Cadbury Egg Chocolate Brownies (Printable Version)

Fudgy chocolate brownies with Cadbury mini eggs and a crunchy chocolate topping for a delightful dessert.

# What You'll Need:

→ Chocolate Brownie Base

01 - 7 oz dark chocolate, chopped
02 - ½ cup unsalted butter, cubed
03 - 1 cup granulated sugar
04 - ½ cup light brown sugar
05 - 3 large eggs
06 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
07 - 1 cup all-purpose flour
08 - ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
09 - ½ teaspoon salt
10 - ¾ cup Cadbury mini eggs, halved or crushed

→ Crumbled Chocolate Topping

11 - ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
12 - ½ cup all-purpose flour
13 - 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
14 - 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
15 - ¼ cup dark or milk chocolate, finely chopped
16 - ⅓ cup Cadbury mini eggs, roughly crushed

# Cooking Steps:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang for easy removal.
02 - In a heatproof bowl, melt the dark chocolate and butter together over a saucepan of simmering water or in the microwave in 30-second bursts, stirring until smooth. Let cool slightly.
03 - Whisk in the granulated sugar and brown sugar until combined. Add eggs, one at a time, whisking well after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract.
04 - Sift in the flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Fold together gently until just combined—do not overmix.
05 - Fold in the halved or crushed Cadbury mini eggs. Spread the brownie batter evenly into the prepared pan.
06 - Mix melted butter, flour, brown sugar, and cocoa powder in a bowl until crumbs form. Stir in the chopped chocolate and crushed mini eggs.
07 - Sprinkle the crumble topping evenly over the brownie batter.
08 - Bake for 28–32 minutes, or until the edges are set and a skewer inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Do not overbake for fudgy brownies.
09 - Allow brownies to cool completely in the pan before lifting out and cutting into squares.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • The Cadbury eggs add little pockets of sweetness and color that make every bite feel like a small surprise, even though you know they're coming.
  • That crumbled topping gives you texture contrast—crispy against fudgy—which is honestly the secret to why people ask for the recipe.
02 -
  • Underbaking is your friend here—if you bake until a skewer comes out completely clean, you'll have cake instead of fudgy brownies, and there's no fixing that once it's cooled.
  • The crumble topping gets crispy as it cools, so what feels soft coming out of the oven will harden up and give you that textural contrast that makes people come back for seconds.
03 -
  • Chop your dark chocolate into small pieces instead of buying chocolate chips—it melts more evenly and tastes less waxy than chips, which actually matters when chocolate is your main flavor.
  • If your kitchen is warm, work with chilled eggs and even pop your mixed batter in the fridge for 10 minutes before spreading it in the pan—this keeps the Cadbury eggs from sinking to the bottom while baking.
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