Well, this is it – the best brownies I’ve made, EVER! Every mouthful contains an irresistible combination of chocolate brownie, chocolate chunks, peanut butter, rice krispies (!) and marshmallow. They are incredibly gooey and moreish with a crackly top, and I know you’ll love them!
There is SO much chocolate in these brownies. Almost an obscene amount. But in my defence, these aren’t everyday brownies. These are push the boat out occasion brownies. OUTRAGEOUS, if you will! And when you’re already in a situation where you’re melting butter and chocolate together and adding sugar… what’s obscene anyway?
This is no-holds barred, non-budget baking! (If you want a more economical brownie recipe, this one is awesome!). Let’s see, we’ve got 300g of chocolate chips and chunks of various sizes and hues, plus 300g of melted plain chocolate that makes these brownies so densely chocolatey and decadent.
Along with all those chocolate, I’ve also packed these brownies full of peanut butter chips, mini marshmallows, and rice krispies. I KNOW! These are some crazy brownies!
The peanut butter chips were brought back from my honeymoon in the US last year, so it’s unlikely you’ll have any. Don’t worry, just drop teaspoonfuls of peanut butter into the batter and swirl it through, or use a couple of handfuls of salted peanuts. If you’re not into peanuts, just leave it out or replace with another nut. Pecans would be so yummy!
In the oven, the mini marshmallows melt together with the chocolate chunks and other ingredients to make these brownies so unbelievably gooey it’s hard to see how they even hold together. Yet they do – once they’ve been chilled overnight in the fridge. If you’re finding it difficult to resist that just-baked brownie smell, scoop some into a bowl to eat with ice cream, but chill the rest.
This recipe makes 12 good sized brownies, or you can also double it if you need to feed a bigger crowd.
- 250g unsalted butter
- 300g plain chocolate
- 300g milk, white and dark chocolate chunks or chips (I used 100 of each)
- 80g unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 large eggs
- 3 tbsp instant coffee granules
- 2 tbsp pure vanilla essence
- 150g caster sugar
- 50g dark brown sugar
- 100g plain flour
- 1.5tsp baking powder
- 0.5tsp salt
- 200g peanut butter chips, or replace with 10 tsp of peanut butter
- 100g salted peanuts OR substitute with another nut
- 200g mini-marshmallows
- 100g rice krispies
- Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas mark 4/350F, and grease a 11 x 9 inch (or similar) brownie pan with butter.
- Melt the 300g butter and 300g plain chocolate in a large saucepan on a low heat until completely smooth.
- Remove from the heat and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk the eggs together with the sugars, coffee granules, vanilla and salt. Mix in the chocolate butter mixture.
- Next, assemble all of your chocolate chips or chunks together in a large bowl with your marshmallows, rice krispies, etc, and measure in your flour and baking powder. Stir until everything is coated in flour, then tip the flour mixture into the chocolate mixture, and stir gently together until everything is incorporated.
- Bake for 20 - 25 minutes on the middle tray of a hot oven, then remove and allow to cool to room temperature. Cover with foil and pop them into the fridge overnight before carefully slicing into squares.
This recipe is adapted from Ina Garten’s Outrageous brownies! My version is even more packed full of yummy stuff – the original brownies have walnuts and chocolate chips. That’s the beauty of this recipe – pack whatever mix-ins you love into these brownies!
Enjoy!
x Kerry
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Charlotte says
November 27, 2015 at 4:26 pmAGH these look amazing! I can’t get loads of things here in Jordan (fresh cream, for example, not available for love nor money) BUT I reckon I could get peanut butter chips as the US influence is huge. Something to add to my list of missions on Sunday… YUM!
Naomi says
April 28, 2015 at 9:18 pmHi Kerry, these look amazing! I note that you normally use supermarket own brand chocolate. Would you use that for this recipe too? Thanks
Kerry Cooks says
April 29, 2015 at 10:02 amI did indeed! I find that the tesco ones are really nice 🙂
Claire @foodiequine says
April 27, 2015 at 3:26 pmThese are indeed outrageous! How on earth did you think to include rice krispies?! I’m not 100% convinced by them but I do absolutely NEED some peanut butter chips in my life.
Kerry Cooks says
April 27, 2015 at 4:28 pmI was throwing everything in there! 🙂
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says
April 27, 2015 at 3:25 pmOh my word, these look SO good! So gooey!
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Kerry Cooks says
April 27, 2015 at 4:28 pmI know, thanks Becca! You can’t beat some good goo!
Lynnette says
April 27, 2015 at 1:59 pmOh my! My heart just skipped a beat. These look so gooey and chocolatey! And with all those ingredients inside? Insane. I need to make these for a baby shower or a hen’s night. It will be sure to impress! Book marking this brownie recipe Kerry 🙂 Can I have your permission to make this as part of my ‘Recipe Test’ series on my blog? I am thinking of putting popcorn in there, sort of a salted caramel popcorn brownie haha… am I crazy? x
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Kerry Cooks says
April 27, 2015 at 4:29 pmOoh that would be exciting! Of course, let me know the results!
Diane @ Life of Di. says
April 27, 2015 at 1:33 pmI don’t think I’ve ever had a brownie with anything in it (except for maybe walnuts?) These look so good. I love the addition of marshmallow and Rice Krispies. I bet the texture is really great. I love pairing brownies with a cup of black coffee. The richness of the chocolate + the bitterness of the coffee is such a great combination!
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Kerry Cooks says
April 27, 2015 at 4:29 pmThat is a great combo! Or vanilla ice cream too 🙂 The marshmallows kind of melt into them and it’s very yummy!
Angela /Only Crumbs Remian says
April 27, 2015 at 9:23 amOh my words, these certainly do look obscenely good! Totally sold Kerry. We’ll just gloss over the nutritional list 😉
Angela x
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Kerry Cooks says
April 27, 2015 at 10:32 amYeah, don’t look at the calorie count!