Butterfinger brownies are the best fudgy brownies with Butterfinger candy bar chunks baked into them.
I’m a sucker for candy bar recipes. And by “candy bar,” I mean any dessert recipe that has candy bars added to it. Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream is my favorite. My Snickers Bar Pie is pretty amazing. A Kit Kat Cake is always fun to make. And because I love my Milky Way Brownies so much, Butterfinger Brownies had to be next!
Ingredients needed for Butterfinger Brownies:
- creamy peanut butter
- butter
- flour
- unsweetened chocolate
- light brown sugar
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- Butterfinger candy bars!
How to make Butterfinger Brownies:
The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.
Use a mixer to combine the brown sugar, butter (melted) and peanut butter until they’re well combined. Stir in eggs and vanilla extract. Add melted, unsweetened chocolate and stir to combine. Stir in the flour. Stir in a bunch of chopped Butterfinger candy bars. Oh yeah!
Spread the batter into a prepared pan and top with more Butterfinger chunks. I like to bake them in greased foil or parchment paper because it’s so easy to peel off after they’re baked and chilled, and they come out so perfect.
Here’s the pan of Butterfinger Brownies all baked up. See those Butterfinger pieces all melted in nicely??
Slice. Taste. Slice. Taste. These brownies turn out to be super duper fudgy. Did I mention fudgy? So fudgy.
Easy to stack? Yessiree… as long as you chill them very well before cutting. These are on my “favorite cookies and bars” list, which is a list reserved for only the best of the best. That’s how much I like them. Enjoy!
The Best Brownie Recipes:
- Ultimate Fudge Brownies
- Double Chocolate Brownies
- Slutty Brownies
- Best Brownies Recipe
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies
Butterfinger Brownies
Recipe Details
Ingredients
- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 2 cups packed light brown sugar
- ½ cup (1 stick) butter, melted
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 16 .65-ounce (or 10.4-ounces total) Butterfinger candy bars, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line a 9x13-inch pan with foil or parchment paper; spray the foil or parchment with nonstick spray.
- In a glass bowl, melt the chocolate in the microwave- short bursts of 30 seconds; stir after each burst and remove from the microwave when melted and smooth. Set aside to cool slightly.
- In a large mixing bowl, either use a rubber spatula or an electric mixer to combine the brown sugar, butter and peanut butter. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix those in too. Stir in the melted chocolate. Stir in the flour. Stir in the chopped Butterfingers (reserving about ¾ cup for the top).
- Spread the batter into the prepared pan. Top with the reserved Butterfinger chunks.
- Bake 25 to 35 minutes. Watch closely and remove from the oven when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool completely.
- Refrigerate until brownies are well-chilled- if overnight, cover with plastic wrap. When ready to cut, remove from the refrigerator and turn onto a cutting board. Carefully peel off the foil or parchment and use another cutting board to flip the brownies back upright. Use a large, sharp knife to cut into squares.
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Notes
- *Don't use natural peanut butter for this recipe- it just won't turn out very well.
- *When you chop the butterfingers, don't try to chop them too finely... they tend to flake apart pretty easily. Opt for larger chunks but add everything into the mix (even the smaller, flaky parts).
- *If you happen to have a quarter-sheet pan, that's what I like to use for baking up these brownies.
- *To get nice, clean-cut brownies, chill well and use a sharp knife to cut. Wipe knife with paper towels between cuts. Cut off edges before cutting into squares if you'd like to have all edgeless brownies.
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Just wanted to thank you for this recipe! Made them the first time a few years ago for Father’s Day. Ever since when I ask if I should make brownies, my husband always asks “Butterfinger?”
Love these cold, as they’re at chewy perfection in this state.
I have these baking in the oven right now & even after 35 minutes, the batter is still very wet.
Has anyone else had this happen?
Please can you tell me what are the equivalent of butterfingers in the UK. These look so scummy. Would fudge fingers work?
Regards Jane
I’m not familiar with fudgefingers at all- but you can probably substitute any sort of chopped candy bar in here.
There are recipes for home made butterfinger bars that might work for you.
I was just thinking I wanted to bake with butterfingers. They are my go to froyo topping. I love these brownies!
