Candy Bar Brownies Recipe

Name: Candy Bar Brownies Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: 18 oz brownie mix ((plus ingredients required for prep, as listed on package)); 2 cups mini candy bars (chopped)

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Add a little something extra to your batch of brownies! Everyone loves brownies but repurposing some of the candy leftover after trick-or-treating makes them even more delicious. These candy bar brownies are a great way to make a quick after school snack or a fun dessert!

stack of candy bar brownies with fun size candy bars in background.

Original recipe posted: November 2015 | Recipe updated: October 2019

Why This Recipe Works

The older our boys get, the more candy we accumulate this time of year. There are more opportunities to get candy and their tummies are more eager. Last week I peeked inside our “candy bowl” and millions of calories were staring back at me. Curses. I have such a hard time resisting candy.

I found a boxed brownie mix in the pantry, mixed it up quick and then tossed ALL of the candy bars into the batter. When these delicious little treats were done, I had a few bites, gave one to my boys to share and GAVE THE REST AWAY!

I love the surprise element involved. Every bite brings a new texture and flavor. And they’re so easy to make! If you don’t have a mix on hand, these simple peanut butter blondies incorporate candy too and are a perfect crowd pleaser!

Recipe Ingredients

Brownie mix – Follow the instructions on the box with the ingredients required for the mix.

Mini candy bars – Purchase a bag of mini candy bars if there isn’t a stash of leftover Halloween candy to use up.

How To Make Candy Bar Brownies

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Generously cover cooking spray into a baking dish.

Combine the packaged brownie mix with required ingredients into a large bowl.

Stir in the chopped candy of your choice into the bowl to combine the ingredients. Pour into the prepared pan and bake according to package directions (there is typically a bake time of around 30 minutes).

M&M's candies on top of brownie batter in baking dish.

Add a few more to the top of the brownies, if desired.

Step 2

The brownies are done when a toothpick inserted into the pan comes out clean. Allow the bars to cool completely. Cut the bars into squares and serve!

Recipe Notes

Use two smaller pans instead of one 9X13 to create two different mixes of candy bars used!
Great candy bars to use in this recipe: Twix, Snickers, Milky Way, Hershey’s, Butterfinger, 3 Musketeers or M&M’s

What Candy Is Good In Brownies

You can never go wrong with peanut butter cups or snickers bars. But milky way, a twix bar and m&m’s or toffee bars are fun too. It all depends on your preference. They add a bit of crunch or caramel to the delicious chocolatey treat.

If you have a sweet tooth like we do, and somehow you still have candy sitting in your house, you’ll enjoy making some Leftover Candy Refrigerator Bars that are a no bake recipe. We love Candy Bar Cookies too.

FAQ About Brownies

Why is it called a brownie?

Fanny Farmer is recorded as having taken a chocolate cookie recipe and adapted it to a chocolate bar recipe in 1905. Brownies are not classified as cake but as a cookie bar. The deep color from the chocolate gave it the name we still use today.

What makes a good brownie?

A good brownie should have quality chocolate and a good fat such as oil or butter and then any extras you enjoy biting into such as caramel, candy or nuts!

What are the three types of brownies?

There is no wrong way to enjoy a brownie but there are three classifications of brownies – fudgy, chewy and cakey.

How can you make brownies more chewy?

There are a couple of ways to obtain a more chewy texture in a brownie. You can reduce the egg to 1 instead of 2 usually called for. Also, you can substitute in melted butter instead of oil.

What makes brownies fudgy vs cakey?

A higher fat to flour ratio helps obtain that fudgy deliciousness you like. A cakey batch has more flour and uses baking powder to leaven the dessert. Butter and chocolate are fats you can use to make a batch of brownies more fudgy.

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