Description
These heart shaped Valentine's M&M brownies are perfectly fudgy and studded with red, pink, and white M&Ms. They're the epitome of love at first bite!
Ingredients
Scale
- 85g (½ cup; 3 oz) bittersweet chocolate
- 170g (3/4 cup) unsalted butter
- 200g (1 cup) granulated sugar
- 142g (⅔ cup) brown sugar
- 3 eggs, room temp
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 120g (1 cup) all-purpose flour
- 63g (¾ cup) dutch process cocoa powder
- 21g (¼ cup) black cocoa powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 170g (3/4 cup) Valentine's M&Ms, plus more for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a 9x9 inch pan with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, add the bittersweet chocolate and butter. Place over a small saucepan of simmering water, and stir often until fully melted. Remove from the double boiler and allow to cool for a few minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, add the sugars, eggs, and vanilla.
- Using an electric mixer, beat on high speed for about 5-6 minutes until the mixture has doubled in size. Scrape down the bowl to make sure everything is properly combined.
- While mixing on low speed, slowly pour in the chocolate butter mixture.
- Once it is fully combined, add the flour, cocoa powders, and salt, and fold until mostly combined.
- Lastly, fold in the M&Ms until evenly dispersed.
- Pour the brownie batter into the prepared pan and smooth out the top with an offset spatula. Top with more M&Ms, if desired.
- Bake the brownies for about 35 minutes.
- Allow them to cool completely in the pan before removing.
- Use a heart shaped cookie cutter to cut out as many hearts as you can. Alternatively, use a sharp knife to cut them into 16 squares. Enjoy!
Notes
- Use a high-quality bittersweet chocolate. I recommend Valrhona or Guittard.
- Substitute for black cocoa powder. If you do not have black cocoa powder on hand, you can use a total of 84g (1 cup) dutch process cocoa powder instead.
- How to get a shiny top: Be sure to beat the sugars and eggs for a full 5-6 minutes! This is what will give the brownies that gorgeous shiny top.
- How to cut brownies: Use a heart cookie cutter to make heart shaped brownies. If cutting them into squares, use a sharp knife and run it under hot water (and wipe clean) before each cut.
Keywords: m&m brownies, valentine brownies, heart shaped brownies