I had a little mommy break the other day, I went to the dentist. It’s crazy the things we take for granted before we had kids. I would’ve never thought that getting my teeth cleaned would be considered a break 3 years ago. But hey, I’ll take any break I can get now! One of the girls was talking about her plans for the holidays and reminded me that there are only 17 days until Thanksgiving… Seventeen! Where did the year go?! I guess I better start planning what we’ll be having with turkey this year. I also better start getting rid of all that Halloween candy we have laying around.
Have you ever been to the mall to go trick-or-treating? I don’t know who thought of this idea but it is genius! Especially for families with little ones. We were able to get all our trick-or-treating done in about an hour, it was all indoors and it was much easier on the boys. The only down side was that almost every store gave away the same candy, tootsie rolls. Normally I am a big fan of tootsie rolls, but when you have like 200 hundred of them, it gets a little much.
So what do you do when you have a lot of extra candy you aren’t going to eat? You bake with it of course! I hadn’t made brownies in awhile and had been craving them lately so, what better way to use up those tootsie rolls. I was thinking about just putting them on top of the brownie batter before baking but I wasn’t sure if they would melt all the way so what else can could I do with them? Melt them down, mix them with cream cheese and make frosting! The creamy frosting paired perfect with the fudge-y brownies! So if you have some extra tootsie rolls laying around try these brownies; you won’t regret it!
Tootsie Roll Brownies
Ingredients
- 1 cup 2 sticks butter, melted
- 1/2 cup cocoa power
- 2 cup flour
- 2 cups white sugar
- 4 eggs
- 4 tsp vanilla
- Frosting:
- 1 cup tootsie rolls about 70, cut in half
- 8 oz cream cheese softened to room temperature
- 4-5 Tbsp powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- With a hand mixer, mix butter and cocoa powder.
- Mix in flour and sugar just until combined
- Mix in eggs and vanilla (one egg and 1 tsp vanilla at a time)
- Don't over mix; just stir until combined.
- Pour into a 9x13 greased baking dish and bake for 25-35 minutes until a tooth pick comes out clean.
- Cool on a wire rack.
- For Frosting:
- In a double broiler melt tootsie rolls.
- Mix tootsie rolls and cream cheese together. Add in powdered sugar 1 Tbsp at a time until desired consistency is reached.
- Spread over cooled brownies.
- If you have leftovers, store in fridge.
Do you have any fun ways to use up extra Halloween candy? I’d love to have you link them up to Creative K Kids Tasty Tuesdays!
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Hello beautiful! It is always a pleasure to be a part of your party each week. We would truly love if you could swing by our party. That would be fantastic! Happy Tuesday! Lou Lou Girls
Thanks so much ladies!! I’m all linked up with you too!! Thanks for always visiting 🙂
Holy cow Sydney, these look AMAZING! I love tootsie rolls, and these look to die for. Thanks for the recipe!!
Thank you so much Amanda! I am a HUGE Tootsie Roll fan too!
YUMMMMM! These brownies look amazing and so delicious! Can’t wait to try! Thanks for sharing! PINNED!
Thank you so much Michelle!
These look yummy! I honestly don’t think I’ve ever baked with a tootsie roll, but I bet they’re awesome on a brownie!! p.s. I’m so with you on finding a relaxing break in the strangest places! Like grocery shopping alone…it used to be a chore and now it’s a little slice of heaven :).
Thanks so much Amy! I haven’t had the chance to go grocery shopping alone yet… I dream of the day. I’m thinking of asking for a Saturday off so I can go shopping for Christmas lol
i love brownies! Cannot wait to try them!
Thanks Christy! Let me know what you think when you try them!
These sound so good I am tempted to go out and buy some tootsie rolls to try the frosting.
Thanks Audrey! I’m not going to lie the frosting was pretty amazing!
These look like my kids will be drooling over, honestly look so good! Pinned to try these out.
Thanks so much Heather! My boys LOVED them! I hope your kids do too!
YUMMY !!!
These brownies are mouth watering Sydney
Thank you so much Winnie!
Sydney! This looks divine! I LOVE TOOTSIE ROLLS!! Can’t wait to try!
Thanks so much Danica! They are my new favorite brownie for sure!
I love dressing up a regular brownie. Thanks for sharing these with Hump Day Happenings!
Thank you Jenna! And thank you for hosting such a great party!
Wow! These tootsie roll brownies look amazing! I’m definitely pinning them because, they look too delicious not to share!!!
Thank you so much Kim! They were pretty darn good!
Thank you for sharing this at Talented Tuesday!! I never would have thought of making Tootsies into a frosting!! Pinning now!
Thank you so much Emily and thank you for featuring it this week!
Hello cute lady! This looks so good. Pinned. We really appreciate you taking the time to stop by our party. It wouldn’t be a party without you. Please join us on Monday at 7 pm. Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls
I wouldn’t miss it for the world! Thanks for always stopping by!
Wow, these look amazing! I may have to try these. You seem to have some really creative desserts. Please continue to share! 🙂
Ah thank you so much Kim! I try, my hubby pushes me to try new things and they usually turn out pretty well. I give him all the creative credit!
this is genius!!! I have so many tootsie rolls! I would have never thought of such a thing. I’m definitely going to try making these yummy treats
Thank you Karen! We had a lot too… and I HAD to get rid of them! This is a quick and easy way to use quite a few of ’em up!
Thank you Karen!! I hope you love them as much as my family does!!
This recipe sounds like a great way to use up tootsie rolls! Thanks for stopping by and sharing this on Five Friday Finds! I’m looking forward to what you share this week. 🙂
Thank you CJ! Looking forward to partying with you this week!
Did you say to store “leftovers”? You underestimate me, my good lady!