Marshmallow Brownies

These Marshmallow Brownies are a real treat. Fudgy brownies are topped with toasted marshmallows and a sweet chocolate icing. These chocolaty darlings will be a hit with basically everyone.

There were many years of my life when I thought I might like to be a professional baker. I loved making sweet treats, so the obvious answer was to bake for other people from a food truck or a cute little cafe. I am so glad that dream never manifested because I think I actually would have been miserable baking the exact same things over and over again. I'm so grateful for divine guidance on that one.

As a manifesting generator (listen to our podcast episode on human design if you don't know what that means) I'm meant to pivot from one passion to the next throughout my life, so that dream of owning a cupcake truck was definitely a step on my journey to becoming a food blogger. Only now I get to use that creativity to do what I'm meant to do and follow my passions. As a food blogger, I get to make something different every day, and it doesn't even have to be perfect. I love my job.

What makes Marshmallow Brownies so awesome?

While I certainly won't get high marks for consistent sizing, these Marshmallow Brownies are as close to perfect as it gets. The brownie layer is rich and fudgy, the toasted marshmallows are spongy and sweet, and the chocolate icing is simply luxurious. Anyone who likes chocolate is gonna love these. From little kids to great grandparents, people will be begging for cheeky seconds.

You could bake these for a party, take them on the road, or even put a candle in them as a birthday treat. From my experience, anyone who shows up with a box full of brownies is the coolest kid in the room. So get in your kitchen and get baking. You can't buy love, but offering up a brownie will probably get you there sooner.

Magical Properties of Sugar

While the herb marshmallow is commonly used in witchcraft, it's not generally found in confectionary. The marshmallows we're using here are made primarily of sugar, egg white, gelatin, and air. Sugar is very useful in witchcraft spells, and marshmallows could certainly be a stand-in for that ingredient.

Sugar is essentially metaphysical bribery. Add something sweet to any attraction spell to "sweeten the deal." Sugar makes your spell irresistible. For this reason, it's commonly used in spells for love and romance. Call on the attraction power of sugar in your kitchen witchcraft, or add sweet things like marshmallows to charm bags or spell jars to draw what you need to you a little more quickly.

For more on the magical properties of the ingredients in this recipe, check the Kitchen Magick page.

Ingredients

Here's everything you'll need to make this recipe. You'll find all the details in the recipe card below.

• Butter - unsalted
• Chocolate - semi-sweet chocolate chips work great, but chopped chocolate is also good
• Sugar
• Eggs
• Vanilla extract
• Flour - all-purpose or plain
• Cocoa powder
• Salt
• Mini marshmallows
• Powdered sugar - aka confectioner's sugar or icing sugar
• Milk - any dairy will do, in fact, plant-based milks would probably also work

Tips for making Marshmallow Brownies

In some ways, brownies are more complicated than cakes because there are more steps, but the batter is much more forgiving. You'll start by melting your butter and chocolate together gently, either in the microwave or in a saucepan over low heat. Either way, you'll want to stir it frequently. Once that's all melted, give it at least 10 minutes to cool down.

In a separate bowl, you'll beat together the eggs and sugar until pale and fluffy, the fold in the chocolate mixture and the vanilla. Then you can sift over your dry ingredients, and fold those in as well. When it's all mixed, you'll bake your brownies until their just set. I like them gooey, so you won't be able to test these with a toothpick. There shouldn't be any wobbles in the pan, though.

Then scatter a layer of mini marshmallows on top. You can either pop them under the broiler for a minute or two until their golden or use your kitchen torch to toast them. Just be careful if you've lined your pan with parchment as it can burn.

Then in yet another bowl, you'll melt some butter, then whisk in the cocoa powder follwed by the powdered sugar. It will be very thick. You'll thin it out with some milk until it's just barely pourable. You don't want it to be too loose, but too thick and you won't be able to spread it. It will set quite quickly, so work fast to gently coax it to the edges of your brownies.

Then the hardest part is to let the whole thing cool. I actually like to chill them for at least 4 hours before cutting into them and trying not to eat all of them at once.

Marshmallow Brownies are the freakin' best and there's really nothing else to say about that. Just make them. It's gonna be awesome.

Looking for more awesome brownie recipes? Try these lovely layered Mint Brownies or some subtly spiced Mexican Brownies.

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Recipe slightly adapted from Frosting & Fettucine.