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S’mores Brownies!

S'mores Brownies

Oh brownies… how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

I love thee with chocolate chips mixed into your chocolatey batter.
I love thee with swirls of gooey caramel and chunks of walnuts.
I love thee frosted and topped with crushed peppermint candies.
I love thee layered with peanuts, chopped peanut butter cups and topped with chocolate rice krispies! (PBK Brownies)

And now… thanks to Joy the Baker, I love thee with graham crackers and marshmallows!

These remind me of summers, sitting around a campfire with the kids, making S’mores and singing silly songs. It’s winter now, but wouldn’t it be fun to make these when you have a blanket tent set up in the living room for a sleepover? There are some awesome Mom points right there!

No matter when you make them, I know you’ll love them!

S’mores Brownies
Recipe from Joy The Baker

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
5 large eggs
1 1/4 cups dark brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup graham cracker, roughly crushed
12 big marshmallows

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour a 9×13-inch baking pan (or you can you non-stick cooking spray too!) Set aside.

Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and espresso powder in small bowl. Set this aside too!

Using a double boiler, with two inches of simmering water, stir chocolate and butter until melted and smooth. Allow to cool for a few minutes before continuing.

Once cooled slightly, whisk the sugars into the chocolate. Whisk in eggs, one at a time, until well incorporated. Stir in the vanilla, then your flour mixture. Carefully fold in the crushed graham crackers.

Pour batter into prepared pan. Dot with 12 large marshmallows and sprinkle with a few additional graham crackers. Bake about 30 – 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached.

The marshmallows will be browned and fairly puffy, but will deflate as they cool. Let the brownies cool for about 20 minutes before slicing them. You will need to clean the knife under hot running water as you cut these because the marshmallows can get sticky!

Toasted S'mores Brownies
Enjoy!

P.B.K. Brownie Bars!

We started our third bowling season last night. It has become something of a tradition for me to bring snacks to our weekly games.  Truthfully, I do it because I can’t bowl.  Not even remotely well.                I couldn’t break 100 if I used bumpers.  My scores last night were 77, 79 and 69.  Yeahhhh…don’t quit my day job, right?  You may feel sorry for my team, but don’t!  They eat very well.   Yesterday I made PBK (Peanut Butter Krispy) Brownie Bars to kick off our season.  This recipe is a variation of BrownEyedBaker’s “Better Than Crack” Brownies and they are very addicting!   After all, who doesn’t love chocolate and peanut butter?  Consider yourself warned, you may never go back to regular brownies again.  I’m setting the bar pretty high on bowling snacks with these!   They are easy to put together, and trust me, they are worth every delicious bite!

First, mix up a batch of your favorite brownies and bake them in a 9 x 13 pan for about 20 – 25 minutes.  They won’t be done yet, but that’s ok, they’re going right back in the oven!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I made two batches so I could take one tray to work.  While the brownies are cooking, unwrap the peanut butter cups.

 

 

 

 

 

After “quality control” taste testing at least one of the Peanut Butter Cups, chop them up!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You’ll need about one cup total. I used 16 of the mini cups.  If you want to use the larger cups,  8 should do it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now chop up some salted peanuts. If you don’t have salted peanuts, use regular peanuts and add sea salt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pour both evenly over the top of the hot brownies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put the brownies back in the oven for another 4 – 6 minutes longer.

While they are finishing baking, melt together  butter, chocolate chips and creamy peanut butter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now stir in Rice Krispies!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take the brownies out of the oven and pour the chocolate/peanut butter/Krispy mix over the top!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spread evenly, cover and refrigerate at least two hours.  Don’t forget to butter the top of the foil so it doesn’t stick to the chocolate mix!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uh-oh… looks like someone couldn’t wait two hours!  I couldn’t help it… I mean… “they” couldn’t help it.  It’s chocolate… and peanut butter cups… and…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it was delicious!  🙂

Here is the full recipe.  Enjoy!!

P.B.K. BROWNIE BARS

Ingredients:

1 batch of brownies – either homemade or boxed

1/2 cup salted peanuts

1 cup chopped Reese’s peanut butter cups

1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips

1 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

1/2 TBLS butter

2 cups Rice Krispies Cereal

Directions:

If using a boxed mix (Go with Ghirardelli’s – trust me), prepare brownies according to directions, and bake for 20-25 minutes in a 9 x 13 baking dish.

Remove from the oven and top with chopped peanuts and peanut butter cups.  Return them to the oven and bake for 4-6 minutes more.

While the brownies are finishing baking, melt the butter, chocolate chips, peanut butter in a pan over medium heat.  Stir in the cereal.  Remove brownies from the oven and evenly pour chocolate mixture over the top.

Refrigerate for two hours before serving.