Do you LOVE peanut butter? Love your pressure cooker, too? If you said yes, you’re in for a special treat! These Pressure Cooker Peanut Putter Blondies are chewy in all the right places, loaded with sweet peanut butter and full of terrific texture.
I admit it, I couldn’t stop at making those decadent cocoa brownies in my pressure cooker
Well, after two horribly disastrous flop-a-roos I nearly called it a lost cause and gave up.
FAIL!!
Fail #1 was made when I tried using a recipe from my old hand written cookbook. It called for 1/3 cup of crunchy peanut butter. Unfortunately it did not work in the pressure cooker. They were dense and unless you’re looking for a peanut butter flavored hockey puck to chew on, you’ll skip this one.
Fail #2 was even worse. It was so bad that I didn’t even take a picture. I tried substituting the peanut butter with powdered peanut butter, using the same recipe. The brownies were doughy and raw tasting. Both batches were cooked at high pressure for 25 minutes. I really didn’t think increasing the time would help because the batter was just too wet and heavy.
I called it a night and figured peanut butter brownies/blondies or whatever was just not going to happen.
Next morning, I was bound and determined to make something peanut buttery in my pressure cooker. That’s when this happened..
Good ol’ fashioned oats saved my demise and I stuck with the powdered peanut butter
You may think I’m crazy for trying to “bake” things like brownies and blondies in the pressure cooker
However, some people can use good recipes like these pressure cooker peanut butter blondies because they don’t have access to an oven, don’t want to heat up their kitchen or are cooking in a camper. I think it’s nice to be able to share what works and what doesn’t with fine foodie folks out there.
If you’re thinking you’d like to have these tasty treats but you don’t have a pressure cooker, no worries. I’ve included alternative instructions for the oven in the notes of the printout below. š
I do hope you’ll give these yummy blondies a try and let me know what you think. I’d love to hear from you!
Have a fantastic day and as always, keep it delicious!
Till next time ~ much love, Connie
Pressure Cooker Peanut Butter Blondies
Ingredients
Peanut Butter Blondies
- 1/2 C granulated sugar
- 1/2 C light brown sugar
- 1/3 C powdered peanut butter
- 1/2 C butter softened (plus more for buttering pan)
- 1 egg room temp
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 C flour
- 1 C regular oats not quick
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 C water for the pressure cooker pot
Frosting
- 1/3 C peanut butter crunchy or smooth
- 1/4 milk
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 C powdered sugar
Notes:
- I have tested this recipe with the specific ingredients listed above. Substitutions may change the cooking time needed or the end result.
Instructions
Brownies
- Lightly butter the sides of a 9-inch spring form pan. *
- Cut out a round of parchment paper fit it into the bottom of the pan.
- In a bowl, cream together the sugars, powdered peanut butter, butter, egg and salt.
- Fold in the flour, oats, baking soda and mix until everything is incorporated.
- Press the mixture into the pan evenly.
- Cover the top of the spring form pan with a dry paper towel.
- Seal the pan with a piece of aluminum foil.
- Pour the water into the bottom of the pressure cooker pot.
- Make a foil sling to lift the pan in and out of the pressure cooker.
- Place the pan on the trivet and lower into the pot with the foil sling.
- Place the lid on the unit and turn to locked position.
- Turn the steam vent to sealing.
- Press the manual button and adjust the time for 25 minutes.
- When the timer has counted down, carefully release the steam.
- Use the foil sling and two towels to lift the blondies out of the pot.
- Allow to cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Release the lever on the spring form pan and remove.
- Place a plate on top of the blondies and invert.
- Remove the parchment paper.
- Allow to cool completely before icing with the frosting.
Frosting
- Cream together the peanut butter, milk and vanilla. Mix in the powdered sugar until the frosting is desired consistency.
- Smooth over blondies when they are cooled.
Notes
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I am very impressed that you did a peanut butter blondie in the pressure cooker Connie!! Even if the first two failed š I have to go buy a pressure cooker now! Have a wonderful holiday weekend, my friend š
Thank you Karrie. You really would have fun with a pressure cooker. Plus they make a fantastic supper saver when you’re in a rush. You have a wonderful holiday, too! <3
I’m definitely trying this as I have a jar of powdered peanut butter sitting in my pantry! Thanks so much for coming up with this – I’ll report back on how mine turn out!!
Thanks Brenda, I hope you enjoy! <3
is it low or high for temp?
Iāve read that baking in a pressure cooker requires a little extra baking powder to rise since itās under pressure. It looks really tasty, canāt wait to try, Cheers!