I feel as though I am living vicariously through Get Off Your Butt and Bake. I’ve said it before, she sure knows what she’s doing in the kitchen. I have yet to have one of her recipes let me down! This one on her website is called “Kathryn Hepburn Brownies”. Apparently, they were her favorite! I’m going to call them Rocky Road Brownies. The sauce on these are divine, and you will have a hard time stopping at just one brownie!
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Rocky Road Brownies
Rocky Road Brownies are an ooey gooey chocolate combination of pure wonderful. These brownies have it all.
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. 1 stick butter
- 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate chopped
- 1 c. sugar
- 2 large eggs slightly beaten
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla
- 1/2 c. all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 c. chopped walnuts
- 1 pkg. marshmallows
Fudge Frosting
- 1 3/4 sticks butter
- 4 tbsp. cocoa powder
- 6 tbsp. milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 lb. powdered sugar
- 1/2 c. finely chopped pecans or walnuts optional
Instructions
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Position a rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat oven to 325 F. Butter and flour an 8" square baking pan.
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Melt butter and chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of about 1 1/2" of nearly simmering water, whisking until smooth. Or melt in a microwave, watching closely. Remove from the heat, add sugar, eggs, and vanilla, whisk until blended.
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Whisk in the flour and salt just until well blended. Stir in the walnuts. Transfer batter to the prepared floured pan.
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Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out slightly sticky (but not too wet). Do not over bake. The edges will start to pull away from the pan when just about done.
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Add mini marshmallows to the top of the brownies and put back in the oven for a few minutes longer (just until slightly melted, do not brown). Let cool for 5-10 minutes, and spread or drizzle fudge frosting over the top. Cool 20-30 minutes before cutting.
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For the fudge frosting: melt the butter in a medium sized saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the cocoa powder and stir until smooth. Add the milk, vanilla and powdered sugar. Whisk until very smooth.
Recipe Notes
[My 2 Cents]
Frosing: Makes enough for a double batch of brownies in a 9x13 pan
Definitely wait until the marshmallows have cooled before topping the brownies with the sauce. Otherwise you will end up with brownies like my picture, very, very runny! I just couldn't wait until they were cooled and then as a result they were practically a sticky mess! Delicious none the less :)
Adapted from Get Off Your Butt and Bake
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Aimee Berrett
You didn’t say how many marshmallows you used on top of these ;)
Yvonne
Well that would be too easy now wouldn’t it! Hee hee, I’ve updated the recipe!
Colleen Vickers
I had a question in regards to it calling for two separate cups of sugar. Is this an error? It seems like a lot of sugar in proportion to the amount of flour. Just checking before making.
Yvonne
Ohmygoodness! That is definitely an error! Thanks for letting me know, and I’m so glad you checked before ruining your recipe :) I’m fixing it right away!
P.s. how hideous is this photo??? Well, none the less – these brownies are AMAZING!!!
Shayla
These look amazing, I definitely will be making these someday!