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These Hot Mess Brownies are chocolatey and fudgy brownies topped with marshmallow fluff, salted caramel sauce, and all covered in a chocolate coating.

Hot Mess Brownies

First off Happy Memorial Day Weekend to the men and women of the armed services!

Thank you for all you do/did and sacrifices you make/made!

Soapbox Moment:

I will say that my Memorial Day Weekend started off with me being pretty cranky at the average American.

Being a dual and leaning towards the Canadian side of that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate the sacrifice that the men and women of the US armed forces make.

So it made me very sad yesterday when at grocery store there were two veterans handing out poppies (for free but donations were appreciated so I gladly donated).

I then shook both their hands, looked them in the eye, and thanked them for their service.

I was disheartened to hear them tell me I was the first person to thank them that day for their service.

We were there at noon and they had been there since 8am!

And I realize that it’s exciting to get a good deal on pop and plan out your BBQ but have a little respect people!

These people have and would die for your freedom to have that BBQ!

Speaking of Memorial Day for most people it starts what is the summer season so to speak (even though summer is not for a month technically).

And that means swimsuits.

I just want to remind you that you do have a swimsuit ready body…it’s called your body.

If you don’t like your swimsuit go get a different one.

I got a good one at Costco for $30 two years ago.

Still rock that bad boy.

You can rock yours too.

It’s all about your attitude.

And if you have white legs celebrate that.

Sadly, I have two friends this week getting biopsy due to tanning bed time!!!!

In other news, I got another package from overseas from a reader this week.

I looked at the mailman and said that there is some sort of star or red flag by my name at the post office isn’t there.

He just smiled and said that would be my guess yes. 

My life became complete last week when a fellow hockey player who was looking for clip art Googled Hockey Player Drinking Beer and guess who was photo number 76 on Google images?

That’s right….me and because people looked at it I actually moved up in the images rank.

I also have a different photo further down on the page!

Think I found my tombstone engraving: Hockey Playing Beer Drinker.  

Ironically in both photos I am neither playing hockey or drinking beer.

Hot Mess Brownies

These Hot Mess Brownies were originally for my Phish Food flavor.

I had this great idea that I was going to pipe fish shaped marshmallow fluff onto the brownies, fill the center of the fish with salted caramel, and then top with chocolate so that you would see the outline of the fish.

Clearly as you can see by these brownies the plan worked beautifully.

Hahaha.

But then I got to make the Phish Food Pie and that was fabulous.

Before I threw the brownies out my husband was like wait don’t throw those out.

I told him they look like a hot mess and he said but how do they taste.

Yeah, they taste crazy good.

So I knew I had to put them on the blog.

A tad messy but holy yum.

And lastly those that don’t follow me on Instagram (because if you did you would see the dog a lot) asked how Crazy Cocker Spaniel is doing.

Obviously from the photo from below she is being mistreated and has a rough life.

Last but not least…it’s a great time to order my cookbook. 😀

Hot Mess Brownies

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Cinnamon Dolce Latte Brownies

Hot Chocolate Marshmallow Brownie Bars

Red Hot Brownie Squares

Monster Cookie Dough Brownies

Chocolate Nougat Sprinkle Brownies

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Marshmallow Crunch Brownie Bars

Hot Mess Brownies

Hot Mess Brownies

Ingredients

  • 1 batch Ina Garten’s Outrageous Brownies (recipe follows)
  • 7 oz. marshmallow fluff
  • 8oz salted caramel sauce (I used Trader Joe’s)
  • 12 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped finely
  • 3 TBSP unsalted butter
  • For Ina’s brownies:
  • 1 pound unsalted butter
  • 1 pound plus 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
  • 6 oz. unsweetened chocolate
  • 6 extra-large eggs
  • 3 TBSP instant coffee granules
  • 2 TBSP pure vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 TBSP baking powder
  • 1 tsp. salt

