You are going to love this CopyCat Cosmic Brownies Recipe. These brownies are the ultimate chocolate brownie.
Copycat Cosmic Brownies Recipe:
My kids love these Cosmic Brownies and would beg for me to buy the pre-packaged ones from the store. However, this recipe is simple to make at home. Once you try them, you will be making them at home instead of buying them.
These colorful treats are better than the store bought version! These brownies are loved by the entire family especially the kids.
This goes really well with Hot Chocolate Starbucks CopyCat Recipe. I love dunking the brownies into hot chocolate. These 2 recipes go great together.
What is a Cosmic Brownie?
My kids love the Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies. My kids were not surprised when I made this copycat version of their favorite fudgy chewie brownie.
They are a rectangle of chocolate goodness! Then the brownie is topped with this creamy icing that just melts in your mouth. The colorful candy pieces just completes the brownie.
Ingredients:
- Fudge brownies
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Heavy whipping cream
- Mini M&M’s or M&M’s
How to make cosmic brownie recipe:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- First, combine the dry ingredients and make the brownies according to the box mix instructions.
- Prepare baking pan by spraying it with cooking spray, melted butter, or parchment paper.
- Second, pour brownie mix in prepared pan and bake the brownies
- Once toothpick is inserted and comes out claim. The brownie is done. Let the brownies cool completely.
- Next, while the brownies are cooling to room temperature, make the fudge topping. Heat up the whipping cream in a sauce pan. I like to do this over medium heat. Pour the chocolate chips into the the cream and stir until the melted chocolate and the mixture is smooth.
- Now it is time to pour that delicious chocolate mixture all over the top of the brownies. I use a spatula to get a smooth top. If you like chocolate ganache, you will love this.
- It is pretty simple to get the icing smooth. The spatula helps to smooth out any wrinkles or places that still need icing.
- Finally, sprinkle the M&M’s on the top of the icing! Make sure to do this right away so the chocolate will stick to the brownies. Put the brownies in the fridge so they can set. This takes about an hour and then you can serve the cooled brownies.
Use Chocolate Icing for other desserts:
This icing is great on your favorite cupcake or cake recipe. It’s amazing and so simple. Just don’t skip this step on the brownies and buy one already made. The brownies won’t taste the same and this recipe is so easy.
I make this Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe from scratch and you would love this icing on it!
We love homemade cosmic brownies but this icing is equally delicious on cake as well. Yum! One bite and you will be hooked because they are just like the ones from the grocery store. I think they are actually better!
More ideas to try:
- You could even use seasonal M&M’s for the rainbow chip to make these for different holidays. Pretty pastels for Easter, pinks for Valentine’s Day, Red and Green for Christmas. There are so many options you can make.
The perfect dessert:
This icing is so good and combined with the brownies, it’s even better. One batch goes pretty quickly at my house so I like to double the recipe. That way we have one pan to eat at home for dessert or after school snacks.
I use the other batch to cut into squares and pop into sandwich bags. This is perfect for school lunches and I can just grab and go in the mornings.
My kids are super excited to have this fun treat in their lunch box and I’m happy that I was able to make it at home.
Brownies are always a hit. We also love this homemade butterscotch brownies recipe for another tasty brownie to try.
Print your copycat cosmic brownies recipe below:
CopyCat Cosmic Brownies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 box fudge brownies
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- Mini M&M’s or M&M’s
Instructions
- Prepare brownies according to directions.
- Bake for 20 minutes and then set on counter to cool.
- Prepare the fudge topping by heating up the heavy whipping cream in a sauce pan on medium heat. Add the chocolate chips and keep stirring until completely melted and smooth.
- Pour on top of brownies and smooth it out using a spatula.
- Sprinkle M&M’s on top! Set in the fridge for an hour before serving.
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- CopyCat Panera recipe Broccoli and Cheese Soup recipe
- Hot Chocolate Starbucks CopyCat Recipe
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