Rocky Road Brownies with Ganache

Name: Rocky Road Brownies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1505 min
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); 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

ByEvelyn Osborn Posted onOctober 28, 2013March 25, 2025 Updated onMarch 25, 2025

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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:

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.

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. 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.

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.

What’s in chocolate ganache:

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.

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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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

Cook Time 35

Cooling time 1

Total Time 1 1 5

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 832 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Brownies

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

For the ganache

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

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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