These are my favorite brownies, hands down.
This special rocky road brownie recipe came from my Great Grandmother. My Mom gave me this recipe on a card many years ago, and up at the top, she wrote “Given to me in 1964 from Grandma”.
When you look at the card, you can tell, it has been well used.
The card is a bit wrinkled, has some food stains on it, and some of the ink has smeared.
In other words, this has been a well loved recipe for quite awhile now, and I have made it many, many times. I think its because these brownies offer such a unique and rich taste, that I haven’t really found in other brownies.
They taste to me like a mixture of a delicious chocolate walnut brownie with rocky road fudge on top.
Yes, they are rich, but so so good.
Gather ingredients
Melt butter, stir in sugar and milk, bring to a boil, remove from heat, add in chocolate chips and vanilla.
Beat in eggs one at a time. I used a very simple hand mixer. No need to get out the big equipment.
Stir in flour baking soda and salt
Pour dough in pan and bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees
Melt remaining chocolate chips and shortening in a pan over hot water (not boiling). It melts fast!
Pour delicious melted chocolate on top of cooled marshmallows. Spread with a spatula. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
I wanted to note that I used a 13×9 inch pan for the brownies above. I actually doubled the original recipe that you see below. I was making them for a block party, so we needed lots of gooey and delicious brownies this time.
The original recipe below is great for a family of 5-6. The brownies are so rich, they go a long way.
Enjoy!!
- ½ cup margarine
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 T milk
- 1 pkg (6oz) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 t vanilla
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup sifted all purpose flour
- ¼ t baking soda
- ½ t salt
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- 2 cups miniature marshamallows
- Melted Chocolate Topping
- 1 pkg (6oz) chocolate chips
- 1 T shortening
- Melt butter in saucepan.
- Stir in sugar and milk.
- Bring to a boil.
- Remove from heat.
- Add chocolate chips and vanilla.
- Stir until smooth.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time.
- Sift in flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Stir in nuts, mix until well blended.
- Pour into greased 9 inch square pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
- Immediately cover top with marshmallows.
- Cool in pan.
- Melt chocolate chips and shortening over hot (not boiling) water; pour over marshmallows, spreading if necessary.
- Chill for at least two hours in fridge.
- Cut into squares and enjoy!
