Kitchen Sink Junk Food Brownies

Name: Kitchen Sink Junk Food Brownies
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 box Truffle Fudge Brownie Mix (prepared with butter and eggs below); 1 stick butter (melted ); 1/2 cup potato chips (ruffled ); 1/2 cup caramel corn; 1/4 cup corn chips; 1/4 cup pretzel sticks; 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Shared by Amy Desrosiers | 63 Comments
Updated on March 14, 2023

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If you love sweet and savory desserts, these Kitchen Sink Junk Food Brownies are exactly what you need in your life. You can use boxed brownie mix or your favorite recipe to make these everything but the kitchen sink “junk food” brownies.

Junk food brownies stacked on white marble table with a glass of milk.

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Looking for a tasty, sweet, and salty dessert? These fudge brownies are perfect for you! They are topped with my favorite junk food snacks! The crunchy, golden brown potato, and corn chips keep their crunchiness when baked on top of brownies. The addition of salty pretzel rods and caramel corn take these boxed brownies to the next level.

Caramel corn brownies in glass bowl on marble counter with blue plaid napkin.

I was inspired to make these Junk Food Brownies because I love the combination of potato chips and chocolate. In fact, chocolate covered potato chips are my favorite! These brownies were the perfect “baby” of these two snack faves.

These Kitchen Sink Junk Food Brownies are made even more delicious by using one of my favorite boxed brownie mix, Truffle Fudge Brownie Mix from Tastefully Simple. I have been a fan of this company for the last 15 years after I attended my first party.

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Kitchen Sink Brownie ingredients on white marble tabletop.

Junk food brownies

Pan size

I used a 7″ x 11″ brownie pan to bake up ours for 25 minutes. If you use an 8″ x 8″ pan it might take an additional 5-8 minutes due to the brownies being thicker.

Brownie batter mix in bowl on white marble counter.

Toppings

The beauty of this Junk Food Brownies recipe a.k.a Everything But the Kitchen Sink Brownies is that you can mix and match what you add on top.

Potato chips, pretzel, and chocolate chips in glass bowls on a white marble counter top.

We used the following toppings: ruffled potato chips, corn chips, caramel popcorn, pretzel rods, and semi-sweet chocolate chips.

Tastefully Simple Brownie batter in large glass bowl on white marble counter top.

You could use these toppings as well:

Salted peanuts
Marshmallows
Tortilla Chips
Peanut butter chips
Caramel bits

Junk food topped brownies raw, unbaked in pan.

Baking tips

Be sure to follow the instructions on your brownie package. You can still cater your brownies to either chewy or fudgey styles for most brands. For these Tastefully Simple Truffle Fudge Brownies I really only had to add 2 eggs and 1 stick of melted butter.

For baking, lining your brownie pan with parchment paper makes for an easy cleanup, and cutting process.

To cut brownies, be sure they have cooled for 15 minutes or more. Use a knife to cute them into 9-12 squares. Expect some of the toppings to be left behind as they will fall off….these are my favorite to pop in my mouth–haha!

Junk Food Brownies on white marble table with glass of cold milk.

Overall, these Kitchen Sink Junk Food Brownies were excellent! The sweetness combined with the salty snack toppings made for a party in my mouth. I would totally recommend you give them a shot!

Sweet & Salty Chip Brownies on table with milk and hand grabbing one.

Freshness

These brownies are best when eaten within 3 days (freshest in the first 24 hours. Unfortunately, they do not freeze well, and should be stored in an air-tight container at room temperature.

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