This may be a cooking blog, but I find myself sharing some of my deepest, darkest secrets (never having tried oatmeal before, for instance) here. So far you all have accepted me and all the horrible things I’ve kept hidden for years and years. I can only hope that you will continue to stand by my side as I reveal this next bit of private information about myself.
I prefer my brownies to be made from a box mix.
I’m sorry, okay? It’s just who I am and I have to be me. Writing a cooking blog isn’t going to change who I am. It just won’t, okay?
Except, well, I’ve recently discovered a brownie recipe so beautiful and delicious and rich and fudgy and chocolatey and oh goodness, I should just go ahead and admit it. I’m over the box mix brownies. No more, I say! No more!
Just go ahead and scroll back up there and look at those brownies! So full of chocolate! So gooey! So fudgy and scrumptious!
This recipe starts out by melting butter and sugar together in a sauce pan, and I know, there are lots of one bowl brownie recipes out there, but these guys are worth the extra dirty dish. Especially if your kids are your dish washers.
You’ll need to prepare yourself for this next part. You’re going to dump the cocoa powder into the sugar and butter. You’ll want to shove your entire face into your mixing bowl, but don’t do it. The butter is still hot and if you eat it all, we won’t have brownies!
Alright, so one lick won’t hurt anyone.
Look! Brownie batter bokeh! Yet another reason to love these brownies!
After you’ve mixed in the remaining ingredients, pour the batter into a buttered 9×13 pan and bake for about 30 minutes. What comes out of the oven is this amazingly delicious chunk of gooey, warm, melty chocolate. Let it cool and then slice and devour!
Fudge Brownies
Recipe adapted from King Arthur Flour
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cups cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder, optional
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1.Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9×13 baking dish.
2. In small saucepan over low heat, melt butter completely. Stir in sugar and continue cooking for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly. Do not allow sugar mixture to boil.
3. Pour butter mixture into a large bowl or stand mixer, beat in cocoa powder, eggs, salt, baking powder, espresso powder, and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
4. Stir in the flour and chocolate chips until well combined.
5. Pour into prepared pan and bake for about 30 minutes, until a tester comes out mostly clean. The edges should be set and the center should still look slightly moist, but not uncooked. Cool on a wire rack.
| Tags: baking, chocolate, desserts 57 comments »
October 15th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Oh!! Yum!!
October 15th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Holy Hell! That first photo almost made me wet my pants (no incontinence jokes!). My problem with brownies is they always get hard around the edges–why is that? Overcooking?
October 16th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Good for you for getting over you boxed-brownie addiction! These look delicious. I like the idea of espresso powder…
October 17th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Those brownies look amazing. King Arthur flour is the best place!!
If you haven’t you should order their Fiori de Sicilia – gorgeous orange-cream-vanilla extract. Even if you don’t cook with it – wear it as perfume!!
October 17th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
I’ve had these brownies on my to-make list for a while — glad to hear they’re so good!
October 18th, 2009 at 12:35 am
goodness gracious, sakes alive. that stack of brownies practically jumped off the screen into my mouth, and when i realized it hadn’t, i was extremely disappointed. what an awesome picture of some dense, rich, gooey, and fantastic brownies!
October 18th, 2009 at 6:37 am
Your secret is safe with me! (Giada uses boxed brownie mixes for lots of her desserts)
You’ve found brownie winner here! Adding coffee makes such a difference to the denseness of the chocolate. Love it!
October 18th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
MMMM. My husband and I made these last night after dinner, and they are SOOO much better than any brownie I have ever tasted. Thank you for this recipe! Delicious!
October 19th, 2009 at 8:42 am
Thanks alot! Guess what is being added to my to-do list for the day?? I can’t wait!
Perhaps I should get my work out in first!!
October 19th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Karly,
Brownies are one of the most difficult things to photograph.. you made yours look scrumptious.
Kudos chickie.. I want to try yours!
