Peanut Butter Ripple Brownies

We had a fun time getting together with some friends this weekend.  We enjoyed a wonderful meal together and then enjoyed eating these extremely healthy bars for dessert.  I do somehow manage to end up taking dessert to many of our get-togethers.  I wonder what that means?...

Swirl the chocolate & peanut butter layers together with a knife.

Bad picture...there weren't very many left!

Peanut Butter Ripple Brownies
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. peanut butter
1/4 c. flour
2 eggs
1 package supreme brownie mix (with a chocolate syrup pouch)
1/4 c. water
1/4 c. vegetable oil
2 eggs
     Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease bottom only of a 9x13 pan.  Beat sugar, peanut butter, flour and 2 eggs in small bowl on medium speed for 2 minutes; set aside.  In another bowl, stir brownie mix, chocolate syrup pouch, water, oil, & 2 eggs until well blended; spread in pan.  Drop peanut butter mixture by tablespoonfuls onto brownie batter.  Swirl through batter with knife.  Bake 40 minutes.  Cool for 1 hour.  Frost with Peanut Butter Frosting (see below).  May sprinkle with peanuts.

Peanut Butter Frosting
1 c. (about 1/2 tub) Betty Crocker Rich & Creamy vanilla, ready-to-spread frosting
1/3 c. peanut butter
2-3 tsp. milk (to make a good consistency)
     Stir all ingredients together, using a spoon, until smooth & spreadable.  Frost bars.

I personally think these taste the best when they're warm & topped with vanilla ice cream.  :)

As a side note, please don't think I invented any of these recipes from scratch.  Most of these are from family members, and who knows where they got them from!