Quick and Easy Candy Bar Brownies Recipe
Halloween is just around the corner, and that means our cupboards will soon be full of leftover candy. During this time, I love to make these brownies to clear out leftover Halloween candy – or candy from any holiday. The brownies have more variety of miniature and fun-size candy bars baked in than most gas stations sell. Butterfinger, 3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Snickers, Mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Nestle Crunch, Twix, and M&Ms – you name it. These brownies have it all! I adapted one of my favorite brownie bases because it makes an 8×8 pan. And with brownies this decadent, a bigger pan enters into dangerous territory. There’s no melted chocolate in them, and they’re made simply with cocoa powder. I used to think cocoa powder brownies couldn’t possibly hold a candle to melted chocolate brownies or be as fudgy, but this base proves me wrong. They’re as easy as a boxed brownie mix and ready in half an hour. I encourage you not to buy any new candy for these. Shop in your own pantry. Try chocolate-covered pretzels or nuts, two-day old chopped up cookies, leftover caramel corn, diced Nilla wafers or graham crackers, whatever you have that’s snacky and munchy, toss it in. And if you’re so inclined, sprinkle on a little more candy and some chocolate chips. Rich, decadent, and just want the pantry cleanout doctor ordered, these candy brownies never disappoint!
Ingredients in Loaded Fudgy Candy Bar Brownies
To make these brownies with candy pieces, you’ll need: Try them all, or pick your favorites!
Unsalted butter – melted Eggs Granulated sugar Light brown sugar Brewed coffee – this is optional and doesn’t make your brownies taste like coffee, but it does enhance the chocolate taste Vanilla extract Unsweetened cocoa powder – natural or Dutch-processed cocoa powder Instant espresso coffee granules – again, these are optional but highly recommended for the boldest chocolate flavor Salt All-purpose flour – feel free to use a 1:1 all-purpose gluten-free flour to keep these brownies gluten-free Fun-sized candy bars – Twix, Butterfinger, Musketeers, Milky Way, Snickers, Mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Nestle Crunch, etc. If using regular sized bars, just chop them into tiny pieces Semi-sweet chocolate chips M&Ms
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Candy Brownies
Making brownies with candy bars is so quick and easy you’ll feel like you’re working with a box mix! Here’s an overview of how the brownies are made:
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