Rocky Road Brownies
I have decided that I need to start hiring someone to do my grocery shopping.
Is that possible?
Because, I’ve always thought that I was really good at it, until the other day when I was in line to pay and I started looking at the other carts around me.
And people had stuff like Healthy Choice dinners and frozen broccoli and lunch meat and stuff that makes sense for mature humans who eat balanced meals and stuff.
Then I looked at my cart, which had 2 scented candles, 10 gourmet lollipops (2 for $1, so I wanted to get an even number) an US Weekly, pink nail polish, Robin Hood on DVD (the old one with Kevin Costner), and a jar of marshmallow fluff.
Seriously??
Why haven’t I ever realized how awful I am at shopping?
To make matters worse, one of the people who had a “responsible cart” was a youngish looking man.
I have been a housewife for 7 years and I was defeated at grocery shopping by a youngish man.
That is just no good.
Also, there is this cashier who always always talks about what I’m buying and asks what I’m going to do with stuff. And when she asked what the Marshmallow Fluff was for, I lied and said “I don’t know” even though for real, I knew that I was using it for brownies.
I just don’t do well under pressure and plus, I feel awkward talking about blog food to strangers. What am I supposed to say, “Oh, I am going to put it on brownies and swirl it around and then take pictures of them and talk bad about you on my blog”??
So…the one thing I actually went to the store to buy on PURPOSE, I ended up acting like I didn’t know WHY I was buying it.
Which was to make Rocky Road Brownies.
AKA “The Best Brownies In All the Land”
Want to know how to make these, since they’re probably the most mesmerizing brownies of your life?
Super duper easy.
(click here for printable recipe)
INGREDIENTS:
Brownie mix (or recipe) for 9 x 13 pan of brownies, plus ingredients to make
7 oz jar of marshmallow fluff/marshmallow creme
6 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup milk
3 Tablespoons cocoa powder
4 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups of chopped or sliced almonds
Line 9×13 pan with foil and spray with nonstick spray. Make batter and prepare brownies according to package directions. As soon as you remove the brownies from the oven, spoon marshmallow fluff evenly over the top of the brownies.
While that gets all melty, make the chocolate frosting.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter with the milk and cocoa powder until it just starts to come to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and powdered sugar. Once fully combined, pour evenly over brownies and using a sharp tipped knife, swirl the marshmallow and chocolate frosting together. Immediately top with almond slices.
If you want, you can even make these without almonds.
But then, of course, they aren’t Rocky Road brownies.
They’re just chocolate marshmallow brownies, which takes longer to say.
So I suggest just adding the almonds to save yourself the breath.
But, whatevs, it’s up to you.
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OOOOOOOH! These do look heavenly!
I’m with you on hiring someone to do grocery shopping. Not for the same reasons (I can’t recall the last time I bought pink nail polish and Kevin Costner as Robin Hood? Really?). I think I’m just getting lazier AND forgetful. I get so frustrated when I get home EVERY SINGLE TIME from the grocery store having forgotten main items I needed, and that was WITH a list in hand. I should really be rich then I wouldn’t have to worry about these matters.
Seriously, you crack me up. Also, I went to the store the other day to get ingredients for cookies and the cashier was all like, “Oh, someone is doing some baking.” I had my 4-year old son with me and didn’t want to appear to be the kind of mom who just fed her kid cookies and candy, so I lied and said they were for an event at work. They weren’t, they were for my blog. Which means I–and my son–ate a ton of them.
These brownies look fabulous. Gooey and fabulous, two of my favorite things.
Oh me oh my, these look amazing, Kristan! I am totally with you on the whole grocery store thing. I wish there were such a thing as a virtual grocery store where I could hover over someone doing the shopping for me to say, “no, not that apple – it’s bruised.” or “Yeah, I think that pack of chocolate chips looks better than that other bag. It looks like it’s been handled a lot.” I’m weird, I know. I should just wish for someone to do the shopping for me, but I know I’d be picky, too.
Ok, so now I need to add the Marshmallow Fluff to my grocery list so I can make these babies! I wonder if they’ll ask me. I’ll let ya know!
I’m in love with your blog! :) love your recipes, and love your humor! :) I send alot of your blogs to one of my best friends (since we were 5, now 35) and we laugh together :) One of my favorite things to see a new update or fb post…. keep it up! You are doing an awesome job!!
