Ultimate Fudgy Snickers Brownies

Ingredients

Brownies

1. 3/4 cup dutch-processed cocoa powder
2. 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3. 2/3 cup butter, melted Divide in half (1/3 + 1/3)
4. 1/2 cup boiling water
5. 2 cups granulated sugar
6. 2 eggs
7. 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
8. 1/8 teaspoon salt if not using sea salt in Top Snickers Layer below, increase to 1/2 teaspoon.
9. 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
10. 5 Snickers Bars cut into chunks

Top Snickers Layer

1. 1/3 cup peanut butter
2. 1/3 cup caramel dip or sauce
3. 1/3 cups milk chocolate chips
4. 1/3 cup roasted peanuts
5. Optional: Sea Salt

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease or spray with non-stick spray a 9x13" baking dish: set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cocoa and baking soda.
3. Pour in 1/3 cup of the melted butter and whisk until smooth.
4. Stir in the boiling water until the mixture is smooth. (It will be thick.)
5. Whisk in the sugar and eggs with the remaining 1/3 cup melted butter.
6. Add the vanilla and salt and whisk until just incorporated.
7. Add in the flour and Snickers bar chunks at the same time, and stir until just combined.
8. Pour and spread the batter into baking pan.

Top Snickers Layer

1. Put peanut butter in microwave and warm up so it's easy to pour onto brownie leaving open spaces, repeat with caramel.
2. Once they've been added to the top, swirl with a knife to make a pretty feathered pattern on the top Don't swirl it too much or you won't see the brownie part show through.
3. Sprinkle peanuts, sea salt and milk chocolate chips on top of peanut butter/caramel mixture.

Bake

1. Bake for 35-40 minutes and do not over-bake.
2. Cool completely in the pan.
3. Cut into squares and serve.

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