Instructions

  1. For Ina’s brownies:
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  3. Butter and flour a 12 x 18 x 1-inch baking sheet.
  4. Melt together the butter, 1 pound of chocolate chips, and the unsweetened chocolate in a medium bowl over simmering water.
  5. Allow to cool slightly. In a large bowl, stir (do not beat) together the eggs, coffee granules, vanilla, and sugar.
  6. Stir the warm chocolate mixture into the egg mixture and allow to cool to room temperature.
  7. In a medium bowl, sift together 1 cup of flour, the baking powder, and salt.
  8. Add to the cooled chocolate mixture.
  9. Toss the walnuts and 12 ounces of chocolate chips in a medium bowl with 1/4 cup of flour, then add them to the chocolate batter. Pour into the baking sheet.
  10. Bake for 20 minutes, then rap the baking sheet against the oven shelf to force the air to escape from between the pan and the brownie dough.
  11. Bake for about 15 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
  12. Do not overbake!
  13. For the hot mess brownies:
  14. Prepare the brownies as directions indicate.
  15. Cut brownies and place them onto a wire rack with a drip pan at the bottom to catch any chocolate or caramel that might drip down.
  16. While brownies are cooling heat in a double boiler the chocolate and the butter until it becomes smooth and has a sheen to it.
  17. While still slightly warm add a spoonful of marshmallow fluff onto each brownie. How many brownies you get depends on how big you cut your brownie. I cut mine pretty big.
  18. The marshmallow will start to spread.
  19. Put a spoonful of caramel on top of the marshmallow. It will also spread a little.
  20. Then spoon some of the chocolate on top of the marshmallow and caramel. It will spread as well but will eventually harden back up.
  21. When the chocolate has hardened again they will be ready to serve. Clearly these are messy to eat but ridiculously good.

Notes

Copyright 1999, The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook This was adapted from a recipe for chocolate globs in the Soho Charcuterie Cookbook.


Hot Mess Brownies

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Comments

  1. “I was going to pipe fish shaped marshmallow fluff onto the brownies…”

    Seriously? I love you Peabody – you are such an optimist!

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  2. It is my firm belief that how food tastes is by far the most important thing, and if it looks nice, that’s a lovely bonus. I’m not going to frame it and hang it on my wall. I’m going to eat it. Hopefully, lots of it. I’d like to eat lots of these.

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  4. It is incredible that no one thanks the people in the armed services! I work with a lot of veterans (engineers), and since I started three years ago I always write them notes on Veteran’s Day, and they’ve all said I’m the first person ever to acknowledge them! That’s heartbreaking to me. I hate signs I’ve seen in the grocery store that say “Memorial Day means hamburgers!” It’s like, no, Memorial Day means I am enjoying freedom because someone else is not. The recipe looks great! Thanks for sharing, despite your misgivings. 🙂 Out of curiosity, who are you pulling for in the NHL playoffs since your favorite team is out? I don’t have a huge opinion, except NOT Detroit. Haha.

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    • @Caley- I guess I am rooting for the Pens because of Jarome Iginla. I’d like to see he get a cup.

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  9. Happy Memorial Day, girl! Hope you had a safe and meaningful one, as well as fun. Fab recipe! Thank goodness for kitchen mishaps…like Ruth Graves Wakefield and the chocolate chip cookie. Oh, be sure to tell MDP that I love the name “Hot Mess”! This is definitely going to start a trend. Gotta go watch the game…puck’s already been dropped! Pinning… xo

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  10. I’m glad you decided to share these brownies, because they look crazy-good! I am going to have to make them as an extra treat at my youngest son’s birthday party later in June… they will go crazy for them!

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  15. Peabody,
    I know what you mean about respect for veterans. All I ever hear is that we shouldn’t go to war and everyone seems to forget those that served and those that died in all of our wars.
    I dare say that your brownies look heavenly.
    Annamaria

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  16. I am making these before work and will refrigerate them to let the flavors meld together after it’s done baking. I read through a few of the “most helpful” reviews on the brownies recipe page, and they said that that does wonders for the brownies, especially the initial greasiness. Your directions read that I should put the marshmallow fluff on the brownie while it is still slightly warm…if they are cold, will this be a problem? Would it be fine if I heated each one in the microwave for a few seconds before placing the fluff on top, otherwise?

    Thank you! These look amazing!

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  18. Is that a Cocker Spaniel in the pic? I have a blonde one also – she’s the LOVE of my life. Your recipe looks
    sooooo good. Will try it for Thanksgiving day. Thanks much!!

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    • Yes, @Susan Holmes- that was our cocker of 15 years. She passed this year. It’s been hard. She was the love of my life as well. We have two rescue cavaliers now.

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  21. I just made these brownies and though they look delicious they filled my house with smoke. I followed the recipe exact and thought the amount of baking powder seemed like a lot. I came back to this site and found no comments on it. These things filled my oven as they totally overflowed the pan. I’m not sure this smoke will ever go away. They are still not even done. My husband is furious with me. LOL Please let me know if a Tablespoon is correct and what I can do different. There are a lot of expensive ingredients and I need them for tonight. Not sure what I’m going to do if they taste burnt.

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  22. Thank you Peabody. Other than the mess in my oven and smoke smell in my house these were the best brownies ever. My guests couldn’t stop raving about them. My daughter has never liked brownies but I told her she would love these. She DID!!!!

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