Summer, prime marshmallow toasting season, may be far away, but with this simple recipe you can impress your friends and hearken back to a time when your legs saw sunlight on a regular basis. This recipe, adapted from the Betty Crocker website, makes 16 pre-measured servings that you — and anyone you choose to share them with — will love. That is, if you choose to share them at all!
Below is the recipe, as well as suggestions for substitutions and tips to make it easier.
Ingredients:
1 box brownie mix and the water, vegetable oil, and egg called for on brownie mix box.
Tip: If you like fudgy brownies, use one less egg. Additionally, egg whites can be used instead of regular eggs.
2 cups miniature marshmallows
4 graham crackers, broken into small pieces
Tip: If you're a chocolate lover, you can use chocolate graham crackers instead.
2 chocolate candy bars, broken into 1-inch squares
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Make brownie mix as instructed. Instead of putting the mix into a baking pan, use a muffin tin. Divide the mix equally among the cups — you can make one batch of superbrownie cups or make a full pan plus four in a second batch for the suggested serving size.
Tip: Using the muffin tin will eliminate the need to cut the brownies, which would get messy considering this recipe uses marshmallows. Plus the cups are adorable. There is no need to grease the tins because of the oil in the mix.
3. Bake for about 12 minutes. The cups are done when you insert a toothpick in the center and it comes out clean.
Tip: KNOW YOUR OVEN! Baking times vary depending on how hot your oven gets. It's always better to check the brownies too early than to have them burnt.
4. After removing pan from oven, set oven to broil.
5. Immediately sprinkle marshmallows (8-10 on each cup) and graham crackers over warm brownies. Broil about 4 to 5 inches from heat for 30 to 60 seconds or until marshmallows are golden brown.
Tip: Keep an eye on them. As we all discovered as kids, marshmallows are prone to catching fire.
6. Remove from oven and sprinkle each cup with chocolate candy.
7. Cool for at least 30 minutes if you want to serve them warm.
Tip: I suggest using a large plastic spoon to lift the cups out of the tin.
Enjoy! Your inner child will thank you when you bite into one of these on a cold winter's night.
