I am all about shortcuts in the kitchen. I have no problem with semi-homemade desserts if they save me time. But, thanks to my Bellini Kitchen Master that automatically mixes my baked goods with little help from me, I whip up homemade desserts right and left. This recipe is easy to whip up with a regular mixer or Kitchen Aid too and tastes so good. Smooth, rich chocolatey goodness comes through in every bite. This recipe can also be made gluten-free with one simple ingredient change! Try it and see if you agree it is the Best Homemade Candy Bar Brownies recipe you’ve ever had.
The Best Homemade Candy Bar Brownies
If you need gluten-free brownies, simply use gluten-free all-purpose flour and gluten-free candy bars. For the gluten-free candies, you could use any of the following or go crazy and add a mixture of candies. The choice is yours! Good gluten-free candy options for this recipe include:
3 Musketeers Bars
Snickers Bars
Reeses Peanut Butter Cups (BUT NOT THE SEASONAL VARIETIES)
Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Kisses
Heath Bars
*Note: Always check the labels of candies as the ingredients can change without notice.
If you don’t need Gluten Free options, I suggest Milky Way bars or Twix bars. Be sure to break the candy into chunks before mixing or use the bite-sized bars. This is a great way to use leftover Halloween candy too.
Printable Recipe:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, melted
- 2 cups (16 ounces) sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup (8 ounces) cocoa
- 1 cup (8 ounces) all-purpose flour OR use Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 ounces chopped candy bars of your choice
- Add melted butter to a large bowl. Stir in sugar and vanilla. Add the eggs, beating well after each addition.Mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to mixture and stir until blended. Stir in cocoa until blended. Add candy bars and stir just until mixed.
- Pour mixture into a greased 13″ by 9″ baking dish. Place in preheated 350-degree oven. Bake for 25 or 30 minutes. Note: You want the center of the brownies to be soft.
This recipe can be made with all sorts of variations. Love mocha? Add a teaspoon of instant coffee to the mix for Mocha brownies. Want a richer, more chocolatey flavor? Add more cocoa powder. Like more candy? Add more chopped candy. These are truly the “designer brownies,” allowing them to be made to your taste preferences.
What is your favorite homemade dessert?
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I love a great brownie! These look divine! Perfect! I can’t wait to try your recipe!
Love brownies with lots of mix-ins! I just made butterfinger brownies and I’m pretty sure Butterfingers are gluten-free too!
Yummy and chewy just like a brownie should be and a great idea for using all that left over candy from Halloween, can’t wait to try!
Ah! These sound DELICIOUS! Would love to make these next time we have friends over. So good!
I love brownies.. and I love making them like this just throwing my favorite things. This looks so delicious. Love how moist these are
I would love to make these! It looks so good and it’s such a nice treat for the family as well. Love that you can add whatever candy bar you enjoy!
I love this recipe. I can make it now or I can wait for those left over Halloween candy. But that would be too long to wait. I guess the weekend would be the best time to make this. Thank you for the easy to follow recipe.
This looks so delicious! I can’t wait to try this! Looks like it will quickly disappear in my house!
With Halloween coming up, I know there will be tons of candy passing through my house. Can’t wait to try this recipe. The brownies sound delightful.
I did not know that all of those candy bars were gluten free. These sound delicious!
You spoke music to my ears when you said these were easy. I like my kitchen shorcuts as well!
It looks so light and delicious. I need a slice of this. Looks so delicious
Oh how fun! The possibilities are endless with this recipe! I’d have to try a few candies!
These look so delicious! I am not great at cooking so I am always a little intimidated to try homemade recipes, but I might have to give this a try. It looks amazing!
Oh I’d definitely have to try these with a few different types of chopped candy bars. These must be so good!
Brownies are my all time favorite dessert. Beyond that I’m not sure I could pick another favorite. Saving this for fall party planning.
OK …THIS is amazing and I want it NOW! I’m making brownies this weekend and will be using this recipe!!!
I just did my baking for the month but this brownie method looks amazing. I have never cooked with candy bars so I will keep it in mind for special brownies.
These sound so delicious. I bet this would be great for a family movie night.
These look and sound delightful! I love adding candy to my brownie batter!
What a delicious way to perk up a pan of brownies! I can see this recipe really coming in handy once we have a house full of Halloween candy.
This is the best brownie recipe I’ve seen in a while! Nothing makes any baked good better than adding candy to it. I can’t wait to make this!
I love making brownies like this. We always have an abundance of leftover Halloween candy, and this truly is the best way to use it, to keep me from scarffing it all down! Ha.
I need these in my belly RIGHT NOW!! They sound absolutely heavenly!