You are so sweet!! Thank you :)
Lol, Dorky Mcdorks, when I own a national supermarket chain I will implement a training program designed to discourage questions that may force a customer to admit they eat marshmallow fluff with a spoon while reading US weekly. RUDE! AND I think im gonna give these a whirl, with almonds of course!
OH Kristan these are JUST what I need right now!! They look FABULOUS!
I’ve wanted to post about how much I hate the question “Do you want your milk in a bag?”……….they don’t ask if I want my cookies in a bag….or my eggs………..why do they ask about my milk? YES I want my GROCERIES IN THE BAGS! THANKYOUVERYMUCH
HA!!! :)
I am a cashier, and am totally guilty of being the kind of person to comment when someone is buying a lot of baking supplies. However, as an avid baker and baking blog reader, I would hope that my comments are always nice and not judgemental. Maybe I can get them to put a note to that effect on my nametag?
“Melissa D.
Super Checkout Chick since 2008
Totally not judgemental about people buying fluff or other baking supplies”
Okay, I might need a bigger nametag…
hahahahaha…I’m sure you’re very nice and non-judgmental.
Except when people are buying weird stuff. Like foot fungus cream or laxatives. Don’t pretend that you don’t notice and silently judge. ;)
Even though I’m in the mist of a raging stomach virus, these look good.
Oh no!! Get better soon. :(
I swear I feel my but get bigger every time I read your blog, LOL. I get those questions at the store all the time. Normal people totally buy 5 packs of butter, 8 bags of powdered sugar, and 3 dozen eggs ALLLLLL the time, right??
happy national marshmallow day! what a perfect recipe for this day!
Oh my goodness….laughing out loud and totally wanting those brownies all at once!
These look amazing.
I just stumbled upon a grocery store in VA where we were vacationing that lets you shop online and pick up the order in the store. Amazing!
Sounds like the best grocery store EVER!!
I’m fortunate in that my husband does the grocery shopping the majority of the time. He enjoys it and who am I to take that from him! I do all my shopping for baking/decorating supplies however and usually at one shop that caters to us bakers so I don’t have any *inquiring minds want to know* type of questions. On the rare occasion that a clerk may ask why I’m buying such a large amounts of icing sugar and meringue powder I just respond with *Oh, I bake and decorate cookies…here’s my card!*
Love your decadent looking brownies!
I love that you use a brownie mix, and not a from scratch recipe. It actually makes these do-able!
I just want someone to grocery shop for me cause I cant leave a store without spending less then $100. Lately $200. I would be RICH if I could hire someone to stick to a list. :) Beautiful brownies girl!
Thanks, Amanda!! :)
I love that beautiful swirl! You are so creative.
Mmm, always looking for an excuse to make brownies even more decadent! By the way, happy to see the blog header you used to have on blogger back up. I like this design much better than the last one…it’s more fun. ;)
I love it too!! Thanks!! ;)
Love your grocery cart description- made me chuckle. We have all had moments like that! My favorite flavor of ice cream is hands down rocky road, so I’ll have to make these soon. Gooey and gorgeous. Yum.
I usually send my man to do the grocery shopping… I’m not sure how he would answer if someone asked him why he was buying large amounts of icing sugar, butter, eggs and the super huge box of freezies…. I love your website and I love trying out your recipes. Don’t worry about what the cashiers say lol.
These look amazing! I’ll have to try them out soon. As for the cashier talking to you I think you should just consider yourself lucky. At least she doesn’t just randomly comment on the thngs you’re buying like happens to me at my local krogers.
Example: the other day I was buying a huge bottle of cheap wine and a box of girlie products… The male cashier said to me: Having a bad day? All straight face and concern sounding!! I was so shocked and speechless I just looked away like I hadn’t heard him. I should have explained that the cheap wine was for a friends party (I’m in college! Cheap wine and parties is pretty much all I do lol) and the girlie products were for my sister. But no, I just let him think I was suffering from pms so badly I was going to drown my sorrows with a huge bottle of arbor mist. Sigh.
So yeah, consider yourself lucky!!
