Rocky Road Brownies
So… you know that part in Scent of a Woman… yes, hello, 1992…. when blind Al Pacino sniffs out pretty ladies… literally… and somehow worms his way into their good graces? Have you seen Scent of a Woman staring Al Pacino and Chris O’Donnell? Of course you have.
If blind Al Pacino were to sniff me out, I’m pretty sure I’d smell like these brownies. This fact is both troubling and awesome. Now I kinda want to reinact the tango scene.
To quell your puzzled looks, let me answer a few questions. Yes… I just watched Scent of a Woman. Yes… it was amazing. Yes… I questioned my sanity.
I’m going to keep this short. I have to go watch Curly Sue and learn a few card tricks.
These brownies seem like the exact right thing to be doing this time of year.
Super fudgy chocolate with nuts and campfire style toasted marshmallows. Pretty perfect to bring to a summer party. These brownies are an instant friend maker.
I do have a few pro-tips when it comes to this recipe. Can I share them with you?
- So you’ve baked the brownies, loaded the warm brownies up with marshmallows, turned on your broiler and you’re ready to toast your marshmallows? Put them in the oven and stand there. Do. Not. Walk. Away. Your brownies will set on fire before you know it. It’s scary when you have to pull a pan that’s on fire out of the oven. It’s really scary.
- You’re going to need a sharp knife and hot running water to cut through these brownies. The marshmallows might have a tendency to stick to the knife. Run the blade under hot water until it’s clean after every slice you make. That’ll ensure that your marshmallows stay where they belong.
Pro-tips. I got em.
I’ve made a lot of brownie items around here over the last few years.
These be them:
Peanut Butter Blondies with Milk Chocolate Frosting
aaaand.
Now…
Rocky Road Brownies
adapted from Toll House
makes 12 to 16 brownies
1 2/3 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup cocoa powder
3/4 cup butter
2 Tablespoons strong coffee or water
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
2 cups miniature marshmallows
1/4 cup milk chocolate chips (optional but yumtown)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 or 10-inch square baking pan. Set aside
Combine butter and cocoa powder in a small bowl, and place over a pot of simmering water. Make sure that the simmering water down not touch the bottom of the bowl. Add the coffee or water and stir to melt the ingredients.
In a medium sized bowl whisk together the eggs and the sugar. Add the vanilla extract. When the butter and chocolate have melted and come together, slowly stir the chocolate mixture into the sugar mixture.
Add the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir to combine. Fold in the nuts.
Pour the batter in the pan, sprinkle with chocolate chips or chocolate chunks. Bake for 18-25 minutes. Remove from the oven and set the oven to broiler. Sprinkle the top of the hot brownies with miniature marshmallows. Once the broiler is heated, place the brownies on an upper shelf close to the broiler heat. Stand there. Don’t move. The marshmallows will brown within 1 to 2 minutes. I mean quick. Remove from the oven and let cool to room temperature before cutting.
Use hot running water to clean the knife blade after each slice into the cooled brownie. This should help the marshmallow not stick to the knife blade.
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These look great. I love anything tosted and marshmallow. Yummy…. going to have to try this out! Thanks for posting.
These are so tasty looking. Any excuse to make a new brownie recipe, and I’m on it!
Oh they look so gorgeous! A real treat for chocoholics!
Looks amazing!
luvly!!!!!!!
funny how your pic has the before and after exactly on the right angle.
I love Chris O’Donnell. What ever happened to him? Oh, and those brownies look sinfully good.
this is extremely decadent! it’s almost bedtime and im quite certain these are what im gonna dream about
Holy crap these look like “the goodness.” I definitely want to eat these around a camp fire and laugh at people who don’t have brownies under their toasted marshmallows.
Oh, wow! Now you, Joy, are just a tease. Those are divine!
O. M. G. these look INCREDIBLE! those carmelized marshmallows on top. just…wow.
um, hello lover! the brownies, not you. that’d be weird. O.o
I made (or attempted to make) similar brownies earlier in the year and yes the marshmallows caught on fire. So I tried again last week with much success. Friend maker indeed!
