Candy Bar Brownies
Candy bar brownies, with their rich fudge base, are loaded with all of your favorite candy bars. These oooey, gooey brownies are a chocolate lover's dream.
Ingredients
Brownies
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour for tossing the chocolate chunks
- ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 11.5 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chunks
- 1 cup salted sweet cream butter
- 4 ounces bittersweet baking chocolate
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs room temperature
Candy Bar Topping
- ½ cup Whoppers candy
- ½ cup Hershey’s candy bar chopped
- ½ cup Kit Kat candy bar chopped
- ½ cup Snickers candy bar chopped
- ½ cup Milky Way candy bar chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9x9-inch baking dish with parchment paper. Be sure to leave an overlap or “sling” of parchment paper. Set it aside.
- Whisk together 1 cup of flour and unsweetened cocoa powder in a small mixing bowl. Set it aside.
- Toss the chocolate chunks in the 1 tablespoon of flour. Remove the excess flour and set it aside.
- Using a 2 to 3-quart saucepan over low heat, add the butter and chopped baking chocolate. Stir constantly until the butter and chocolate are completely melted. Transfer the chocolate mixture to a large mixing bowl to cool. (The mixture won’t be hot, just slightly warm.)
- Whisk the granulated sugar and vanilla into the cooled chocolate and butter.
- Whisk in the eggs, one at a time, until well combined.
- Stir in the cocoa and flour mixture, and be sure not to over-mix, just until no streaks of flour are visible.
- Fold in the flour-coated chocolate chunks.
- Spoon in and evenly spread the brownie batter into the prepared baking dish. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes away with only a slight bit of brownie crumbs. Allow the brownies to rest for 5 minutes.
- Sprinkle the chopped candy bars over the top of the brownies. (I sprinkled the larger chopped pieces first and ended with the Whoppers). Allow the brownies to cool completely before slicing and serving.
Notes
You can break the candy bars into small bite-sized pieces or chop them with a knife.
Oven temperatures vary and may need to be recalibrated periodically to ensure they are accurate. Make sure to check your brownies at the lower end of the recommended baking time.
Oven temperatures vary and may need to be recalibrated periodically to ensure they are accurate. Make sure to check your brownies at the lower end of the recommended baking time.
You can allow the brownies to rest for up to 15 minutes before adding the candy pieces.
The multiple layers of plastic wrap are necessary due to the changes that happen to candy in the freezer.