I always feel like the checkout person is judging me by my picks. I try to put the fruit and veggies up first so, they had a good first thought of me. I did just buy a jar of marshmallow fluff with no idea what I was going to do with it. Thanks can’t wait to try these!
These look SOOO good!! I’ll have to pin, then add to my mile long “to try” list!!
I was totally mesmerized by those brownies. I want to make these. They look so good, and beautiful too.
I totally need someone to do my shopping for me. I always buy way to much baking stuff….if that’s possible…no I take that back I buy the right amount of baking stuff, you can’t have too much of that. I do tend to forget stuff like oil, that was on my List, that I left in the car….for the third time.
These brownies look amazing……I think I may gain back the fifty pounds I lost…..hmmmm well worth it though. Yummy!
Ok, this really made me laugh because just last night I was in Target shopping and the contents of my cart included bathroom towel and rug, magazine, play dough, chapstick and marshmallow fluff! (the fluff was all I went in for:- I am glad to know that others shop entirely just for fluff too! Thanks for the giggle today!
I can totally relate about the whole grocery shopping thing… it’s not easy explaining 5 lbs of chocolate morsels in your shopping cart.
P.S. The brownies look delish!
That drives me crazy too when the cashiers ask you what you are using the stuff for or give their opinion about what you’re buying. I always get so embarrassed when I buy those pound plus chocolate cars at Trader Joe’s and without fail someone has to say “wow that’s a lot of chocolate”. Yes I know it’s a lot of chocolate does the whole world need to know?!
I’m new to your blog, but I LOVE it! Your pictures are to die for! Also… these brownies look heavenly :)
I love grocery shopping. My mom always tells me I should start a business grocery shopping for other people! I can’t wait to try these – might throw some peanuts in mine!
These look uber yummy. I had a step-aunt as a child that would bring Mississippi Mud Cake to family get-togethers and there were always, ALWAYS, dog hairs trapped in the marshmallow part of the cake. Totally bad memories and your post reminded me of it. We are hosting friends for a cookout this weekend. I do believe I will be adding these brownies to my ever-growing list of foods to serve! Love your posts!
Love love love your blog! You crack me up. You represent two of my favorite t hings: humor and sweets!
The rocky road brownies look yummy. Brownies are my fave thing. Have a great day!
Can’t wait to make these for the weekend!! My in-laws are coming and my FIL is OBSESSED with marshmallow and chocolate… nuts are fine, too, but marshmallow and chocolate are most important, obviously.
I hate the grocery store because of the way they bag my groceries. I laughed so hard at the person who commented above about people asking them if they want their milk in a bag – I feel exactly the same way! I’m so OCD that I purposely put my groceries on the belt in the EXACT ORDER that I want them to go into the bags. If people would just pay attention and bag them as they go, it would be so easy, but no. I end up with eggs UNDER my canned goods and lunch meat in with bread and chips instead of in with the cold stuff. Half the time, I pick the line without a person bagging groceries and just jump in and do it myself. People look at me funny, but at least I get it the way I want it and still have all my eggs at the end of the day… then I can use them for things like brownies!
Thanks for the great blog – I get so excited every time there’s a new post – you make my day!!
Mmmm I could eat a tray of these right now. No, seriously.
Up until I quit my recruiting job last October, I did have someone hired who did my grocery shopping for me! My boss paid for a “personal assistant” and that was one of her jobs. It was so fantastic… and I saved money because she only bought what was on my list.
Highly recommend it :)
I once bought a box of gluten-free rice krispies (taste the same, a dollar cheaper) and a box of gluten-free graham crackers (taste ten times better than normal ones) in the same cart as a loaf of sandwich bread. The cashier was convinced I’d made a mistake and started lecturing me in earnest about the importance of sticking to my gluten-free diet 100%. I mumbled something about the bread being for my little brother and scurried home to eat some delicious, gluten-full brownies. Because I’m afraid of confrontation. Now I’m too nervous to pick up those tasty tasty graham crackers any time I’m also buying bread or flour or brownie mix or pasta or tortillas, which is to say every time I go to the store, for fear that I’ll come across the overly-concerned cashier again.
See?? Sounds like something that would happen to me.
