Cosmic Brownies

An easy, made-from-scratch Cosmic Brownie recipe!  These chewy, chocolate-frosted and colorfully sprinkled treats are much better than store-bought and made without all of the preservatives.  These fun family treats are a breeze to make!

So, more brownies today.  You’re not tired of them yet, are you?

I never really had Cosmic Brownies as a kid (we were a Fudge Round kinda family) and didn’t actually taste one until I was much older. They weren’t bad, but I knew that if we could eliminate some of the processed taste, they could be so much better.

Copycat Cosmic Brownies

I found the candy coated chips for the topping in my local grocery store (they were actually the inspiration for these copycat Cosmic Brownies); you should be able to find them in the cake decorating aisle where the other sprinkles are stored, but you can also buy them on Amazon (affiliate).

I found those chips and starting developing these Cosmic Brownies right around the same time that I made approximately 653 batches of brownies developing my favorite homemade brownie recipe.

This recipe is a little different, though.

I didn’t want to use either my best ever brownies or my easier from-scratch recipe, because while those brownies are amazingly ridiculously good as stand-alone, I thought they might be too much for this cosmic brownie recipe.  Too rich and chocolaty for the chewy store-bought brownie I was trying to mimic.

Also, the other recipes had a nice crinkly top that just flaked up too much when I tried to pour/spread frosting over it.

This recipe mimics those easy from-scratch brownies and my brownie cookies, just toned down a few notches to better align with the taste of their packaged counterparts.

The smooth chocolate frosting is a fudgier chocolate ganache, made of a combination of both semisweet and milk chocolate chips (to keep it from being overly sweet or rich) and takes only a few minutes to melt together.

Enjoy!

More Recipes To Try:

• Rocky Road Brownies
• Peanut Butter Fudge Bars
• Blondies
• Homemade Brownie Brittle
• Nutella Brownies

Cosmic Brownies

An easy made-from-scratch Cosmic Brownie recipe! Better than store-bought and without all of the preservatives, these fun family treats are a breeze to make!

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: brownie recipe, copycat recipe, cosmic brownies

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 17 minutes

Total Time: 47 minutes

Servings: 24 servings

Calories: 219kcal

Author: Sam Merritt

Ingredients

• 12 Tablespoons butter cut into Tablespoon-sized pieces 170g12 Tablespoons butter cut into Tablespoon-sized pieces 170g
• 3/4 cup natural cocoa powder 75g3/4 cup natural cocoa powder 75g
• 1 cup granulated sugar 200g1 cup granulated sugar 200g
• ½ cup brown sugar 100g½ cup brown sugar 100g
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 5ml1 teaspoon vanilla extract 5ml
• 2 large eggs + 1 large egg yolk lightly beaten2 large eggs + 1 large egg yolk lightly beaten
• 1 ¼ cup all-purpose four 145g1 ¼ cup all-purpose four 145g
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon salt

Frosting

• 1 cup semisweet chips 175g1 cup semisweet chips 175g
• ½ cup milk chocolate chips 88g½ cup milk chocolate chips 88g
• ⅓ cup heavy cream 79ml⅓ cup heavy cream 79ml
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 5ml1 teaspoon vanilla extract 5ml
• 1/8 teaspoon salt1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup candy coated chips1/4 cup candy coated chips

Recommended Equipment

• Mixing bowls
• Medium-sized saucepan

Instructions

• Prepare a 13x9 pan by lightly greasing and flouring, or line with parchment paper.  Preheat oven to 350F.
• Place butter in a large, microwave-safe bowl, and microwave until completely melted.
• Stir in cocoa powder.
• Add sugars, and stir well.
• Add eggs, one at a time, stirring well after each addition.
• Stir in vanilla extract.  Set aside.
• In a separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch (cornflour for UK), and salt.
• Gradually stir dry ingredients into wet until completely combined.
• Evenly spread into prepared pan and bake on 350F (177C) and bake for 16-18 minutes.  Allow to cool completely before frosting.

Frosting

• Combine chocolate chips and heavy cream in a medium-sized saucepan over medium-low heat.  Stir well until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is smooth.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract and salt.  Allow to cool 5-10 minutes before proceeding.
• Evenly pour frosting over brownies, using a spatula to spread evenly.
• Immediately sprinkle candy chips over top.  Allow frosting to harden (about 1 hour) before cutting and eating (this can be sped up if you place the brownies in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes).

Nutrition

Serving: 1brownie | Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 124mg | Potassium: 106mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 260IU | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg

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