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The Best Brownie Recipe

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This is the best brownie recipe because these brownies are so moist and gooey. They are made with toffee bits which melt into the brownies adding a toffee flavor, marshmallows which melt and making the brownies extra moist and gooey, and walnuts for a hint of crunch.

The Best Brownie Recipe - an easy recipe for the most moist and gooey brownies!

Brownies remind me of my childhood. It seemed like my mother was always making them. The smell of brownies baking in the oven instantly brings my back to my parent’s house in Maine.

Lucky for me, brownies are easy to make – especially since my mother has always been a fan of boxed brownie mixes. She taught me that there is no shame in taking shortcuts, but still making the recipe your own. The same goes for this ooey gooey brownie recipe, I used a boxed brownie mix, but made it my own.

The best brownie recipe starts with a boxed mix and then you add in some secret ingredients to make extra gooey and rich brownies!

I took a standard box of brownie mix, but by adding heath bar bits, walnuts, and lots of marshmallows, I transformed a basic brownie mix into something exceptional. If you still want to bake brownies from scratch, you can start with your favorite brownie recipe and then add marshmallows, toffee, and walnuts.

Best Brownie Recipe - a delightful recipe for brownies made with marshmallows, toffee, and walnuts.

I am friends with the wonderful ladies who own XO Marshmallow, a boutique marshmallow café and shop in Chicago, and the shop happens to sell the most remarkable marshmallows. Fresh marshmallows are significantly better than the ones you typically buy at the grocery store. Lucky for those of you outside Chicago, XO Marshmallow’s products are available online, and I highly recommend trying them.

The best brownie recipe - these are so rich and chocolatey!

One of the problems that faces me as a food blogger is that when I make desserts, I have far more sweets than two people should consume on their own. So I share sweets with friends. It is common for me to open up my purse and pull out cookies, brownies, or slices of pie when I meet up with friends. Sometimes I even schedule my baking around my plans with friends – I want to bake when I know that I can share the baked goods with someone else. I showed up at the airport with brownies wrapped in aluminum foil to give to my friend Bob before we flew to Scottsdale.

The cooking time for brownies is based on the size of the pan that you choose. I like to use an 8×8 inch pan to make thick brownies, which bake in about 45 minutes. If you use a different size pan, refer back to the cooking times listed on the box of brownie mix.

The Best Brownie Recipe:

The Best Brownie Recipe

This is the best brownie recipe because these brownies are so moist and gooey. They are made with toffee bits which melt into the brownies adding a toffee flavor, marshmallows which melt and making the brownies extra moist and gooey, and walnuts for a hint of crunch.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 9 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 box of Brownie Mix* plus the eggs, vegetable oil, and water as called for
  • 2 cups of loosely chopped Marshmallows
  • 1/2 cup of Toffee Bits
  • 1/2 cup of Walnuts

Instructions

  1. Heat your oven to 350 degrees, and line a baking pan with parchment paper.
  2. Pour the brownie mix into a mixing bowl, and add the eggs, vegetable oil, and water as called for on the box. Add the toffee and walnuts and stir to combine.
  3. Fold in the marshmallows.
  4. Bake for 45-50 minutes until the center has set.
  5. Let the brownies cool before slicing.

Recipe Notes

*I love the Pillsbury Milk Chocolate Brownie Mix, but you can use any brownie mix.

The Best Brownie Recipe - moist gooey brownies with toffee, marshmallows, and walnuts.

Recipe Rating




Erlene A

Sunday 10th of February 2019

Hey, I'm all about shortcuts and I do a lot of add-ins to make boxed brownies my own too. Thanks for sharing your recipe on MM. Pinned and will be featuring it on tonight's party.

thekittchen

Monday 11th of February 2019

Oh thanks so much for featuring my recipe! I am glad I am not the only one who has no problem starting from using a boxed mix :)

Miz Helen

Tuesday 26th of June 2018

Oh my goodness, I would love one of these amazing brownies right now! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday. Miz Helen

Jann Olson

Sunday 24th of June 2018

Anything with toffee can't be bad! :) Thanks for sharing your recipe with SYC. hugs, Jann

Donna Reidland

Monday 18th of June 2018

I have been craving homemade brownies. I'll be pinning this one! :-)

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