I hope you’re as paranoid as I am. I actually try to stack my leafy greens on top of cookie supplies so other shoppers won’t see that I, a grown woman, am buying three different kinds of candy and/or chocolate chip and I don’t even have kids so I can’t say I’m just spoiling little ones. I tell my husband I put the greens on top to keep them from getting crushed, though. It’s only sort of true.
erk, I hope you *AREN’T*. It’s past my bedtime.
to go w/ the respect the personal space class can we also add a segment about reading what i am reading/searching/ typing on my computer over my shoulder… so annoying.
I think you should print out business cards with you blog address etc so next time a cashier comments on your cart they can check out your creations w/o having to ask.
I think before every order of all the candies etc put a box of tampons. I guarantee they won’t ask questios :O)
Your posts always crack me up. Youngish men are overrated anyway, so don’t you worry about that. I’m just glad the pink nail polish have never made an appearance in your recipes!
Haha. I’ve been using your phrase “all the land” lately. Hope you don’t mind :) Also, I discovered that some stores will collect and deliver your groceries for you and I am about to start using it! In case you ever need someone to stand between you and the marshmallow fluff… but I personally liked all of your grocery items :)
I just went to the supermarket and bought 5 cans of pumpkin, nothing else. The check-out lady asked if I liked to eat it straight. I told her that I like to bake with it and she just eyed me strangely. Oh well.
These brownies look delicious and worth the awkward supermarket trip:-)
I don’t need one brownie, I need the entire pan:)
Girlie, if you were closer I’d bring it over myself!! Hope you’re well :)
Love the new site and love you. but not in a weird stalker way, in a sister-I’m -with-ya kinda way. Except i hate pink. Sorry): The End…<3
We can still be friends. I just won’t buy you pink socks for Christmas.
Ah! You’ve done it again! Another pin-worthy recipe for my rapidly growing desserts board on Pinterest! You are evil in the best kind of way ;)
I love your blog! I check it all the time! I pin your recipes on pinterest daily. Everyone on there agrees you’re amazingly talented and so hilarious! Thanks for always brightening my day with happiness and sweet treats.
P.s. Your Oreo buttercream frosting from the cookies n cream cupcakes is to die for!! I won’t mention how many spoonfuls I gobbled up. :)
You are too sweet. I LOVE being Pinned!!
Would these work if I just melted marshmellows in the microwave and then poured them on? I live in Australia and have never seen marshmellow fluff before. I love your blog, though I never make any receipes (don’t be offended its because I can never find the ingreadients here and when I do they are like 100000000 times the price of what I can afford to spend) it always makes me hungry. Though I do get some good ideas for receipes :)
soooo glad you’re back Kristan – have missed your witty and sparkly personality!!! i do happen to have a jar of fluff sitting in my cupboard . . . it’s just sitting there looking at me . . . i think it wants to be made into these brownies . . . yeah, i think that’s what it’s saying alright . . .
You can definitely have people shop for you …
If you lived in South Korea. You should see the new grocery shopping thing they’re doing. It’s THE COOLEST THING IN THE WORLD!!!
Here’s the video of it lady. I swear wouldn’t this be awesome? I just want one in my HOUSE> LOLOLOL.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGaVFRzTTP4
Kristan,
You captured mine and my husband’s thoughts on fundraisers perfectly (except girl scout cookies and cub/boy scout popcorn which we fully support). It’s those parties with inflatable slides and bounce houses and Jammin’ music that they bring to the school for those who sell 10 items that steam me. My poor kids have NEVER participated in those. Yeah, I’m sure I’ve done irreparable damage and they will someday blog about me…
I do have one techie question for you. Did you know that the pictures of your desserts (which suck me in every time) don’t show up on your home page anymore? You have to click the partial blog entry to go to the full blog entry with the dessert picture. Not sure if that was by design or still in the web-master-lady-fiasco you suffered through recently. Either way, I’m gonna click because I know it’s worth it.
Why yes, I am totally mesmerized by how yummy those brownies look! YUM! Love the pink polka dots too. Now I’m going to have to go back to the store for Marshmallow Fluff. :) Delish!
These look delicious! I’m off to the store to get coconut & sugar…….for oatmeal/coconut/chocolate chip/walnut cookies! If the clerk asks I’ll be tellin’ her what I’m baking!! I have a sweet tooth the size of Texas!!!! lol
Hey girl! Love your blog! I’am a stay at home mom as well, and love to bake. Your too funny! Anyway, I’am going to try the Rocky Road brownies, and look forward to seeing more of your blogs! Have a great day!
