Rocky Road Brownies with Ganache

Life’s too short for regular brownies. Step up your brownie game with our Rocky Road brownies, or as some like to call them, Mississippi mud brownies. These aren’t just any brownies – they’re the ultimate indulgence. Imagine rich, fudgy brownies topped with mini marshmallows, toasted pecans, and a homemade chocolate ganache. Sounds irresistible? That’s because they are! Get ready to be bad in the best way possible.  You just have to try this recipe for rocky road brownies. 

 

rocky road brownies, chocolate ganache for brownies
 
Chocolate lovers beware! Our ultimate Rocky Road recipe has landed. We’re talking brownies made from scratch, topped with mini marshmallows, pecans, and a homemade chocolate ganache. Sinfully delicious, they’re everything a brownie should be! So, who’s ready for a taste of heaven?   
Sometimes you just gotta be bad and if you gonna be bad, you must be really bad.   If I am gonna cheat a little and have chocolate, I am going all out with these ultimate rocky road recipe for brownies.   
 
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Mississippi mud brownies, chocolate ganache for brownies
 

Whether you call them Mississippi Mud or Rocky Road, these brownies are a game-changer. They’re scratch-made, topped with mini marshmallows, pecans and a luscious chocolate ganache. This recipe is your passport to a chocolate paradise. Try it out and enjoy the delicious journey!

 

What’s in this ultimate rocky road recipe:

 

Ultimate rock road recipe ingredients

 

Ingredients:

  • 4 oz baking chocolate (4 squares)
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups mini marshmallows
  • 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
  • ganache recipe below

 

How to make Rocky Road Brownies:

 

 

Preheat your oven to 350° F and grease a 9″ x 9″ baking dish and set aside.   Place the baking chocolate and butter in a large microwave-safe bowl.  Heat for 30 seconds, stir well, and reheat again as needed, stirring between each reheating. 
 
adding eggs to the brownie mixture
 
Whisk the butter and chocolate mixture until completely smooth.  Then break your eggs in a separate bowl and add to the mixture.  Whip well. 
 
adding sugar to the brownies
 
Whisk in the sugar and again whip well.  Measure out your flour and…
 
Mixing the flour in the rocky road brownies
 
Add the flour and mix until thoroughly combined and there are no dry ingredients showing. Pour the brownie batter into your prepared 9 X 9  baking dish.
 
Cooked rocky road recipe for brownies
 
Place in preheated oven and bake for 30-35 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean with just a few crumbs attached. Remove from oven and place on a trivet or cooling rack. 
 
Topping for Mississippi Mud brownies
 
Place the pecans on a baking dish and toast in the oven for 5 minutes until fragrant.   Scatter the mini marshmallows and toasted pecans on top of the brownies.
 

What’s in chocolate ganache:

 

ingredients for chocolate ganache for brownies

 
Ganache Ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 4-5 cups powdered sugar, as needed
  • 4-6 Tablespoons cocoa powder, as needed
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

 

How to Make Ganache for Brownies:

 

Rocky Road brownies with ganache for brownies
 
Combine the butter, milk, 4 Tablespoons of cocoa powder and 4 cups of the powdered sugar in a large saucepan and set over medium heat.   Bring the mixture to a boil for 4-5 minutes, then remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Taste and adjust with additional cocoa powder and sugar, if desired.   Pour the hot ganache over the brownies.
 
Rocky Road brownies with ganache for brownies
 
Let the ganache set for at least 2 hours but preferably overnight before attempting to cut the brownies.   After cooled cut into 9 brownies.   So whether you call them Mississippi mud brownies or  Rocky Road Brownies they are delish! 
 
 

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Rocky Road brownies with ganache for brownies
You just have to try this recipe for rocky road brownies. Or you might know them as Mississippi mud brownies. This is the ultimate rocky road recipe topped with a homemade chocolate ganache for brownies.
Evelyn Osborn
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Cooling time 1 day
Total Time 1 day 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 9
Calories 832 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Brownies

For the ganache

Instructions
 

For the Brownies

  • Preheat your oven to 350° F and grease a 9″ x 9″ baking dish and set aside.
  • Place the baking chocolate and butter in a large microwave-safe bowl. Heat for 30 seconds, stir well, and reheat again as needed, stirring between each reheating.
  • Whisk the butter and chocolate mixture until completely smooth. Then break your eggs in a separate bowl and add to the mixture. Whip well.
  • Whisk in the sugar and again whip well. Add the flour and mix until thoroughly combined and there are no dry ingredients showing.
  • Pour the brownie batter into your prepared 9 X 9 baking dish. And place in preheated oven and bake for 30-35 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean with just a few crumbs attached.
  • Remove from oven and place on a trivet or cooling rack.
  • Place the pecans on a baking dish and toast in the oven for 5 minutes until fragrant. Scatter the mini marshmallows and toasted pecans on top of the brownies.

For the Ganache

  • Combine the butter, milk, 4 Tablespoons of cocoa powder and 4 cups of the powdered sugar in a large saucepan and set over medium heat. Bring the mixture to a boil for 4-5 minutes, then remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Taste and adjust with additional cocoa powder and sugar, if desired. Pour the hot ganache over the brownies.
  • Let the ganache set for at least 2 hours but preferably overnight before attempting to cut the brownies. Cut into 9 Rocky Road brownies.

Notes

you can stir additional milk chocolate chips into the brownies after the flour stage, if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 832kcalCarbohydrates: 124gProtein: 7gFat: 39gSaturated Fat: 22gCholesterol: 141mgSodium: 271mgPotassium: 219mgFiber: 4gSugar: 104gVitamin A: 908IUCalcium: 50mgIron: 4mg
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31 Comments

  1. Hey, I don't know why that's so bad. After all, look at all those pecans. Surely that protein balances off the sugar, right???! LOL We all like to indulge once in a while, and this looks like a great recipe to indulge in! Thanks. 🙂

  2. Wow Evelyn! This Mississippi Mud Cake looks SO good! Thanks for linking it up to the Sweet Wednesday Link Party. Hope you're having a great week.

    Hugs,
    Heather
    MySweetMission.net

  3. Hi Evelyn,
    I can almost taste this one, it looks sooooo good! Hope you are having a great weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

  4. Ahhhh…that made a fantastic birthday cake, Evelyn! Lucky Hubby! I loooove that you used dark chocolate, and all those pecans!

    Visiting from the Grand Social!

    Love, Joy
    Yesterfood.blogspot.com

  5. I am pretty sure I gained 5 pounds just looking at the picture — really sure I drooled into the keyboard again! Stopping by from the GRAND Social — thanks for sharing!

  6. Yum! Thank you for sharing at the Wondering Brain Show Off Weekend Blog Party! I hope you will be back to link up another awesome post this week!
    Cathy @ http://apeekintomyparadise.blogspot.com/