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Homemade Cosmic Brownies with Fudge Glaze and Tempered Chocolate Candy Pieces
A copycat of Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies that actually tastes good. Dense, chewy chocolate brownies are topped with a firm fudge glaze and speckled with tiny tempered chocolate candies coated in a crisp sugar shell and colored with natural food dyes.
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Critical Success Points
- • Tempering the chocolate to the correct temperature range (81‑90 °F).
- • Cooking the fudge glaze to 238 °F without over‑stirring.
- • Baking the brownies in a water bath at low temperature for an even, dense crumb.
- • Coating the chocolate chips with a proper sugar‑corn‑syrup shell that dries solid.
Safety Warnings
- • Hot sugar syrup can cause severe burns; handle with gloves and keep children away.
- • Temper chocolate carefully; overheating can cause burns and ruined temper.
- • Use oven mitts when handling the hot water bath pan.
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