• Home
  • About
    • About
    • Disclosure
    • Privacy Policy
  • Activities for kids
    • Books
    • Crafts
    • Games
    • Toys
  • Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Breads and Rolls
    • Breakfast
    • Desserts
    • Dietary restrictions
      • Clean Eating
      • Gluten Free
      • Paleo
      • Vegan
      • Vegetarian
    • Dinner
    • Drinks
    • Just Crockpot Recipes
    • Lunch
    • Side Dish
    • Snacks
  • Grandma’s Lifestyle
    • Beauty/Makeup
    • Book Reviews
    • Crafts for Home Decor
    • Fashion
    • Get Me Organized! (Cleaning tips too)
    • Hobbies
    • Lifestyle
    • Nutrition
    • Relationships
    • Technology
  • Travel
    • Personal Travel
    • Places to take Grandkids
      • Midwest U.S.
      • Northeast U.S.
      • Northwest U.S.
      • Southeast U.S.
      • Southwest U.S.
  • Reviews on kid stuff!
    • Books
    • Games
    • Toys
  • Holidays
    • Christmas
    • Easter
    • Halloween
    • Misc. Holidays
    • New Year’s Eve
    • Patriotic Holidays
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Thanksgiving
    • Valentine’s Day
  • Service Opportunities
  • Free Printables

Snacks

Copycat Cosmic Brownies

Pin
Share
Tweet

Jump to Recipe

These copycat Cosmic Brownies are moist, chewy, dark chocolatey perfection just like the ones at your grocery store.

Copycat Cosmic Brownies are chewy, moist and chocolaty perfection from Marye of Restless Chipotle for MadefromPineterest.net

Hi! I’m Marye, from Restless Chipotle, and it’s that time again — time for me to get to share something I’ve found on Pinterest!

The roughest thing about being a food writer is that people assume my family loves my cooking and in reality they’d rather have boxed mac and cheese. Yes, it’s true. Things like snack cakes are gold to them. I know that even as I sit here writing this my kids are at school, at lunch, trading something wonderful for a Cosmic Brownie.

OK.  Cosmic Brownies are good. They are chocolatey, chewy, and pretty. Plus, who can resist something called Cosmic Brownie? Not this Baby Boomer.

So, when I saw this Cosmic Brownie copycat on Averie Cooks I knew I was going to make it. I was going to make it to see if my kids thought it was as good as the real thing. I was going to make it and see if they kept their own lunches.

That was the great thing about homeschooling, by the way. You knew who your kids were trading lunches with — HA!

copycat cosmic brownies are moist fudgy and just right for school lunches

I made this pretty much as written but I added a layer of chocolate chips to the top of the batter before baking just to give it an extra chocolate kick. I also am not a patient person so I invariably start cutting the brownies and taking pictures before they’ve had a chance to cool. It’s why I’ll never be one of those really awesome food photographers that gets props from Saveur. These are just as messy and gooey as they look — you’re gonna love them.

copycat cosmic brownies are moist fudgy and just right for school lunches

Copycat Cosmic Brownies

Marye Audet
Moist, chewy, fudgy, and deeply chocolate these copycat Cosmic Brownies are even better then your favorites from the grocery store.
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 164 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Brownies

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter 1 1/2 sticks, melted
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips semisweet or dark -- your choice

For the Ganache

  • 1 1/2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 1/2 cups M & Ms or M & M minis

Instructions
 

For the Brownies

  • Preaheat oven to 350F.
  • Grease a 9x9-inch baking pan.
  • Melt the butter in the microwave.
  • Set aside to cool.
  • Mix the eggs, both brown and granulated sugar, and vanilla.
  • Whisk until smooth.
  • Whisk in the butter.
  • Add the cocoa powder and beat until it is smooth.
  • Add the flour and blend quickly.
  • Turn batter out into prepared pan.
  • Sprinkle the top with the 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips.
  • Bake for 25 minutes, or until top has set but is still moist.
  • Allow to cool completely.

For the Ganache

  • Heat the cream in a microwave save bowl until bubbly.
  • Stir in chocolate chips until smooth.
  • You may need to microwave another minute or so to get it smooth.
  • Spoon the ganache over the cooled brownies, smoothing out.
  • Sprinkle with the M &Ms.
  • Refrigerate for a couple of hours until set if you want them to be pretty.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 164kcalCarbohydrates: 19.6gProtein: 2.1gFat: 9.2gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 44mgFiber: 1.1gSugar: 15.5g
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

If you liked these Copycat Cosmic Brownies you might also like these recipes from Restless Chipotle…

Find me on Facebook Pinterest Twitter Instagram

Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

peanut butter swirl brownies from restless chipotle... restlesschipotle.com

Cookie Dough Brownies

cookie dough brownies are rich and delicious layers of chocolate, cookie dough and ganache from restlesschipotle.com

Sweet and Salty Brownies
sweet and salty brownies from restless chipotle

 This awesome post has been shared with Home Stories A to Z and Whipperberry!

Pin
Share
Tweet


3 Comments

« Free Mothers Day Printable and a Spring Giveaway!
Chrysanthemum Bread »

Comments

  1. Jenni S. says

    April 22, 2015 at 4:22 pm

    These look so delicious! I definitely have to try them, as I’m a huge fan of cosmic brownies.

    Reply
    • Debbie says

      April 25, 2015 at 7:46 am

      I love them too! We’d love to hear how they turn out for you!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Welcome to TGIF – This Grandma is Fun!

GrandmaDTS
Come join Sherri, Tracy and Debbie as we share fun ideas to do with grandkids! With 12 grandchildren between us (and more to come!) we are loving this time of life and want to share what we are doing to make lasting memories and to uplift and support our families. We hope you come back often!

Copyright © 2023 · THIS GRANDMA IS FUN ยท PRIVACY POLICY