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Hershey's Chocolate Nugget Brownies

Teresa Ambra
Hershey's Chocolate Nugget Brownies will knock your socks off! These drool-worthy brownies are terrific for tailgating parties, potlucks or backyard barbecues. This is a delicious way to use up Halloween candy! This brownie recipe uses Hershey's Nuggets with Almonds and then is frosted with a chocolate fudge icing. Rich, decadent, divine.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 32
Calories 393 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large 10x15" glass baking dish
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 electric mixer
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 sharp knife to cut Hershey's Nuggets
  • 1 sauce pan
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 spatula

Ingredients
  

BROWNIES:

  • 4 squares Ghirardelli 60% Cacao bittersweet chocolate
  • 4 cups Hershey's Nuggets fun-pack mix with roasted dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and chocolate with almonds, coarsely chopped (less than a 38.5-oz. bag)
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter softened, divided use
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour bleached flour toughens baked goods

CHOCOLATE FUDGE ICING:

  • 8 tbsp. unsalted butter (1/2 cup)
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 4 tbsp. 2% milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tbsp. vanilla extract

Instructions
 

BROWNIES:

  • Unwrap chocolate candies and coarsely chop.
  • Set aside.
  • Place 8 tablespoons unsalted butter and Ghirardelli chocolate in saucepan over low heat.
  • Stir until chocolate is completely melted.
  • Set aside to cool.
  • Place eggs, granulated sugar, and softened butter in a large mixing bowl.
  • Whisk until combined.
  • Add chocolate mixture and whisk again.
  • Stir in flour and chopped Hershey’s Nuggets with a wooden spoon to combine.
  • Pour into a 10x15” glass baking dish that’s been sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Bake about 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool completely.
  • Spread with Chocolate Fudge Icing.

CHOCOLATE FUDGE ICING:

  • Place butter and cocoa in a small saucepan over low heat.
  • Melt butter.
  • Keep heat on low.
  • Add powdered sugar, milk, salt and vanilla and whisk until combined.
  • Turn off heat.
  • This is a fudge-type icing so you will have to work quickly and smooth icing over the brownies before the icing hardens.
  • Once brownies are cooled completely, spread fudge icing over top of brownies and smooth icing with a knife to the edges.
  • Allow icing to cool completely and harden before cutting.

Notes

NOTE: I can't emphasize enough how quickly you must spread this icing. Once the icing cools, it hardens too much and will not spread. You will have to reheat it to soften it again if this happens.
 
NOTE: I recommend refrigerating the bars about an hour before trying to cut them.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 393kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 5gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 126mgPotassium: 66mgFiber: 2gSugar: 45gVitamin A: 306IUVitamin C: 0.004mgCalcium: 70mgIron: 1mg
Keyword brownies, chocolate, cookies, dessert, hershey's nuggets
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