Two of my favourite things smushed into one dessert. They look gorgeous. x
I just bookmarked your blog. Thanks for making me smile and your food looks wonderful. I am now one of your many followers.
Hahaha. These do look mesmerizing! Must…make…brownies.
I just made these. Actually, I did 50/50. Half with almonds and half without. I am torn between which side I like better. I like the simplicity of the plain side and the crunch of the almond side. Oh well, I guess I will have to keep eating them to be able to determine a winner. They are AWESOME!!!
kevin costner robin hood. solid gold.
girl, i have some crazy cashier stories.
i say the “i don’t know” when i totally know-too much pressure is right!
also, these brownies are the jam! can’t wait to make some!! xo
The picture of these brownies definitely had me mesmerised!!
Wow, these look absolutely delicious! How can I make marshmallow fluff? We don’t get that here in India, but we do get marshmallows!
Wow! My search is over! I have finally found someone else that knows about Kevin Costner as Robin Hood in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves! Whenever (which is not that often :-/) I mention Kevin Costner as Robin Hood I get this blank look like what.are.you.talking.about?? So now that you’ve stirred up some memories, I think I’m gonna make these brownies this weekend and curl up with Kevin/Robin and take a trip down memory lane. Oh and Bryan Adams singing Everything I Do? *wistful sigh* Crap! I don’t think I can wait til the weekend … gonna get that DVD now… :-)
Hi, thank u so much for the recipe! I would definitely try it very soon.
But I have a question… Can I use melted marshmallows instead of marshmallow fluff? Cause I live in Monterrey, Mexico and we don’t have this kind of ingredients round here, well, not that I know of!
I’ll be waiting for the answer so I can try this awesome Rocky Road Brownies! :)
XOXO
Oh yeah here in Australia we have shop online and they deliver. It’s the best although maybe I just thought it was the best, now it would be best if they also home delivered these brownies. When I pop into the shop I don’t mind the cashiers asking about the stuff I’m buying although I admit I just say I like baking and they chat about their fav recipes. I never say I blog anymore or am writing a cookbook cause then everyone just kinda looks at me like I’m crazy. Chocolate chip, marshmallow, candy high crazy.
This post totally cracked me up. I say this because hubby and I went into Trader Joe’s this past Friday and bought totally random things. We live 1 1/2 from the store and only get there 1-2 a year. I was buying fun stuff that we never get to eat like chocolate cover chips, very tasty halberno sauce, very healthy fruit leather, almond flour, etc. None of it went together. The check-out guy asked “girl what in the world are you making with all of this”…ummmm what? For real I was not expecting to be asked that. I laughed and confessed the truth. I should have made up something juicy.
These look so good. I am totally drooling on my laptop.
What’s the marshmallow creme for? *Correct Answer* Because I’m fabulous (and you’re not). And these brownies are beyond amazinge!! :D
I’m often on training diets for my sport that allow me one “cheat day” per week…the rest of the week, my grocery cart looks very self-righteous. :)
During one of my cheat days, I picked up two cans of Pringles. The cashier told me that there was a sale–I could get five cans for a slightly higher price. I demured, saying that I was afraid I’d eat them all if I did that.
“Eat them ALL?” she said, in a very snotty voice. “Why don’t you just give them to your co-workers?”
I couldn’t believe how judgmental she was! She honestly felt she had the right to get uppity because I didn’t feel like buying treats for the office? WTF?
I don’t mind curiosity, but judgement is another thing altogether. Love your blog! I’m working my way through all the previous posts, as you can probably tell. :)
stumbled upon your recipe– We ate it last night and LOVED it!! Best thing was, since it’s super easy my husband made it! Thank you, and now I’ll go and look at all your others. :)
I made “chocolate marshmallow brownies” without the almonds :) and they were heavenly! I especially love the chocolate frosting recipe. Thanks, Kristan!
I made these. It was my first time ever working with marshmallow fluff (please stop looking at me like that). That stuff is sticky! These were delicious, even if I did not have any almonds for them. My favorite part was the swirling. I love swirling things.