For better or for worse, we are getting to the end of another semester. This means finals, darties and possibly cleaning out your room before the year comes to a close.

If you are anything like me, then you steal candy from most campus events and save all holiday candy, and have accumulated quite the candy stash. In the event that you do not feel like eating the candy by itself, I have just the solution for you.

This brownie recipe is the perfect dumping ground for any leftover, preferably chocolate candies. It is extremely simple and you can use any brownie recipe or a boxed mix.

Easy

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour

Servings: 12 brownies

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Ingredients:

1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 large eggs
½ teaspoon baking powder
²⁄³ cup cocoa powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup flour
Handful or so of your favorite chocolate candies (leftover Valentines Day or Easter candies work really well!)
*You can also substitute any sort of boxed mix or brownie recipe of your choice

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. Grease a 9×13 pan.

3. Mix oil and sugar until well blended in a large bowl.

4. Add eggs and vanilla; stir until evenly blended.

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5. Mix all dry ingredients in a separate bowl and then add to the mixture.

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6. Stir all together.

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7. Lay candies down onto greased pan.

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8. Pour brownie mixture into the greased pan.

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9. Bake for 40 minutes until sides just start to pull away from the pan and you can insert a toothpick that comes out clean.

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10. Let the brownies cool completely before cutting.

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Down for brownies?: