S'mores Brownies

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S'mores are the treat of the summer. With the marshmallows that can either be burnt and gooey or lightly torched and soft, with lots of chocolate and graham crackers too. Why not try these s'mores brownies instead? It's chewy, soft, and gooey too. It's got everything that a regular s'mores does, but in an even better form that's not messy or a fire hazard. Plus these brownies are super easy to make too!

Change it up!

You don't have to make these as s'mores brownies if you don't want to. I've made them with as a plain brownie and topped it with a simple chocolate buttercream and sprinkles on top! You could even add in some nuts and drizzle it with caramel and serve it warm with some ice cream if you really wanted to! There really is no wrong way to go about with brownies. No matter what you do with it, it's bound to be eaten.

Quick tip!

Be careful if you decide to use the broiler when toasting the marshmallows. You have to watch it very carefully so they don't burn. I highly suggest just leaving it under the broiler for less than a minute and no longer than that. If you have a torch than I highly recommend you use that instead because you will have more control over the flame and how much the marshmallows are toasted. This will prevent the marshmallows from really burning by using a torch instead of using the broiler.

Products I recommend.

Above are some recommended tools and ingredients that I personally used when making these sinful s'mores brownies. It's extremely helpful to have a square 8x8 inch cake pan but you can also use a basic casserole pan too.

s'mores brownies

these brownies can be made simple or extra with some marshmallows and grahams.

• 3 sticks unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup mini marshmallows
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup graham crackers (crushed)

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray and line a 8x8 inch square pan.

2. Place the butter and chocolate chips into a microwave safe bowl and melt. Mix together to incorporate. Set aside.

3. In the bowl of a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, whip the eggs, sugar and vanilla to ribbon stage, or until pale and thick. Slowly add in the melted butter and chocolate and mix to incorporate.

4. In a separate bowl, sift together the cocoa powder, flour, salt, and baking powder. Slowly add into the wet mixture, a 1/3 of the dry at a time, and fold in by hand with a rubber spatula. Fold in the mini marshmallows, chocolate chips and crushed graham crackers.

5. Spread the brownie batter in a 8x8 inch square pan and bake for 40-45 minutes or until set.

6. Top with some more marshmallows and use a torch or broiler to toast the marshmallows.

Chunky Monkey Blondies

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*This post contains affiliate links. To learn more please read the disclosure.These chunky monkey blondies are so much fun! A peanut butter blondie that is almost cake like but is dense and chewy at the same time is topped with chocolate, peanuts, and banana chips! What more could you need in a blondie???!! Now you don't need to get all fancy with the banana chips if you can't find them. I got mine at Target and I know that most grocery stores carry them. They can either be in the produce section with the nuts or in the baking aisle with all of the dried fruit. If you can't find them, than no worries! The blondies will be tasty either way since it's all peanut butter. Just add extra chocolate chips! Now these blondies are perfect for a back to school treat come fall and everyone will love them at the next bake sale!

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Above are some products that I personally used to make these chunky monkey blondies. I recommend having a square 8x8 inch cake pan to make these but you can always use a casserole dish too. If you want the banana chips but can't find them at your local grocery store, so I provided a link!

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Chunky Monkey Blondies

A peanut butter blondie that is topped with chocolate, peanuts and banana chips.

• 1 stick unsalted butter
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips (for topping)
• 1/4 cup peanuts (for topping)
• 1/4 cup banana chips (for topping)

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 8 x8 inch cake pan and line with parchment. In a bowl, melt the butter and peanut butter in the microwave for 30 second bursts until melted and fully combined. Add in the brown sugar and vanilla extract and mix until fully combined. Slowly add in the eggs, mixing after each egg is added to prevent them from cooking. Whisk in the flour, baking powder and salt until there are no lumps. Pour the batter into the cake pan and sprinkle the chocolate chips, peanuts, and banana chips on top and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool.

Caramel Nut Bars

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*Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more, please go here.These caramel nut bars are soft, gooey and overall delicious! The caramel nut bars recipe starts off with a buttery shortbread crust which then gets topped with a gooey caramel that's mixed with an array of nuts. It then gets baked so the caramel sets and topped with a sprinkling of sea salt. These bars can be dangerous!You can mix it up a little with this recipe too, which is nice if you have a certain nut allergy. You can use any type of nut or mix it really doesn't matter. Use all peanuts if you'd like and make it a caramel peanut bar and then drizzle some chocolate over the top after it cools down. This recipe requires honey, but if you aren't a fan of honey than you can easily substitute it. Just use light corn syrup instead of the honey. Overall these caramel nut bars are a great treat for an afternoon snack

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Above are some products that I personally use and recommend for this recipe and to have for everyday use. One of my favorite things that I have many of are the BlueQ oven mitts. They aren't just really funny and a great statement piece for your kitchen, but they are great quality too! 

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caramel nut bars

a buttery shortbread crust that is topped with mixed nuts and lots of gooey caramel and sea salt

shortbread

• 1 stick unsalted butter (room temp)
• 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• pinch salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

caramel

• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup honey (you can use light corn syrup if you don't like honey)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• pinch salt
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp heavy cream
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 2 cup mixed nuts; walnuts (cashews, peanuts, pistachios)
• sea salt (for topping)

shortbread

1. preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. line a pan with parchment paper. in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment cream the sugars and the butter until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. scrape down the side of the bowl and then add in the egg and vanilla. add in the salt and flour and mix until combined. press the dough onto the bottom of the pan and bake for 18 minutes.

caramel

1. place the water, honey and sugar into a pot and place over medium high heat. let boil until it becomes a light caramel color, this will take about 15 minutes. once it's a nice light caramel color, remove from heat and slowly stir in the butter and heavy cream. mix in the vanilla and nuts. pour the caramel mixture on top of the shortbread crust and put back into the oven for 8-10 minutes. let cool until the caramel is set, you can put it into the fridge to further the process. cut into 12 pieces and sprinkle with sea salt on top.