Killer Crunch Brownies

For those of you who have read my posts, you know that chocolate is near and dear to my heart. I could eat a pile of chocolate every day and use them to make brownies.  I love brownies. I love marshmallow.  So how can you go wrong?

The recipe came from a good friend.  She bought these treats to a gathering and I asked her to share the recipe.   Luckily she did because they have became a favorite in our family.  They do taste dangereously good.  Not only the flavors are delicious, but the texture combination is great too.  The brownies start with a layer of rich and fudgy brownie; followed by a layer of gooey marshmallows; and all topped off with a layer of chocolate, peanut butter, and Rice Krispies.

I recommend keeping these brownies in the refrigerator, since the top layer tends to melt rather quickly. Besides, they taste great served cold.  Don’t forget to keep away the kids from these babies or they will be gone in no time and leave nothing  for you J

Killer Crunch Brownies

For recipe in Indonesian click HERE

Ingredients:

For the brownie base

·         60 gr cocoa powder (I use Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa)

·         100 gr semisweet chocolate bar/chips (I use Lindt Milk Chocolate bar)

·         80 gr unsalted butter

·         80 gr all-purpose flour

·         2 large eggs, cold

·         100 gr sugar

·         75 gr brown sugar

·         2 tsp vanilla extract

·         ½ tsp salt

For topping

·         200 gr marshmallow

·         200 gr milk chocolate bar (saya memakai Lindt Milk Chocolate bar)

·         ½ cup smooth peanut butter

·         1 tbsp unsalted butter

·         1 ½ cup Rice Krispies cereal

Directions:

1.       Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 8x8 inch pan.

2.       For the brownie: in a medium saucepan, melt the butter, cocoa powder, and half of the semisweet chocolate chips over medium heat.  Stir occasionally while melting. Set aside and cool for 5 minutes.

3.       In a medium bowl, sift the flour and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs thoroughly.  Add the sugar and vanilla and whisk until well blended. Stir into the melted chocolate mixture, mixing well. Stir in the dry sifted ingredients and mix only until incorporated. Fold in the remaining half of semisweet chocolate chips.

4.       Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the surface with a spatula.  Bake for 25-35 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the corner of the pan comes out with moist crumbs.

5.       Remove the brownies from the oven and immediately sprinkle the marshmallow over them.  Return the pan to the oven and bake for 3 more minutes.

6.       Meanwhile, place the milk chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter in a medium saucepan.  Melt over low heat, stirring constantly until completely melted.  Remove from heat, add the Rice Krispies and mix well.  Allow to cool for 3 minutes.

7.       Spread the mixture evenly over the marshmallow layer. Refrigerate until chilled before cutting.

Bahasa Indonesia

Bahan:

Untuk brownies

·         60 gr bubuk kakao (saya memakai Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa)

·         100 gr semisweet chocolate bar/chips (saya memakai Lindt Milk Chocolate bar)

·         80 gr mentega tawar

·         80 gr tepung terigu serbaguna

·         2 butir telur dingin

·         100 gr gula pasir

·         75 gr brown sugar

·         2 sdt ekstrak vanilla

·         ½ sdt garam

Untuk topping

·         200 gr marshmallow

·         200 gr milk chocolate bar (saya memakai Lindt Milk Chocolate bar)

·         ½ cup mentega kacang halus

·         1 sdm mentega tawar

·         1 ½ cup rice krispies cereal

Cara:

1.       Panaskan oven dengan suhu 350 derajat F (175 derajat C).  Siapkan loyang ukuran 8x8 inch yang telah dialasi dengan kertas roti atau aluminum foil.  Olesi dengan minyak, sisihkan.

2.       Masukkan mentega,  bubuk coklat, dan setengah (50 gr) semisweet chocolate bar/chips ke dalam mangkuk.  Panaskan dengan menggunakan microwave dengan selang waktu 1 menit.  Aduk sesekali sampai mentega meleleh dan licin. Atau bisa juga dengan cara memanaskan di atas kompor dengan api kecil.  Biarkan dingin.

3.       Dalam mangkuk lainnya, kocok telur dengan menggunakan whisker. Tambahkan gula dan ekstrak vanilla, lalu kocok sampai bercampur rata.  Tuang ke dalam adonan coklat, aduk sampai bercampur dengan menggunakan spatula. Tambahkan garam dan tepung yang sudah diayak. Aduk hanya sampai terigu bercampur saja. Tambahkan sisa (50 gr) semisweet chocolate bar/chips, aduk rata.

4.       Tuang  adonan ke dalam loyang.  Ratakan dengan menggunakan spatula. Panggang selama 25-30 menit. Lakukan tes tusuk. Pemanggangan selesai jika pada tes tusuk masih ada sedikit remahan yang menempel. 

5.       Keluarkan brownies dari oven dan segera taburkan marshamallow di seluruh permukaan brownies. Masukkan kembali ke dalam oven dan panggang selama 3 menit.

6.       Sementara itu, masukkan milk chocolate bar, mentega kacang, dan mentega ke dalam mangkuk. Panaskan dengan menggunakan microwave sampai meleleh.  Keluarkan dari microwave lalu tambahkan rice krispies cereal, aduk rata. Biarkan dingin selama 3 menit.

7.       Tuang campuran rice krispies ke atas lapisan marshmallow, ratakan. Masukkan ke dalam lemari pendingin sebelum dipotong.