Boxed-Mix Brownie Boosters

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Baked Goods

Ingredients

  • 18- to 20-oz. box of brownie mix
  • Substituting melted unsalted butter for the oil and half-and-half or whole milk for the water
  • Stir-ins and Toppers

Directions

  1. Follow package instructions for an 8-inch square pan, lining the pan with parchment and following above substitutions. Add stir-ins and toppers for one of these tasty variations.

  2. Spicy Hot-Cocoa Brownies:

  3. Stir 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate morsels, 1 tbsp. cinnamon, and 1 tsp cayenne into the batter. Sprinkle cooled brownies and 1 tbsp. cocoa powder.

  4. Salted Caramel Cashew Brownies:

  5. Spread half of batter into pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup chopped cashews, 1/2 cup chocolate-covered caramels (such as Rolo), and 1/2 cup candy-coated caramel candies (such as caramel M&Ms). Spread remaining batter over top. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup chopped cashews and 1 1/2 tsp flaky salt before baking.

  6. Kitchen-Sink Brownies:

  7. Stir 3/4 cup mixed nuts and 1/2 cup butterscotch baking chips into batter. Spread half of batter into pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup mini marshmallow. Spread remaining batter over top. Top with 1/2 cup mixed nuts and 1/4 cup each coarsely broken potato chips and pretzels before baking.

  8. Banana Bread Brownies:

  9. Mix 1/2 cup pecans into batter. Spread half of batter into pan. Layer with 2 sliced bananas and 1 1/2 oz. roughly chopped milk chocolate. Spread remaining batter over top. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup chopped pecans before baking.

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