Soft, fudgy, and LOADED with chocolate, these Flourless Candy Bar Brownies are a great way to use up that leftover Halloween, Christmas, or Easter candy! The perfect dessert for any chocolate lover.
Happy Halloween!! *insert pumpkin and ghost emojis >here<*
Even though it’s been a good handful of years since I’ve really done anything to celebrate Halloween, that doesn’t mean I don’t use it as an excuse to get a little more excited about an otherwise normal day. And to find ways to stuff candy into ALL the things…
I don’t know about you guys, but I’m going to go ahead and assume that you run into the same problem that I do — leftover candy.
Whether it’s due to a lack of trick-or-treaters, kids that bring in a truckload of the stuff, or the irresistible temptation of those post-Halloween sales, I’m willing to bet that you’ll have more candy lying around than you know what to do with, and I’m here to offer a solution that goes beyond simply stuffing your face with those cute little bite-sized bars — stuffing them into brownies instead!
I went ahead and took my favourite recipe for flourless double chocolate brownies and stuffed even more chocolate into them, transforming them into completely irresistible, triple threat, death by chocolate, candy bar brownies… or flourless candy bar brownies for short.
Not only are they insanely delicious, but they’re a great way to use up that leftover candy. I used mini KitKat, Coffee Crisp (pretty sure this is a Canadian thing), and Aero bars in mine, but these would work great with any chocolate-based candy bars that you have on hand. And the more kinds you use, the more variety you’ll have in each bite.
The base for these flourless brownies is gluten-free and nut-free, but whether or not the finished product will be depends entirely on what kind of candy bars you use, so keep that in mind if you’re dealing with any food allergies.
Either way, you’ll end up with a batch of super soft and fudgy brownies that are guaranteed to be a hit at holiday parties, special get-togethers, or relaxing evenings spent at home. I had a hard time keeping these around because of how much everyone loved them, so I’m hoping that you will too!
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Flourless Candy Bar Brownies
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Yield: 16 brownies 1x
Ingredients
- 6 Tbsp. coconut oil*
- 1 cup (170g) semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- ⅔ cup coconut sugar**
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 Tbsp. arrowroot powder***
- 10–12 mini chocolate candy bars
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and prepare an 8×8 baking pan by lining it with a sheet of aluminum foil or parchment paper, leaving a few inches of overhang on the sides to allow for easy removal. Grease lightly and set aside.
- Add coconut oil and chocolate chips to a small saucepan set over medium-low heat. Stir until oil and chocolate have melted before removing from heat and setting aside to cool.
- Using a handheld mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat together eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth and pale, about 2 minutes. Add cooled melted chocolate mixture and mix until well combined. Reduce speed to low and add cocoa powder and arrowroot powder, mixing until well combined and scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Batter should be thick and smooth.
- Pour half of the batter into prepared pan, spreading it evenly with a greased spatula until it covers the entire bottom. Place a layer of candy bars on top, and cover with remaining batter.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, until centre is set. Remove from oven and let cool in pan for about 15 minutes before removing and transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Use a sharp knife to cut into squares and serve.
Notes
* Can sub with butter ** Can sub with brown or granulated sugar. *** Can sub with cornstarch.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
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I’ve tried this with and without candy bars! These are possibly my new favourite brownies 😀
I’m so glad you like them, Isabelle! Thanks for letting me know 😀
Ahhh … you genius, genius girl! Looove this idea – but will have to file it away for next year because all of our candy is long gone already! P/S Coffee Crisps? I do think that’s a Canadian thing. 😉
Um…so this needs to happen.
We had these cappuccino kit kats and they were amazing.
They started doing this w the donuts here too lately…it’s magical!
These are genius, Amanda! I just forwarded this to a friend who I’m sure has plenty of leftover Halloween candy (mom of 2 boys)! I hardly discriminate between chocolate bars but a few favourites include Lindt, Reeses & Kit Kats—> mmm!
This is brilliant! Chocolate on chocolate is heaven 🙂 Hope you had a great Halloween!
I know I’m being really original here, but I love Reese’s or Hershey’s cookies n crème chocolate bars. Those are ADDICTING! I also have discovered candy corn M&Ms which are also crack. That what they are. Crack. I cannot stop eating them until the bag is gone and then start searching for my next fix. Do they have those in Canada?
I haven’t seen any of the candy corn ones here, but I did spot them when I was down in Ohio a few weeks back. Not peanut allergy friendly, though 🙁
These remind me of slutty brownies where you stick an Oreo in the middle. Love the idea, and it’s so easy!
Yum! I sure hope the trick or treaters come soon to save me from the candy bowl. This is perfect for all the “leftovers”!
We’re not even going to talk about how ridiculously tempting these are. There’s no special Halloween candy over here so my favourite chocolate bar is by Lindt. If Mars and the likes were suitable for vegetarians I might say Snickers. Because how much better than chocolate, peanuts and caramel in one bar does it get??!
Knowing how much my family liked your flourless cherry brownies I can see how these would be just as amazing.
I had no idea that Mars wasn’t vegetarian friendly! I tried to Google it, but I just kept getting conflicting information 😕
ummm, so you’re brilliant. Definitely something to keep in mind because i know chef-friend wants to hit up post-halloween candy sales. And my mom bought 2 boxes of treats even though they never actually get any trick-or-treaters where they live.
Favourite halloween candy: Reese’s peanut butter cups, followed by Mars Bars.
Love Mars! I was actually super stoked when they finally made them peanut-free a handful of years back. Now if only they’d do the same to Twix…
GENIUS. Talk about a delicious texture explosion. You have me wishing we had that toffee bar here! Though kit kats will do me just fine!
Coffee Crisp is actually super similar to KitKats in terms of texture. They just have a slightly coffee-ish taste.
These beauties look so fudgey and delicious! I love that they are a healthier take on dessert!!
Oh man do these look good! Looks like a post marathon treat for me since I know we’ll have more candy than we know what to do with after today!
These will be perfect to use up all the leftover Halloween candy!
I fully intending to give out all the Halloween candy so there was nothing left over… until I saw these. Plus I’ve made and eaten your Flourless Double Chocolate brownies so I know just how amazing these will be.
By the way, Coffee Crisp is a Canadian thing, and it’s one of my favorites along with MacIntosh Toffee, which I’m pretty sure they no longer make.
As a side note, you should know they must be having some kind of Halloween thing in the park this morning because people, adults and kids alike, keep walking by in full on costumes. It’s kind of cute and a nice view for my morning coffee and blog bingeing.
You didn’t tell me you loved Coffee Crisp! Otherwise I would have brought you tonnes (and stolen a few because it’s one of my favourites too). And I miss coffee and blogging from your dining room table 😥
Oh my goodness! These look so delicious and perfect for Halloween! As soon as I saw these on Instagram I immediately started drooling, YUM!
Wow, yum! These look incredible and it is such a great idea. On past Halloween’s, I’ve been stuck with a lot of leftover candy, so this is the ideal solution!
I love how they came out! I used ot be the queen of stuffed baked goods – my cndy bar blondies, peanut butter cups and rolos inside of cookies, brownies inside cookies, cookie dough inside of cupcakes — I need to get back into fun baking mode!
Brownies inside of cookies?!?! Omg you need to do that!!
PURE GENIUS! I always have some sort of leftovers. usually they are toostie rolls. haha. Think those would work? YUM
I’m going to go with… yes. I think chewy brownies would be super interesting 😉