rocky road brownies

a hot brownie mess

Yep. More brownies.

I think I'm reaching a baking plateau. Now that I've discovered the ease, convenience, and deliciousness of homemade brownies, they are the only thing I can ever think to make for anything anymore. I mean, when you only have one baking sheet even a quick batch of cookies becomes an hour long endeavor of scooping and baking, scooping and baking, scooping and baking...

Brownies are easy. You make the batter. You pour the batter into the pan. You put the pan in the oven. You scrape the bowl clean (cause brownie batter is the best) with a spatula. You watch Jeopardy and consider washing said bowl. 20 minutes later, brownies are done. Easy peasy.

Needless to say, I've been trying to get a little more creative with my brownies. I have some sort of weird addiction to topping all brownies with rainbow sprinkles, but I decided to break it this time to make the hot marshmallow brownie mess seen above. I simply topped the brownies with a marshmallow/walnut/chocolate chip mixture when they were finished baking and stuck them under the broiler until the marshmallows were toasted (this takes about 1-2 minutes. keep an eye on 'em!). I promise it was actually really really delicious.


Brownies
from allrecipes.com

1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x9 inch baking pan.
In a medium bowl, mix together the oil, sugar, and vanilla. Beat in eggs. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt; gradually stir into the egg mixture until well blended. Stir in walnuts, if desired. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the brownie begins to pull away from edges of pan. Let cool on a wire rack before cutting into squares.