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I’m sure that I am not telling you anything that you don’t already know, but the world has gone completely crazy! While creating this recipe it became quite apparent just how out of control corporate greed has gotten. It all started when I pulled out an old Pampered Chef cookbook to use as inspiration for the topping for this S’mores Brownies recipe…..

but it unexpectedly turned into a math equation and total disgust for the direction the world is heading. As I describe the steps and ingredients in these ooey, gooey, chocolaty S’mores Brownies I will explain what I mean…or have you already guessed? 😉

Luckily by the time I was finished creating the most amazing S’mores Brownies that I have ever tasted, I drifted off into a sugar coma to be annoyed some other day about how ridiculous these changes are…..

How to make S’mores Brownies:

Let’s start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with parchment paper, spray with baking spray. Set aside. Beat eggs, cocoa, salt, baking powder, espresso powder, and vanilla on medium speed for 4 minutes…..

Place butter and sugar in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat and stir until until butter is melted and sugar has dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes…..

Slowly pour sugar mixtures into the cocoa mixture, beating until smooth…..

Add the flour and 2 cups of chocolate chips**, beat until combined…..

Place 14 graham crackers in a single layer on the bottom of the baking pan…..

Pour brownie mixture over the graham crackers, and spread until even…..

Bake for 30 minutes. While the brownies are baking, place marshmallows**, graham cracker pieces, and chopped Hershey bars in a large bowl. Pour melted butter over the mixture, stir to combine. Set aside. ….

Sprinkle topping over baked brownies, return to oven, and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until the marshmallows are melted and golden brown…..

Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly before serving…..

Lift the parchment paper out of the pan, and cut your brownies on a cutting board. Are you drooling yet?

**Okay, now for my rant……

The original Pampered Chef recipe calls for a 16 ounce bag of miniature marshmallows. Guess what, the bags are only 10 ounces now!!!

2 cups of chocolate chips is pretty standard in most recipes, right? Well the bags are down to 10 ounces, which is about 1 1/2 cups…so you have to buy 2 bags to create a recipe!!!

1 1/2 ounce Hershey candy bars…well they are 1.45 ounces which is still close enough not to ruin a recipe, so we will let that one slide.

It got me thinking about all of the recipes that are written using packaged ingredients. How many of them will not work with the current package sizes? My cocktail cakes are a perfect example. I created those recipes 10 years ago using 18.25 ounce boxes of cake mix. The cake mixes on the shelves today are only 15.25 ounces. If you add the full amount of liquid in the original recipe, you will end up with a soupy mess!!

Corporate America wants to make more money and not “look” as though they are raising their prices, but they are screwing up some old family recipes in the process!! Now look into the gooey, chocolaty center…..

Do you feel relaxed now? I mean how could you not be while staring into these fudgy brownies sitting on a crispy graham cracker base, topped with marshmallows, chocolate bars and more graham crackers? 🙂

Have you run into this issue with any of your favorite recipes?

More delicious brownie recipes:

Turtle Brownies

Orange Boozy Brownies

Galactic Brownies

Hazelnut Brownies

Peppermint Boozy Brownies

Skillet Brownies for Two

Enjoy!!