October 20th, 2009 at 8:55 am
Make these and you’ll be hooked. I do the sugar/butter in the microwave rather than on stovetop. Melt the butter and then add the sugar and microwave about two more minutes. You don’t want it to boil. After mixing everything add the chocolate chips if you want them to melt into the brownie. Otherwise, wait about 20 minutes and then add them to the mix and bake.
If you take them out of the oven the minute the edges are set and firm, they will be fine. These are fudge style brownies and should be a bit moist in the interior. Use the best quality chocolate chips you can find – the price difference is minor and the taste is even better.
October 20th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
You’re going to KILL me. OMG.
October 21st, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Fudgy goodness! I am going to have to give this recipe a try. They look so super yummy!
October 22nd, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Have mercy! I’m having such a chocolate craving just looking at this picture. Yum!
October 22nd, 2009 at 1:44 pm
These look amazing! The fudge factor is over the top, so good!
October 24th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
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October 25th, 2009 at 7:46 am
I’ve tried lots of different homemade brownie recipes, and this is by far the best. Rich and chewy and delicious! Thanks for the recipe Karly. (and watch them at the end, I think I overbaked mine by a couple minutes-the edges were a little bit dry, but the inner ones, perfect) I think I am going to buy one of those ‘perfect brownie pans’ that I see advertised on TV.
November 29th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Don’t think I will be going back to boxed brownies… these were almost as easy, and tasted much better.
November 30th, 2009 at 8:20 am
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December 3rd, 2009 at 8:48 pm
? I put an article on my blog cause your recipe and photo are geooooooorgous! I will try your brownie recipe! Im sure is chewy! Im absolutly in love with your blog! ?
December 7th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
OH. MY. GOODNESS. I always stick with box brownies because i’m too cheap to buy fancy cocoa powder or flour or chocolate chips. But I used all my bargain brand ingredients to make these, and they were HEAVEN. I have NEVER, NEVER had a brownie so delicious. thank you for this recipe!!!!!
December 8th, 2009 at 10:03 am
AMAZING picture!
I have been drooling over it for too long. I blogged about it today!
Thanks for the recipe!
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December 17th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
I just pulled these from my oven and the smell in my house is AMAZING!!! It actually enticed my husband out of his office to investigate! They are cooling right now but I’m dying to try them!
December 30th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
I admit it. I am a boxed brownie mix fan too. But these looked like pure chocolately heaven in the picture. I talked the husband into making them
(yes, he’s the cook of the family). And OMG, they are a little slice of chocloately heaven here on earth. Next time he is going to omit the chocolate chips and drizzle peanut butter on top before baking. I can’t wait.
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December 31st, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Made them last night! So good, everything you want in a brownie and more. I tried them with dark chocolate cocoa powder and milk chocolate chips which made things really interesting (I’m thinking some white chocolate chips might be good in there as well?)
Thanks for the recipe!!
January 10th, 2010 at 5:11 am
How tasty. These brownies seem to be verry nutritious. Just the right companion for a hot coffee.
Greetings from Germany
A-Man
February 6th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Oh my goodness. I just made these, and they are divine– and divine looking! I have a new go-to brownie recipe, so thanks for that.
February 9th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
I have been drooling over these for weeks, so I finally went and made them last night. Oh my god, they were so worth it. I think this batch is going to last forever too! They’re so rich and enormous that I don’t even need to eat more than one, and that’s coming from someone who has a crazy metabolism and eats tons of everything (especially chocolate). The recipe was easy too! I’m going to dash off now to have another one with a glass of milk… Thanks so much!
February 17th, 2010 at 9:11 am
Mmmmmm, they look so moist and tasty, will be trying out this recipe at the weekend – thanks for sharing!
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February 28th, 2010 at 8:24 pm
My roommates and I did a team effort (which ended up being very little effort for the incredible outcome) and made these brownies. They were the most delicious brownies I have ever experienced! Thank you!
March 5th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
I made these last week and Oh. Em. GEEE!!!!
I LOVE me some brownies, but like you prefer them from a box usually. These are AWESOME!
