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Inspired by Chocolate Week on the Great British Bake Off I have been spicing up my usual brownie recipe with a little something different! So here are my M&M Chocolate Brownies!!! Rich chocolate brownies chock-a-block (pun intended) with both Peanut and Chocolate M&Ms! Hope you enjoy the recipe as much as I do!
Amazing M&M Chocolate Brownies with Peanut and Chocolate M&Ms
Every good brownie starts of with an amazing batter, and though everyone may claim to have the best, I am actually convinced the recipe below is THE BEST! 😉 It´s a twist on my recipe for the *BEST* Brownies EVER, so make sure you check those out, too!
The most important ingredient for making a top-notch, rich chocolate brownie is the chocolate you use! It has to be a really good quality dark chocolate, the one with 70-80% cocoa solids is the best! Don´t worry about it being too dark for your usual liking, it doesn´t taste too dark in the brownies as the sugar balances everything out! I tend to use Dr Oetker´s Chocolate for Bakers, either the dark or very dark version, or I use Lindt 70 and/or 85% dark chocolate. Oh – and don´t use cocoa powder! No, no, no! REAL CHOCOLATE is the way to go!
I used both peanut and chocolate M&MS to make these M&M brownies, but you could go with whatever type of M&Ms you like! The only ones you can get in the UK are the Peanut, Chocolate and Crispy (don´t like those!) ones – but I know the US does some funky flavours! I think there is even a Brownie M&M version – how cool would that be in this recipe? M&M chocolate brownies with chocolate brownie M&Ms!
The Best Traybake Tin
You´ll also need a good baking tin to bake your brownies in. I absolutely swear by this 20x34cm Brownie Tin from MasterClass! I´ve been using it for years and it is absolutely PERFECT! I use it for all of my traybake recipes!
I really am a sucker for a traybake! Quite frankly, I think traybakes are the best way to make cakes! They are so simple to make and are perfect for cutting into squares and sharing with friends, family or to sell at bake sales! Here is a post with 5 of my favourite traybake recipes!
More Brownie Recipes
My basic brownie recipe is very adaptable, and you can add all sort of fillings to it! Make sure to check out some of my other brownie recipes below! You can also divide the batter into two and add two different fillings to each half! I, for example, made these M&M Chocolate Brownies at the same time as my Lotus Biscoff Brownies!
- The *BEST* Chocolate Brownies EVER with Pecan Nuts
- Lotus Biscoff Brownies
- Christmas Tree Brownies with Minced Meat (Spiced Fruit Filling)
- White Chocolate and Raspberry Brownies
- Mini Egg Chocolate Brownies | Easter Recipe
Also make sure you check out the video for making my best-ever chocolate brownies:
M&M Chocolate Brownies | With Peanut and Chocolate M&Ms
Recipe
Ingredients:
- 175g butter
- 175g dark chocolate, broken into pieces
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 250g soft brown sugar
- pinch of salt
- 120g plain flour, sifted
- 150g peanut M&Ms
- 150g chocolate M&Ms
- A little icing sugar, to finish
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Method:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease the brownie tray and line with baking paper.
- Gently melt the butter and chocolate in a heat-proof bowl over a bain-marie (place the bowl over a small pot of simmering water without the bowl touching the water). Once they have completely melted remove from the heat and set aside to cool for a few minutes.
- Once the melted chocolate and butter mix has cooled slightly, stir in the brown sugar and salt.
- Gradually add the beaten egg, a little at a time, mixing well between each addition.
- Finally, sift the flour into the mix and gently stir it in until fully incorporated. Finally, add most of the M&M to the brownie mix and stir until evenly distributed in the batter.
- Pour the M&M chocolate brownie batter into the prepared tin and level the surface. Press the remaining M&Ms into the top of the brownie mix.
- Bake the brownies in the pre-heated oven for 20-25 minutes. The brownie should start to shrink away from the sides of the tin and look fully baked on top. Unlike with other cakes, a skewer inserted into the middle should come out with a little bit of batter attached to it to make a fudgy brownie.
- Leave to cool in the tin for a few minutes before transferring the M&M chocolate brownies to a wire rack until cooled completely.
- To finish, slice the brownie into 18 pieces (divide into 6 along the long end and 3 along the short end). Dust with a little icing sugar just before serving.
