Let me make this clear, brownie mix begs you to add your magic to them. Below are some suggestions for you to take a 18 to 21oz brownie mix and improve it greatly.

• Sprinkle M&M Candies over the top of the brownie mix in the pan before baking. At different times try the plain M&M’s and the Peanut M&M’s. You will end up with some great flavors.
• Spread Milk Chocolate , White Chocolate , or Peanut Butter Chips over the top of the brownies as soon as they come out of the oven. They will melt over the top of the brownies and you will have a unique brownie. I have taken it a step further some times and mixed all three flavors of chips together and spread them over the top of a just baked pan of brownies. Remember they get spread over your brownies as soon as they come out of the oven.
• Add 1 T. of Vanilla Extract to the Brownie Mix when you mix up the brownies. Be sure to use real vanilla extract not the imitation stuff.
• Bake the brownies for 10 minutes less than the time on the box. They should still be fudgy in the center when you remove them from the oven. Spread the top of the cooled pan of brownies with a C. of sweet chocolate chips or butterscotch chips that you have melted on the stove.
• Buy 4-6 large peppermint patties and chop them up and add them to the brownie mix before you mix it up and bake it.
• Stir a handful of chopped up mounds bars into the brownie mix as you are mixing it up.
• Add 1 T. of powdered instant coffee and a pinch of cinnamon to the mix as you are mixing it up.
• Top a pan of baked brownies with caramel topping , sweetened flaked coconut and chopped sweetened pecans.
• Swirl softened cream cheese into the batter just before baking the brownies, For a unique twist try using orange or strawberry cream cheese.
• Stir sliced almonds , chopped dried cherries and a dash of almond extract into the brownies before baking.
• Make triple chocolate brownies by mixing white , milk and semi sweet chocolate chips into the batter before baking.
• Add chopped macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips to the batter and drop it by the spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet for wonderful brownie cookies. Bake until crisp at the edges but soft in the centers about 8-10 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven.
• Fold a C. of mashed banana into the brownie mix before baking.
  Swab hot baked brownies with Kahlua when they come out of the oven. Just brush it on.
• For a nostalgic version mix a handful of chopped walnuts and a 1/2 C. of chocolate chips into the brownie batter.

It’s How You Slice a Brownie That Counts

Who says a brownie has to be square. Add some pizazz.

Bake brownies 20-25 minutes and bake them in a pie pan instead of a square pan. Cut them out in wedges instead of squares.
Use a smaller deeper pan for thicker brownies. They’ll bake in about 40 minutes and then cut them out extra-large or smaller for tea parties.
Cut brownies into rounds with a biscuit cutter and sandwich two together with your favorite jam. Dust the top with powdered confectioners’ sugar.
Dust brownie triangles, squares, or rectangles with confectioners’ sugar to jazz them up.
Crumble up brownies and serve them over ice cream.