No-Bake Brownies Recipe

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These rich, fudge-like squares are packed with nuts and marshmallows. The easy recipe makes eight brownies, but you’ll want the extras to enjoy another time, assures Hermine Muellerleile writes from Hyde Park, New York.

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No-Bake Brownies Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup plus 1/2 teaspoon evaporated milk, divided
3/4 cup crushed vanilla wafers (about 20 wafers)
1/2 cup miniature marshmallows
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Directions

In a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips with 1/4 cup milk; stir until smooth. Transfer 2 tablespoons to another bowl; stir in remaining milk and set aside for topping.
In a small bowl, combine the crushed vanilla wafers, marshmallows, confectioners' sugar and pecans; beat in remaining chocolate mixture. Press into a 5-3/4-in. x 3-in. x 2-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Spread with reserved chocolate mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until firm. Cut into bars. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 brownie equals 178 calories, 10 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 3 mg cholesterol, 42 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as No-Bake Brownies in Cooking for 2 Fall 2005, p63