Any chocolate lover will have a hard time resisting these amazingly decadent candy bar brownies with their rich fudge base and candy topping.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Total Time50 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Candy Bar Brownies Recipe
Servings: 16
Calories: 553kcal
Ingredients
Brownies
1cupall-purpose flour
1tablespoonall-purpose flour,for tossing the chocolate chunks
⅔cupunsweetened cocoa powder
11.5ouncessemi-sweet chocolate chunks
1cupsalted sweet cream butter
4ouncesbittersweet baking chocolate
2cupsgranulated sugar
2½teaspoonspure vanilla extract
3largeeggs,room temperature
Candy Bar Topping
½cupWhoppers candy
½cupHershey’s candy bar,chopped
½cupKit Kat candy bar,chopped
½cupSnickers candy bar,chopped
½cupMilky 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.
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.