Peanut Butter Brownie Fudge Bars

Now two weeks into the semester, I'm slowly becoming used to the new routine.  Posting has been scant, but that's not for a lack of recipes going through my kitchen.  Hopefully, I'll get back to normal within the next week!  In the meantime, here's a recipe for a rich treat (that isn't that bad for you).

Although I don't use this combination in baking as often as I would like, peanut butter and chocolate is one of my favorite flavor combinations (and I'm sure there are many of you out there who agree).  Reese's are probably just about the only candy I'll actually buy - nothing else is worth the extra calories, in my book.  One of the guys I work with mentioned making chocolate peanut butter bars, so I decided to do just that - a fudgy brownie base with a lightly sweetened peanut butter topping with an almost cheesecake like texture.

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