Peanut Butter Cup Stuffed Blondies with Peanut Butter Frosting & Chocolate Ganache

For the Blondies

• 1 cup salted butter, melted
• 2 cups + 3 tbsp dark brown sugar, packed
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
• 2 and 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, spooned & leveled or weighed out
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1 and 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 22 large peanut butter cups, divided See Note below!!

Peanut Butter Frosting

• • 1/4 cup salted butter, softened at room temperature
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter 280 grams

• 1 cup powdered sugar (plus 1-2 tbsp, to taste)
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• pinch of salt

Chocolate Ganache

• 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped Use good-quality baking bars here, like Ghirardelli, Baker’s, Lindt, etc.
• 1 cup heavy cream

For Topping

• • handful of chopped peanuts
  • a few extra peanut butter cups, chopped

• sprinkle of flaky sea salt