Listen, I’m usually the brownies-from-a-box kinda gal but I had so much chocolate in my house I actually couldn’t fathom eating it all so I decided to reach into my inner Mary Berry and try to make some real milk chocolate brownies… from scratch. I know… what? I actually combined ingredients together separately instead of just adding a touch of oil and some eggs to a pre made mixture. Pure talent honestly, especially because they turned out to truly be one of the best brownies I’ve eaten. I’m not even kidding.
But obviously my fat ass couldn’t just make regular brownies… I had to go all out and add a bunch of sugary shit to them to make them even more nutritionally unsound and delicious. I’ve been known to add caramel chunks to pre-packaged brownie mixtures in the past, so I chucked some of that in. I also had some marshmallows and graham crackers lying around as well so I thought alright why not make a caramel s’more extra chocolatey brownie? Bikini body, who?
Not that I’m advocating having to work for treats but you might feel a tad bit better about yourself if you have a bit of a workout before devouring these… or not, let’s get thicc together?
What you’re going to need:
- ~1.5 cup melted chocolate (I think it works out to be about 8oz if that helps)
- 1.2 cup butter or margarine… any will do
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup flour – I used all purpose
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- a pinch of salt
- the teeniest sprinkle of baking powder
- 1/2 cup ish of caramels (I used the soft werther’s caramels but you can buy those little cubes in the dollar store)
- 8 normal sized marshmallow cut in half
- 2 graham crackers messily crushed up
How to make:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Melt butter and chocolate together over low-medium heat – don’t have the temperature too high or you’ll burn your chocolate! Once mixture is smooth remove from the heat and let cool slightly.
Stir in vanilla, brown sugar, and one egg at a time and beat until smooth. The mixture should look glossy – that’s when you know it’s mixed properly! You have to mix it hard and fast!
Throw the rest of the ingredients (bar the caramels, graham crackers, and marshmallows) gradually into the mixture and mix until smooth. Then add your caramels, crackers, and marshmallows. The mixture will be kinda of dense at this point and will cling together well.
Now, this is important; unless you want to have to hack your brownie out of it’s bowl once it’s out of the oven, line your 9 by 9 inch baking dish with parchment paper. Seriously. We (I) made this mistake the first time and every time I wanted a bit of brownie I had to spend 5 minutes clawing it out of the pan. Line your dish.
Pop it in the oven for 50mins-1hour. It’ll be crispy around the edges and a little more gooey in the middle. If you stick a knife in it and theres only a few bits of crumb that come out with it, it’s done.
Let that bad boy cool a little so that you don’t burn your fingers diving into it, and enjoy the most gooey, MOIST, and chocolatey brownie you’ve ever eaten.
You’re welcome.
Until next time
xx