This is my kind of ultra sweet treat!!!
These look pretty dang dangerous! I could probably eat a whole pan myself…
Love, love, love! These are awesome, can’t wait to make them! Can you believe I’ve never made brownies with walnuts in them? Craziness! Time to seize the day! And I just made rocky road ice cream with walnuts, chocolate chips and marshmallows. These are a perfect complement!
I tried these, Joy, and they were fantastic! I took the walnuts out, for what I like to call the Mallowmar version. I’m so glad you added the broiler advice because I have been the victim of flaming food one too many times.
I made creme egg brownies last week – I am going to have to make these – they look so yummy yummy
Oh. Man. I’m going to leave the walnuts out because I’m a little twitchy about how I like my brownies, but otherwise? Wowee.
Favorite movie EVER: the scent of a woman.
Thanks for the memories… and the brownies look great!
oh yum yum…can’t wait to try these out over the weekend and bring them to the office!
Stopped by to look for a recipe and once again, didn’t have to look far. It’s almost like Joy is reading my mind when she makes her posts. I will be making these delicious brownies today. Thanks again, Joy!
Love your stuff
Joy, I made these tonight and they are incredible!! I think I’m going to change the name to S’mores Brownies, though—it takes like a perfect little campfire in my mouth—yumtown is right :) Can’t wait for more delicious recipes!! Thanks!!
Wooow…I need these. Now.
This is the funniest thing you’ve written on this website: ” I have to go watch Curly Sue and learn a few card tricks.” I laughed out loud… literally. Brownies look great too!
Oh my goodness. Those are most definitely my dream brownies. I gotta give them a try!
Oh my god!!!! These brownies look so sinful! I want one SO bad!!!
Hey, someone brought some of these (or something like it) to our family reunion last weekend. They disappeared mighty fast.
These look delicious!! But how are they different from s’mores brownies??
i really don’t want to leave this comment- kinda shy. And why try to tell you anything- you are amazing. But just something to think on- when i think of Rocky Road, as in the first chocolate based ice cream i ever loved, i think of almonds, not walnuts. What do you think about that?
And a life saving tip i learned the long and hard way, cut brownies with cheap, plastic forks. There is no way that oozing goodness with stick to cheap plastic. Try it- works with rice krispies too. So it should be the dream slicing maching for these brownies.
Guess i’ll have to go and bake up a batch to find out!
Thanks for your blog! Love it
For the butter, is it just supposed to be room temerature? Or melted? Or what?
Hi….I just somehow stumbled upon this website thru a link on another site which had a link to that one and so on. So, I’ve been surfin’ a bit which does get rather addicting, huh? I’ve got to go vote here in a few minutes but I was lookin for a better brownie recipe so here I am. Okay…I’m thinkin’ here….I’ve made brownies, lots of brownies but I haven’t made these yet. The thing is….this recipe looks fantasmagoric and I want to make ‘em. BUT..I don’t have any marshmallows. I do have some of that marshmallow creme stuff. Think that will work? Oh..and I’ve been using the hot knife trick thing for about 30 years and that’s good to pass it on like you did. I’ve signed up for your e-mails so I’ll go vote now and get back to you later. This is a cool site. Thanks……..Bonnie N
I’m totally in love with those brownies !!!
Just made these with my boyfriend, and wow!!! We almost ate the whole pan!!! Amazing!
Hello, I was just wondering if these can be done in a 9×13 like your old-school brownies? It’s the same recipe it seems, but just wonderin! I’m making these for my dad to take to work for his birthday, and I need enough to go around but don’t have enough walnuts to double…perhaps I’ll just play around with it a bit. Peanuts? Maybe yes.
Thank you for your witty wording, it always makes me smile :) My dad will definitely love these no matter how I do them, but I want them to be just right.
Zey are beautiful :D Lovely.