Butterfinger is my husbands favorite candy bar so he is pretty excited that I found this recipe. I looked at a couple of others and this one looked the best:)
I an learning to cook things so I have a dumb question if you don’t want to chill them over night about how long do you chill them for?
Until they’re firm!
These brownies are very WONDERFUL!!!
Made them last night, delicious!!!! Have a question though, do you slowly blend in the flour or all at once?
Yes, all at once should be fine!
Thank you for this recipe! A new favorite for me – turned out perfect twice! Have passed the link onto friends and love it as well! Yummy (especially warming up the brownies and serving with ice cream!).
I love the look of these but unfortunately we don’t have “butterfinger bars” in the UK. I’ve tried similar with Oreos and they’re eaten with gusto by my boys. I need to find a UK equivalent. Don’t envy you the ‘chat’ I had to have it with my 10 year old ‘baby’ last week, yuck!
These brownies are GREAT and I actually like them better chilled 🙂 They are super-duper fudgy but mine got a little melty (still delicious!) when they were left out for a while.
lori lori lori
girl i saw these and did not want to look
but damn girl i had too
they are perfect.
i am so making these!
OMG! Those are killer good looking! I can’t wait to try…think of the possibilities with using all sorts of different bars…..mmmmmmm!
Oh Yummy! Nobody better lay a finger on my Butterfinger Brownie!
Made these and watched them disappear! Huge success!
My co workers & family thank you. You rock!
All of a sudden I have this uncontrollable urge for brownies! It must be those amazing pics. Thanks another great recipe!
All I have to say is “OH MY!!!”
I have a weakness for butterfingers and this recipe might just make me cave and pick up a bunch of them, which could be very dangerous!
Oh my gosh, Lori, these look incredible! Butterfinger is one of my favorite candy bars.
Oh, the brownies!! They look fantastic! I bookmarked the recipe.
Danger zone! Butterfingers are my favorite Halloween candy…can’t wait to try them in a brownie!
I keep coming back to this post…I love butterfingers! These look amazing, Lori!
I am going out for the Butterfingers now! Bless you Recipe Girl!
These look fabulous! Pure comfort food!
Currently drooling….I need these in my life right now!
I’ve made these before! I made them from a previous recipe you had I think. They are so good!
You are KILLING me with these, Lori!! Butterfingers and brownies are among my favorite…. and combined?? Heaven. And wouldn’t you know I just started a 2 week “no sugar” cleanse. Counting the days until Memorial Weekend is over, then these babies will be mine!!
This just made it onto my list of MUST MAKES! Just looking at the pictures made me salivate. Thanks so much! Looking forward to enjoying these in moderation! lol
-Emily in CT
These pictures are fantastic. This recipe is gettitng bookmarked for sure!
I love adding candy to brownies and cookies. Love the Butterfinger addition!
Oh Lori,
I am dreading the day we have to have “the talk” with my boys too! I will be waiting as long as possible for sure! Your brownies look out of this world! See you Thursday!!
What we’ve done with our kids (ages 13 and 10) is let them know that they WILL have questions and that yes, it will be weird and embarassing for both of us, but we’ll always answer honestly. And that’s worked so far. It’s mostly come from our 13 year old as he hears more in contact with the middle school crowd but he knows he can talk to us about anything.
Knowing that it’s awkward and strange actually makes it easier. Oh yeah, that and only answering what they’re actually asking. No need to delve into every single detail when they may just want a brief couple of sentence definition. Example, our son at 12 heard about a certain (ahem) number. Our response after stammering for a few moments and nearly dropping the dish I was drying was that it was a sexual position for grown-ups. He was totally satisfied with that answer.
Oh, and we’ve made it a “rule” that these conversations are to be PRIVATE. As in, no asking in front of others, especially the very impressionable younger sister. If you hear something that you want to talk about, you ask at home!
I know this is long but I hope it helps! And I’ll dream about those delicious brownies as both my two are allergic to peanuts!
WOW! Okay it’s 5:42am as I am reading these…do we think it’s to early for a pan full? These sound delicious…Thanks for sharing!
These are the most delicious looking brownies I’ve seen in a while! LOVE them!
oh man… YES PLEASE!
This will definitely keep them quiet for awhile. Looks awesome!