you haven’t heard by now, our family LOVES frosting.

When I saw these cupcakes with peanut butter frosting AND a Reese’s on top, I knew we would love them. They were so easy to make, because the base is out of a brownie mix.

Don’t you love that? It gets better, there is a Reese’s inside. That is my kind of cupcake.

(P.S. There is a funny story at the end of this post . . . just scroll down to read it)

(Elyse originally posted this recipe, but now Camille is jumping in to tell the funny story about these cupcakes.

So, Elyse brought these cupcakes over to a family dinner. When it was time for dessert, our dad grabbed a cupcake and started eating it and then got a weird look on his face.

He opened his mouth, which was full of cupcake, and pulled out a little plastic baby Ha ha.

We had then all started eating our cupcakes and one by one started pulling little plastic babies out of our mouths.

Suddenly it dawned on us that Elyse was trying to tell us something. Baby #2 is on it’s way. Hooray. Elyse is due in June and we are so excited. Bring on all the cute little babies.

what does buckeye mean?

Buckeye is a sweet that comes from Ohio. It is a peanut butter fudge, dipped in chocolate, leaving a little bit of the peanut butter showing.

It is creamy, sweet, and the perfect combination of peanut butter and chocolate.

Although this recipe isn’t exactly peanut butter fudge, it still is creamy, delicious, and the perfect ratio of peanut butter and chocolate. You will love this simple and delicious cupcake recipe.

Related Recipe: If you love chocolate and peanut butter, you’ll love our Buckeye Brownies.

generous frosting:

For this recipe, I doubled the frosting, given in the instructions and ingredients. I love to generously add a lot of frosting to my cupcakes, because let’s be honest, that’s the best part.

You don’t have to double the frosting recipe, but we highly recommend it. These are so yummy with a good portion of the fudgy peanut butter frosting on top.

watch how to make another favorite cupcake recipe, here:

I love me a good cupcake. These Buckeye Cupcakes are pretty tasty, but I’m also a sucker for some good carrot cake and cream cheese frosting.

Watch how to make our favorite, Mini Carrot Cupcakes, here:

looking for more cupcake recipes? here are a few more of our favorites:

Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes Recipe
Banana Split Cupcakes
Texas Sheet Cake Cupcakes
Raspberry Lemonade Cupcakes
Samoa Cupcakes

Serves: 14

Peanut Butter Brownie Buckeye Cupcakes Recipe

These Peanut Butter Brownie Buckeye Cupcakes are the perfect combination of chocolate and peanut butter. They also have a secret surprise in the middle, that you are going to love.

Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

Ingredients

Batter

16 miniature peanut butter cups
1 box Duncan Hines® Milk Chocolate Premium Brownie Mix
3 large eggs
¼ cup water
½ cup oil

Icing

½ cup creamy peanut butter
¼ cup butter softened
2 cups powdered sugar sifted
3 Tablespoons milk
½ teaspoon pure vanilla
⅛ teaspoon salt

Topping

14 miniature peanut butter cups

Ganache

4 ounces bitter sweet chocolate chopped into very small pieces
½ cup heavy whipping cream
2 Tablespoons honey
2 Tablespoons light corn syrup
2 Tablespoons vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cups in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups. Remove foil and cups from candy pieces. Set aside.
Prepare brownie mix as described on box to make cakey brownies using the eggs, water and oil. Fill each up about 2/3 full with batter. Place 1 unwrapped candy piece, upside down, on top of batter in each cup. Lightly tap piece down into batter.
Bake 23 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cup comes out almost clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan. Place on wire rack; cool completely.
Make icing by placing peanut butter and butter into medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and creamy; scrape bowl. Add powdered sugar, milk, vanilla and salt. Beat on low speed 1 minute; scrape bowl. Beat on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Spread about 2 tablespoons of icing on each cupcake leaving the edge un-iced.
Prepare ganache: in a small saucepan over medium heat, warm the heavy cream until very hot, but not boiling. Place chocolate pieces in a heat safe bowl. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and allow it to sit for about 5 minutes. Whisk the cream and chocolate until smooth and thoroughly combined. -Whisk in the honey, corn syrup, and vanilla. Allow to cool for about 15 minutes. Do not let the glaze sit for too long or it will harden up before you spoon it over the frosting. Spoon the glaze on the tops of the frosted cupcakes, allowing it to drip down the sides a little bit. Don't add too much glaze or it will drip all over your liners.
See Also
Gingerbread Cookies with Eggnong Icing | Easy Christmas Cookies Recipe Rustic Apple-Cranberry Pie Recipe The Perfect Whole Wheat Scone (basic recipe)Pumpkin Coffee Cake Recipe
Top each cupcake with a peanut butter cup. Store cupcakes in the refrigerator. Remove them to room temperature one hour before serving.

Notes

For this recipe, I doubled the frosting, given in the instructions and ingredients. I love to generously add a lot of frosting to my cupcakes, because let’s be honest, that’s the best part.

