More often than not, most families bake out of a box. Gone are the days of making flour messes from dumping the bag of flour on the measuring cup and cocoa clouds sneezed into the air. Baking has always been a fond nostalgic memory for me. From the kitchen disasters of not having powdered sugar, which then led to making our own (that ended horribly), to a recent expedition of making almond meal, by hand. Life throws at you challenges, some were your fault, but all you can do is put on a half smile half grimace and accidentally cut yourself with a butter knife. No don’t do that. Just the first part with the smiles.
Homemade brownies are a rarity in society now. At under 3 dollars, the convenience of a box outweighs the time and memories created from a simple recipe. With Halloween approaching, or already gone, we’re in a close time span, I bring to you a very fool proof after Halloween treat. After the trick or treating is done we’re left with a bowl of candy that is much to big for our stomachs. Time passes and it stays there, but fear not! With a little magic and leftover candy, voila! A batch of homemade possibly caramel filled, chocolate, whatever you throw in filled brownie is made.
All-In Brownies
Recipe by Michelle Dao
Makes 16, 2×2 squares
Ingredients
- 1 stick unsalted butter, plus extra for pan
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon table salt
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 10 + fun sized candies of choice
1. Line an 8×8 in pan with baking paper or spray with pam.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
3. Chop up chocolate into coarse pieces and place into a microwave safe bowl along with the butter.
4. Place the bowl into the microwave and in 30 second intervals melt the butter and chocolate together. Chocolate can burn so diligently watch and stir the chocolate until it is one uniform liquid. You can also take the option of a double boiler which has less chance of burning the chocolate.
5. Transfer to a mixing bowl and add the sugar.
6. Making sure the liquid is no longer as hot and won’t scramble the eggs, crack in the eggs one at a time and mix until combined.
7. Mix in the salt and vanilla extract.
8. Add flour and mix slowly to incorporate all the flour. No one wants to bite into clumps of flour or have to clean up a huge flour mess on their stove. Aka me.
9. At this point, you are at the stage of choosing what you want inside your brownie. Set aside about half the candy for topping them off. I chose a heavy dose of twix and kitkats for a crunch and gooey caramel. Crumble up the candy with your hands and stir them through the batter.
10. Pour into your pan and even it out with a spatula.
11. Take the candy you set aside and crumble it over the batter. When topped to your liking, stick it in the oven for 20-30 mins. (When you can stick a toothpick in and it comes out clean)
11. After taken out from the oven. Let it cool, cut and serve.
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