M&M’s Brownies

Name: M&M’s Brownies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 15 servings
Ingredients: 3/4 cup baking cocoa; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 2/3 cup butter, melted, divided; 1/2 cup boiling water; 2 cups sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup milk chocolate M&M's

Total Time Prep: 15 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling

Yield 15 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

Chewy, fudgy and packed with colorful candy crunch, these M&M's brownies are the ultimate treat for any occasion.

Ingredients

3/4 cup baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2/3 cup butter, melted, divided
1/2 cup boiling water
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk chocolate M&M's

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine cocoa and baking soda. Stir in 1/3 cup melted butter. Add boiling water; stir until well blended. Stir in sugar, eggs, remaining 1/3 cup melted butter and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; stir into cocoa mixture.
Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake 15 minutes; evenly sprinkle with M&M's. Continue baking until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan, 20-25 minutes longer. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

1 brownie: 273 calories, 11g fat (6g saturated fat), 47mg cholesterol, 160mg sodium, 43g carbohydrate (31g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

Easily dress up a batch of fudgy brownies with M&Ms. It brings a bright, colorful look while providing more bits of ooey-gooey chocolate. —Joan Hohwald, Lodi, New York

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