You don’t have to double the frosting recipe, but we highly recommend it. These are so yummy with a good portion of the fudgy peanut butter frosting on top.

Nutrition

Calories: 574 kcal · Carbohydrates: 66 g · Protein: 8 g · Fat: 32 g · Saturated Fat: 10 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 57 mg · Sodium: 274 mg · Potassium: 187 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 51 g · Vitamin A: 295 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 37 mg · Iron: 2 mg

Equipment

Cupcake Liners
Cupcake Baking Tin
Mixing Bowl
Medium Bowl
Electric Mixer
Small Saucepan

Recipe Details

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

(Recipe adapted from Tried and Tasty)

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Smallgood says:

Congratulations to Elyse and everyone who is about to be an aunt again!
Coley says:

Omygoodness, congrats!! What a fun way to tell your family!!!
The Hills Family says:

Hooray Elyse!!!! Love you!!!! Wish I was there to celebrate with you!
Lindsay says:

Wahoo! That is the best news of the night! I love June babies--have one myself! And my wedding anniversary is in June, so yes, I really love that month! Congrats!
Megan says:

Congrats to Elyse! That is a fun way to tell the family. And... (excuse me while I wipe the drool from my chin)... these cupcakes look TO DIE FOR! Yum.
femmefrugality says:

these look like the greatest thing on planet earth. and congrats!
Q @ JAQS says:

Oh my - that looks so good!
Danaye says:

When you say that you doubled the frosting recipe, did you do it on the blog post or after? (Just wanting to know if I should double it myself or not.) Making these for my work Christmas potluck - they look to die for!!! :)
The Ellis' says:

@Danaye,
See Also
Easy Coconut Malai Burfi, Soft and Fudgy Burfi Recipe, Coconut Barfi – Kannamma Cooks
The frosting in the recipe is NOT doubled, so if you want more frosting be sure to double it!
Anonymous says:

My daughter and I made these this past weekend and they were awesome!! Thank you for such a great recipe!
Jenna, Springfield, Ohio
Alison @ Oopsey Daisy says:

YUM!! These look so so delicious! I am sharing this on my Facebook page!
Jessy Miller says:

These were very yummy. Just a side note, the Ganache should only have 2 tsp not tblsp of vanilla ;-)
Megan says:

We are having a girls' night this Saturday night and I want to knock their socks off by making these. But I had a question. Are they like brownies, or more cakey? I don't have a brownie mix at home but have everything else. Was wondering if you think it would work if I used a chocolate fudge cake mix and the same amount of eggs and oil?
The Ellis' says:

They are a little less cakey and a little more like brownies! I think using a chocolate fudge cake mix would work great!
Megan says:

Thanks. So excited to try them!
JaK says:

Oh my gosh! You have to submit these to our cupcake competition!
Trina Little says:

I made these last night and they are delicious! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!
Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com says:

These look amazing!
Chandra says:

Love that this is a family affair! I'm from a fam of 6 kids, but we got 2 boys in the mix :) It's great to have someone who knows about cars and doesn't mind fixing leaky toilets though!
Cherrye says:

Made these for Valentine's day for a special treat for me and my DH and they were phenomenal! Took awhile to put together but not difficult and well worth the time spent!
Megan says:

I tried these for a girls' night in and loved them!! And I wrote about it over on my blog. Thanks again for sharing. I will definitely make them again.
lily says:

I made these the first time nd they came out perfect ! The second time I made them the frosting came out really greasy I followed the recipe do I'm not sure what went wrong. Any suggestions
Gina says:

Love peanut butter and this recipe looks amazing!
tchrshelli says:

These were super fabulous! I made them in mini muffin tins and used mini peanut butter cups, so cute and delicious! The peanut butter frosting was the best part! YUM!!
Sarah Katherine says:

Made these last night for my boyfriend for our anniversary and he said they were the best dessert/cupcake he's ever had. Love your blog! Great recipes and very easy to make.
Lisa Maurer says:

Planning on making these this Sunday for my Bunco group---I am having a Buckeye Tailgate themed party---I will be using Buckeyes on top vs. min cups,hope it works!!!
city says:

thanks for sharing
Jenn says:

So you make the brownie mix according to the box directions and then also add the other eggs and oil??
Cyd says:

Just make it according to the box. We just put the ingredient amounts on the post for you. Sorry for any confusion.
Wendy says:

Cant wait to make these for my son and band mates to enjoy after their show!!!Tradition for my son to have a peanut butter chocolate shake after their show.These amazing cupcakes should change that!!!!!
Jamie says:

But the box calls for 1 egg not 3... ?
Caroline says:

Wow?all of my guilty pleasures in one! I love these! These will be going onto my holiday cookie plate!
Charles says:

Excellent blog here!
Mel T. says:

I love your recipes but when I try to print using your 'Printer Friendly' button, it doesn't work. I've tried it several times.
Cyd says:

I just went out and tested the Print Friendly button on this recipe and it worked fine. May have something to do with your computer.

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