Take inspiration from the King with these fat Elvis brownies, stuffed to the max with gooey peanut butter, salty pretzels and sweet banana.
All hail the King!
I’ve got something seriously special for you today – think you know brownies? Well think again!
Back in October I FINALLY had my first successful batch of brownies – I’d made ones that tasted fantastic before but when it came to getting them out of the tin something always went wrong. However, after a EUREKA moment last year I officially cracked it (keep reading for the secret to success…)
Since mastering getting brownies from cake pan to plate I’ve been going crazy with trying out new flavour combinations and an “All American” brownie competition run by Emerald Street and Humming Bird Bakery gave me the push I needed to come up with something truly spectacular.
Unfortunately I didn’t win the competition, didn’t even come runner up! So, I took the recipe they turned down and I’ve tweaked it to make an even better brownie inspired by Elvis himself. Can you get more American than that?
Fat Elvis Puds
You may have come across Fat Elvis Pie (the Hoosier Mama recipe is my favourite), Fat Elvis Cakes (this one includes bacon!), and perhaps even Fat Elvis Cheesecake (check out this amazing version from The Kitchn).
The one thing they all have in common is that they celebrate some of the King’s favourite foods – chocolate, banana and peanut butter. (No, I wasn’t going to make a cheese burger brownie, be serious!) Fat Elvis recipes (as they are affectionately known) also often include pretzels and sometimes bacon too! Now, I don’t know about you but I don’t hear anything bad in that list of ingredients!
Salty peanut butter with sweet banana, balanced out with bitter chocolate and topped off with crunchy pretzels all wrapped up in one seriously ooey-gooey brownie. Now I’m really drooling!
Fat Elvis Brownies – The Recipe
Ingredients
- 200g unsalted butter
- 200g dark chocolate
- 400g peanut butter
- 200g dark brown sugar
- 4 medium eggs
- 130g plain flour
- 50g cocoa powder
- Pinch of salt
- 100g peanuts (chopped)
- Large handful of salted pretzels
- Large handful of banana chips
Instructions
- Start by pre-heating your oven to gas mark 4.
- Line a rectangular cake tin with grease proof paper.
- Melt the butter in a pan along with the chocolate and sugar. Once melted completely, allow to cool slightly.
- Once the butter and chocolate mixture is cool, whisk in the eggs, one at a time.
- Next, fold through the flour and cocoa with a pinch of salt and the chopped peanuts.
- Pour half of the brownie batter into the tin. Spoon the peanut butter over the batter until it is all covered. Pour over the remaining half of the batter being careful to make sure you don't disturb the peanut butter underneath.
- Bake in the centre of the oven for 25 minutes or until a crust has formed on top of the brownies but they are bouncy to the touch.
- When fresh out of the oven, spike the top of the brownies with the pretzels and banana chips.
- Allow to cool slightly before slicing and serving.
So I promised you the secret to getting brownies out of the pan. And unfortunately I don’t think you’re going to like what I have to say. The key is patience.
By all means, slice the brownies in the pan as soon as they come out of the oven. It’s easier the warmer they are so you can do this right away. But, then you need to leave them a bit before removing them from the pan. Just long enough for them to firm up otherwise you’re going to have an unholy (but delicious) mess on your hands.
15 minutes is usually long enough but the longer the better. I know a warm brownie is a better brownie but you can always give them a quick blitz in the microwave to warm them up again once they are out of the pan!
Super Bowl Snacks
With the Super Bowl just round the corner, whether you are watching in the UK or US, these make a fantastic treat to keep your energy up. We’ll be watching late in to the night over hear having a Super Bowl Party of our own. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to share more Super Bowl Snack recipes before the big game! But in the meantime, you’ll just have to bake these Fat Elvis Brownies. Enjoy!
I have a copy of the Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook sitting on my shelf but haven’t cooked from it yet! These brownies sound amazing — just like The King himself 🙂
Thanks April! I haven’t cooked from my copy in years! Glad you like these brownies though they are fab!
these sound so indulgent! yum
Thanks Roz! They are very decadent but well worth it 🙂
Holy cow those are pretty insane….. insanely awesome!! I love any combo of savory and sweet and wrapping it up in a brownie sounds pretty incredible to me. Sounds like a recipe to make to celebrate something really fun with!
Thanks Mereditch, best reaction yet 😉 they are delicious but probably best enjoyed in moderation.
All hail the King is right! YUM, these brownies look and sound amazing! They are certainly a #getinmybelly type of food!
Haha love that hashtag Cindy!!! Just talking about these brownies is getting me hungry. I might have to bake another batch!
Wow these Brownies look totally amazing, love all the flavours!
Thanks Camilla 🙂 they are an American classic! Can’t go wrong!
Wowsers, that is one damn fine looking recipe! Off to pin it for a rainy day 🙂
Janie x
Thanks Janie 😀 glad you like them. I’m testing another brownie recipe this evening! So watch this space
Wow, those have it all! At least all the important ingredients 🙂 My hubby would love these too!
Haha thanks Melanie! Probably best to share them with someone else. They are moreish but you don’t want to end up like the king :-p just kidding!
I am sure Elvis would love these brownies! They look delicious! Shame about the competition 🙁
Awww thanks Jo. It’s fine. They don’t know what they are missing 😉 maybe I’ll get a kitchenaid for Christmas :-p until then I’ll just bake more brownies!!
I can’t believe you didn’t win. Is there anything more American than Elvis?? At least you have these amazing brownies as a consolation prize!
I know Rebekah I was robbed 😛 but I can share these with you instead 😀 glad you like them x
Those brownies are chock full of stuff. Wow. That sounds like a great combination?
Thanks Mark! Its definitely one of my favourite combinations 🙂
Oh Wow!!! I NEED these in my life! They sound amazing!!!
That’s the reaction I was after 😉 thanks Elizabeth! I made some brownies the other day and OH genuinely sulked because they weren’t THESE brownies!
Love the crunch from the banana chips and pretzels. What a fantastic way to elevate brownies.
That sounds so good. I love pretzels and can only imagine the salty bite they bring to the table in your awesome recipe. Nice creation!
Thanks Sarah and Laura 😀 it’s all about the contrast in texture and flavours. Glad you like them!
Hi Emma, which size baking tin did you use for this recipe?
It sounds amazing 🙂 need to give it a try!
Hi Caro
Sorry it took me a while to come back to you. My tin is 34 x 20 x 3cm H. (13 1⁄2″ x 8″ x 1″)
Hope that helps!
Emma