Over-the-Top Broadway Brownie Bars

Submitted by AmyZoe

"These are over the top. If you're a chocolate lover, it's going to be worth the extra time to make this. For me personally, I don't care for chocolate so it was a little rich. It says to chill it, but I didn't wait for that. I liked it warm out of the oven. Recipe courtesy of Taste of Home."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 23
• Serves: 16-18

ingredients

• Filling

• 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 large egg, room temperature, lightly beaten
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract

• Brownie

• 1⁄2 cup butter, cubed
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
• 2 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

• Topping

• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1⁄4 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 cups miniature marshmallows

• Frosting

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄4 cup whole milk
• 2 ounces cream cheese
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350. In a small bowl, combine first 6 ingredients until smooth and set aside.
2. In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and chocolate. Remove from the heat and let cool.
3. Stir in eggs and vanilla. Add sugar, flour, baking powder, and nuts, stirring until blended.
4. Spread batter into a 13x9 inch bakin pan coated with cooking spray (I don't use cooking spray at all--I use my butter wrappers to grease the pan).
5. Spread filling over batter. For topping, in a small bowl, combine chocolate chips and nuts and sprinkle over filling.
6. Bake until almost set, about 28 minutes. Sprinkle with marshmallows and bake 2 minutes longer.
7. For frosting, in a large saucepan, heat butter, milk, cream cheese, and chocolate until melted, stirring until smooth.
8. Remove from heat and stir in confectioners' sugr and vanilla.
9. Immediately drizzle over marshmallows.
10. Chill well and cut into bars (I ate them warm and skipped that part).