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My dad celebrated his birthday on Tuesday and although I wasn’t able to actually take him a special birthday treat – I did make one in his honor. You see, my dad is a HUGE fan of anything chocolate malt. And since he loved my Chocolate Malt Cupcakes so much, I knew I had to play around with this flavor combination and test out a recipe that I could plan to take the next time I visit. On a side note, my dad wanted lamps for his birthday – yes, lamps. An odd request, but I must say that I enjoyed shopping for home decor much more than his typical clothing or boating accessory requests.
My favorite brownie recipe comes together very quickly and it’s the perfect foundation for creating deliciously fun flavor combinations. If you haven’t noticed this yet, I’m kind of obsessed with stuffing candy bars into the center of this fudgy, chocolatey treat.
Yesterday when I posted a “sneak peek” of these Whoppers Brownies on Facebook, a few of the MBA followers asked if I had used Maltesers in the brownies. My brain immediately went to my puppies – which are both Maltese mixes – because I had no idea what a Maltesers were. Luckily, Amber is a wealth of British knowledge and informed me that Maltesers are pretty much the British equivalent to Whoppers. As if malt infused brownies weren’t enough, I had to one up this recipe by pouring on a satiny chocolate ganache and more chopped Whoppers. Seriously, who can resist a ganache covered brownie?
Whether you’re baking something special for a chocolate malt lover or just looking for a scrumptious weekend dessert – I’m pretty certain these brownies will be just what you’re looking for.
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Whoppers Brownies
Ingredients
- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate coarsely chopped
- ¾ cup unsalted butter cut into cubes
- 1 ¼ cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup malted milk powder I used Carnation
- 1 ½ cup Whoppers chopped
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate chopped
- ½ cup heavy cream
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8×8 inch baking pan with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- 2. Microwave chocolate and butter in a large bowl microwave-safe bowl at medium (50% power) for 3-4 minutes or until butter is melted.
- 3. Stir until chocolate is melted. Whisk in sugar, eggs, vanilla and salt. Gradually add in flour and malted milk powder; stir until just combined.
- 4. Spread 1/2 the batter into prepared pan. Add an even layer of chopped Whoppers and cover with remaining 1/2 of brownie batter. Bake for 30-35 minutes; do not over bake.
- 5. Remove to cooling rack to cool completely. Before serving, prepare the ganache.
- 6. To make the ganache, pour the chopped chocolate into a medium mixing bowl, set aside. Pour the heavy cream into a microwave safe measuring cup (Pyrex) and microwave on high for about 1 minute or until bubbles begin to form on the surface. Take care to not overheat because the cream will boil over. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and allow it to sit for about 3 minutes. Use a small whisk to combine the mixture into a smooth chocolate glaze. Spoon the ganache over the brownies. If desired, top with additional chopped Whoppers.
I made this without the malted milk but added chopped walnuts and coconut and when done I made a frosting with powder sugar chocolate chips then topped with more nuts and chocolate balls.
Sounds delicious! Happy Holidays to you and yours!
-Jamie
I actually used this recipe as a jumping off point for the copious amounts of EASTER CANDY we had left!
Here’s what I did- with AMAZING RESULTS
4 oz easter chocolate ( so it is sweetened)
1 stick of butter-
Melt these together
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
NO SUGAR
1 full cup flour
1 1/4 cup Malt ( I put all the malt balls in the chopper and blended until they were powder)
Bake for 40 minutes at 350. No need to frost these babies are plenty sweet.
Yummy enough to have once a year!
That sounds amazing, Tasha! I’m going to try that!
Hi just wondering if dark choclate is unsweetened chocalate?? As I can’t find any at the shops???
Hi Megan,
Dark Chocolate typically has a smaller amount of milk in it than milk chocolate, and typically not as much sugar. Unsweetened chocolate would not be correct, as this doesn’t have any milk or sugar in it at all. Typically you can find dark chocolate in bars meant for eating, in the same area as a milk chocolate bar. They’re typically marked with how much chocolate to milk ratio they have, i.e. 70% chocolate or 88% chocolate. From your message, it sounds like you might be in the UK. I believe Bourneville is a chocolate bar that Cadbury’s makes that would be correct.
-Jamie
Hi! I’m not sure if anyone will see this by tomorrow– I have a day off due to bad weather, and I want to make these tomorrow. Sadly, I have everything but the malted milk powder! Is there ANY substitute I can use? I do have Ovaltine. (It also contains starches and sugar, though.) Would it work in place? The only other thing I can even think of using is Guinness beer, which I also have. Any tips appreciated! If I skip it, is there anything I should put in place since it is 1/2 cup of ingredients?
haha! puppy brownies… that’s a sad thought.
anyway, i’m glad these are whoppers brownies!!! they look sooo good!!
I love anything with malted milk and Whoppers are one of my favorites! I cannot wait to make these!
Made these for a picnic yesterday, and they were a huge hit! the brownies are like fudge… so, so, so, so good. I will definitely make them again!
Olivia-
Glad to hear you enjoyed them. Thanks for reporting back on your experience with the recipe.
-Jamie
All hail the whopper! one very ingenious way to make a delicious brownie even more delicious!
such a great idea. Love this. Looks totally amazing.