March 5th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
BEST. BROWNIES. IN. THE WORLD.!
March 12th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
OMG! My girls would love to try out this recipe! We love brownies. We try all kinds of brownies from Sara Lee to Duncans. It looks so oh good!
March 13th, 2010 at 6:57 am
I made these brownies the last snowstorm we had… changed my life!
March 16th, 2010 at 8:11 pm
These looks SO good. Can’t wait to give them a try. Looks like a toothache well worth it!
March 25th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i wuz seriously drooling lol
March 26th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
Now THOSE are what I call brownies! Gorgeous!
March 27th, 2010 at 12:12 am
these look delicious!
thank you
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March 28th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
Sweet Jesus! Take me, lead me to the delicious bits of heaven featured above, and deliver me from box mix for the rest of my days!!
March 28th, 2010 at 10:59 pm
I am usually all about the box. ghirardellis are my fave …but OMG these look amazing my moth is watering looking at your pictures.
April 1st, 2010 at 8:44 pm
Okay, I’ve now made these three times and am still wowed. I’ve officially dubbed them “the finest brownies in all the land.”
April 2nd, 2010 at 9:40 am
I’ve also cooked brownies in the microwave. Haven’t tried it with this recipe yet, but I will. It’s a great technique for when 30 minutes in the oven is just too long!
June 7th, 2010 at 9:49 am
OMG!!!!!!!
I am a brownie snob and these are truly divine. I want to make a double batch to have in the freezer in case of an emergancy. if i double it will change the outcome of the brownie?
Thank you,
Andrea
June 8th, 2010 at 8:08 pm
Oh my….these are fabulous. Super easy to make and out of this world delicious. I am telling everybody about this recipe. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
June 13th, 2010 at 9:06 am
It takes a lot for me to say this… and I must agree that these are some of the best brownies I have ever made! These are definitely “good ol’ homemade brownies”. Thanks for a great recipe!
June 26th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
brownies sure look good. mine are gooey like your’s also, except i cheat.
i get the boxed stuff then add hershey’s syrup and dark chocolate chips or chunks. after it is all mixed and ready for the oven i sprinkle more chips on top and the line the top wit criss-crosses of the hershey’s syrup…..is superb………..
June 26th, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Stumbleupon has once again ruined my diet….
July 4th, 2010 at 1:25 am
It’s 12:30am and I couldn’t sleep so I started browsing random recipes… Stumbled Upon this one and I’m so happy I did! Going to go make these right now. I don’t have any espresso powder on hand, but ah well… Maybe I’ll add that next time. =D
July 4th, 2010 at 1:26 am
Hmm, well it’s 12:30 HERE.
July 5th, 2010 at 10:53 pm
I just made these brownies tonight, and I must say.. you have broken me out of the box as well! These are the most delicious things to have ever come out of my oven!
July 14th, 2010 at 4:59 pm
what kind of chocolate chips do you use?
July 17th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
Made these last night. They are SO awesome. Unfortunately, I’m getting used to a new oven which cooks really hot, so they are cooked through. I prefer to leave the centers a little softer. But with that said, I still think they’re great. Easy to make.
I too was a boxed-brownie-only kind of person, but I love making everything I can from scratch. This recipe is a keeper! Next time I’m thinking of dotting the top with a little caramel or peanut butter (or both!)
Also, since I’m baking for just me and my boyfriend, I wrapped half the batch in plastic wrap+foil, then placed them into a baggie for freezing. Who wants to cut such a great recipe in half?
August 16th, 2010 at 3:23 pm
This recipe is wonderful! I made these brownies and took them to a family get together and nobody believed that I actually made them. They thought I had bought them at some bakery. Plus, when I logged on to leave this comment, my boyfriend immediately asked me if I was going to be making these again. Might as well, since they are so hard to resist! Thanks for the fabulous recipe!
August 26th, 2010 at 5:52 am
They look amazing!!! An easy recipe to make with my boys. Thanks a lot.