Name: Fudgy M&M Brownies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: ¾ cup unsalted butter; ½ cup dutch process cocoa powder; 4 oz dark chocolate (chopped); 3 large eggs (cold); 1 cup granulated sugar; ½ cup light brown sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ½ cup all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 teaspoon espresso powder; 1 cup mini M&Ms

These are the ultimate M&M brownies! Packed with mini M&Ms, they're made without a mixer and are SO fudgy! Plus, you only need 11 simple pantry ingredients to make them!

A stack of M&M brownies, the brownie on top has a bite taken out of it.

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One dessert I can never resist is a brownie! Brownie recipes are one of my favorites to develop and of course, eat! These M&M brownies are super fudgy and rich. They're perfect for chocolate lovers or if you have a bag of M&Ms in your kitchen.

These mini M&M brownies are based on my triple chocolate brownie recipe. After a lot of testing, I found adding an extra whole egg and then chilling the brownies before slicing made them just so fudgy and rich. No cakey brownies here please and thank you!

Why I can't stop making these brownies

No Mixer or Fancy Equipment - you just need a couple of bowls, a whisk and a rubber spatula to make these M&M brownies!
Simple Ingredients - nothing overly fancy here, just regular pantry ingredients that I bet you already have in your kitchen.
Extra Chocolatey - the brownies are made with both melted chocolate and cocoa powder, PLUS the chocolate candy! Truly a dessert for chocolate lovers.
Perfect for the Holiday Season 🎄🎃💖 - use red and green M&Ms for Christmas, purple and orange for Halloween, and red and pink for Valentine's Day!

Grab your ingredients!

All the ingredients needed to make M&M brownies, weighed out into small bowls.

Mini M&Ms: I'm using mini M&Ms here but you can use regular ones in a pinch! I just think the mini ones are so cute. Switch up the flavor of M&Ms and use different colors for the holidays!
Cocoa Powder: I'm using dutch-processed cocoa powder which is richer, more flavorful and darker than natural cocoa powder. You can definitely use natural cocoa powder in a pinch, just note they might not have as strong of a chocolate taste or be as dark as mine.
Espresso Powder: this is a little secret ingredient I love using in my brownie recipes! I promise it won't make the brownies taste like coffee, it just enhances the flavor. Feel free to leave it out or use decaf espresso powder!
Chocolate: I'm using semisweet chocolate but you can also use dark chocolate.

How to make fudgy M&M brownies

Melted chocolate and butter in a bowl with a whisk.

Step 1: Preheat your oven to 350ºF and line an 8x8 baking pan with foil or parchment paper. In a large bowl, melt the butter in the microwave. Add the cocoa powder to the hot melted butter and whisk.

Step 2: Add the chopped chocolate bar and let sit for a minute or two and then whisk until smooth.

A glass bowl with whisked eggs and sugar in it.

Step 3: In another large bowl, whisk the granulated sugar and light brown sugar with the eggs for 2 minutes. It should turn a lighter color and there will be bubbles on top. This is going to give you a crinkly crust!

Step 4: Pour the sugar mixture into the melted chocolate mixture and whisk until smooth.

Step 5: Mix in the flour, salt and espresso powder. Stir in the M&M candy.

Unbaked M&M brownies in a square baking pan.

Step 6: Pour the brownie batter into your prepared pan. I like to sprinkle over extra candy just before baking! Bake for 26-30 minutes, a toothpick inserted should come out with moist crumbs but not wet batter. Let cool completely in the pan.

My Baking Tips

Super Fudgy Brownies - if you want extra fudgy brownies, what I like to do is chill them! Once the brownies have completely cooled, I place the pan in the fridge overnight (or at least for a few hours). This gives me seriously fudgy brownies.
Kitchen Scale - I am a big fan of using a kitchen scale and metric measurements for baking. It's so easy to add too much flour and cocoa powder if you're using a measuring cup, which is going to give you dry and cakey brownies.
Whisk Whisk Whisk - make sure you really whisk the eggs and sugars together for at least 2 minutes (I literally time myself). You want the mixture to turn lighter in color and when you stop whisking there should be little bubbles on top. This creates a meringue layer which will give you that crinkly crackly top.

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Ella