More guilty pleasures.

So, a friend showed me this and I had to share because it looked good and it's unhealthy. I am always on the prowl for new recipes and ideas, and I usually adapt them to my liking (which from what I could find and credit below, it appears to have been adapted from another recipe).

Marshmallow Brownies with Salted Almonds

Yield: 16 (1-inch) brownies

Prep Time: 20 min

Cook Time: 30 min

Ingredients:

10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter
1 1/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup plus 2 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (natural or Dutch-process)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cold large eggs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/4 cups mini-marshmallows
1/2 cup salted almonds, roughly chopped

Special equipment: An 8-inch square baking pan

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 325°F and line the pan with parchment paper or foil leaving an overhang on two sides.

Combine the butter, sugar, cocoa and salt in a heatproof bowl or sauce pot. Set the bowl atop a sauce pot of simmering water to create a double-boiler. Stir the butter from time to time until it's melted and the mixture is smooth and hot to the touch. Remove the bowl from the double-boiler and set it aside to cool for 10 minutes.

Using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, stir in the vanilla and then stir in the eggs, one at a time, stirring vigorously between each addition. Once the batter looks well-blended, shiny and thick, stir in the flour until it's fully incorporated. Spread the batter into the prepared baking pan.

Bake the brownies for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out with a few moist crumbs. Remove the brownies from the oven and immediately sprinkle them with the chocolate chips, mini marshmallows and chopped almonds. Return the brownies to the oven for about 5 minutes, just until the marshmallows begin to melt. Remove the brownies from the oven and let them cool completely on a rack.

Using the parchment paper or foil overhang, lift the brownies out of the pan, and slice and serve.

Buon Appetito!

by Kelly Senyei on Just a Taste

Brownie batter recipe adapted from BitterSweet.