Best 13 Fudgy Chocolate Brownies Recipes

FUDGY CHOCOLATE CHUNK BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with foil, leaving an overhang on 2 sides. Butter the foil.
• Sift the flour, cocoa powder and salt into a medium bowl; set aside.
• Melt the butter and chopped chocolate in a large saucepan over medium heat, stirring, until smooth, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat; let cool slightly, then stir in the sugar. Mix in the beaten eggs until combined. Stir in the flour mixture and 1 cup chocolate chunks until just combined.
• Pour the batter into the prepared dish and spread in an even layer. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chunks. Bake the brownies until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out slightly moist, about 40 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool completely. Lift out of the pan, peel off the foil and cut into pieces.

CHEWY, FUDGY TRIPLE CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 350°F Spray 8-inch square baking pan with nonstick vegetable cooking spray.
• Fold two 12-inch pieces of foil lengthwise so that they measure 7 inches wide. Fit one sheet in bottom of greased pan, pushing it into corners and up sides of pan; overhang will help in removal of baked brownies. Following illustration 1 below, fit second sheet in pan in same manner, perpendicular to first sheet. Spray foil with nonstick cooking spray.
• In medium heatproof bowl set over a pan of almost-simmering water, melt chocolates and butter, stirring occasionally until mixture is smooth. Whisk in cocoa until smooth. Set aside to cool slightly.
• Whisk together eggs, sugar, vanilla, and salt in medium bowl until combined, about 15 seconds. Whisk warm chocolate mixture into egg mixture; then stir in flour with wooden spoon until just combined. Pour mixture into prepared pan, spread into corners, and level surface with rubber spatula; bake until slightly puffed and toothpick inserted in center comes out with a small amount of sticky crumbs clinging to it, 35 to 40 minutes.
• Cool on wire rack to room temperature, about 2 hours, then remove brownies from pan using foil handles (see illustration 2, below).
• Cut into 1-inch squares and serve. (Do not cut brownies until ready to serve; brownies can be wrapped in plastic and refrigerated up to 5 days.).

FUDGY DOUBLE-CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease a 13x9" baking pan with room temperature butter or nonstick cooking spray, line the bottom with parchment, leaving a generous overhang on both long sides, and grease parchment with room temperature butter or nonstick cooking spray.
• Combine 1 1/2 cups butter, chocolate, and cocoa powder in a large heatproof bowl set over a pot of simmering water, stirring often, until mixture is melted and smooth. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Whip eggs, sugar, and salt in bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment (or using a hand mixer) on high speed, until tripled in size and lightened in color, 4-5 minutes. When you lift the whisk, the mixture should fall back on itself in thick ribbons and dissipate.
• Add one-third egg mixture to reserved chocolate mixture and stir to combine with a spatula. Fold in remaining egg mixture in 2 batches. Sift in flour in three parts, gently folding with spatula after each addition. Pour evenly into prepared pan. Smooth top of batter with spatula.
• Bake brownies, rotating in oven halfway through, until sides are visibly baked and center is set, 50-55 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack. After brownies have cooled, loosen edges with an offset spatula or a butter knife, then pull up both sides of the parchment to remove brownies from pan. Place brownies on parchment on a cutting board and cut into 15-18 pieces.

FUDGY CHOCOLATE CHUNK BROWNIES WITH WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Melt first 3 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. Let cool 10 minutes.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat sugar, eggs, espresso powder and vanilla in large bowl until blended. Add melted chocolate mixture and beat until smooth. Add dry ingredients and stir just until blended. Fold in walnuts and 6 ounces coarsely chopped chocolate.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Smooth top. Bake until top looks dry and tester inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 30 minutes. Transfer pan to rack and cool completely. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with foil and store at room temperature.) Cut brownies into squares and serve.

CHOCOLATE CHIP FUDGY BROWNIES

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt unsweetened chocolate and butter; stir until smooth. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla for 1-2 minutes or until light and lemon-colored. Beat in chocolate mixture. Add flour; beat just until combined. Fold in chocolate chips and pecans if desired., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs. Cool on a wire rack. , Cut into bars. To serve, dust with confectioners' sugar or freeze. Brownies may be frozen for up to 6 months.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP FUDGY BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Add flour, cocoa, salt and chocolate chips and mix until combined.
• Spread into a greased 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

FUDGY HAZELNUT BROWNIES WITH MARBLED CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Steps:

• Make brownie:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 15 x 10 x 1-inch jelly-roll pan. Stir chocolate and butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium-low heat until melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Combine sugar, eggs and salt in heavy large saucepan. Whisk constantly over low heat just until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes (do not boil). Remove from heat. Whisk in chocolate mixture and vanilla. Whisk in flour and nuts. Spread batter in pan. Bake until tester inserted into center comes out with some moist crumbs still attached, about 30 minutes. Cool brownies completely in pan on rack.
• Make topping:
• Stir semisweet chocolate in top of double boiler over barely simmering water until smooth. Remove from over water. Spread over brownie.
• Stir white chocolate in top of double boiler over barely simmering water until smooth. Spoon into resealable plastic bag. Cut very tip off 1 corner of bag. Pipe lines of white chocolate crosswise atop brownie, spacing lines 1 inch apart. Draw a toothpick lengthwise across lines, alternating direction from left to right and right to left, to create marbled pattern. Chill just until firm enough to cut, about 30 minutes. Cut into small squares. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Refrigerate in single layer in airtight containers. Bring to room temperature before serving.)

CHEWY AND FUDGY BROWNIES MADE WITH MILK CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• Toast nuts on a foil lined sheet pan until fragrant, about 7-9 minutes.
• While nuts are toasting break chocolate up into small pieces and place in a medium microwave safe bowl with the butter.
• Melt Butter with chocolate in the microwave, about 2 mins at 50% power.
• Stir and continue to microwave at 50% power as required, stirring every 60 seconds.
• This can also be done over a double boiler.
• Allow chocolate mixture and roasted nuts to cool.
• Meanwhile lightly beat eggs and vanilla in a small bowl and prepare a 13x9 pan (metal preferred) by lining it pan with foil (or parchment) and grease.
• Leave enough overhang on the lining to lift the brownies out of the pan when done.
• In a heavy duty plastic bag smash nuts with a rolling pin until well crushed, add dry and optional ingredients.
• Shake to combine.
• This can be done in a bowl if you prefer.
• Slowly pour egg mixture into chocolate while stirrin, mixture will thicken slightly.
• Add dry ingredients in three batches, fully incorporating each addition as you go.
• Spread mixture into prepared pan with an angled spatula or a large spoon.
• Bake 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the pan comes out just slightly moist.
• Cooking time varies all over the place depending on type of pan and your oven.
• I use natural aluminum pans, have a calibrated thermometer and keep a pizza stone in the oven for consistancy.
• Whatever you do to insure that that you don't over cook, simply start checking when they start to smell like brownies!
• You can rotate the pan halfway through the cooking process to even things out if desired.
• Cool in the pan on a rack.
• Remove from pan by lifting liner, place on a cutting board and cut into squares.

FUDGY CHOCOLATE-SPINACH BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan and dust it with the cocoa powder, tapping out the excess.
• Fill a medium saucepan 1/3 full of water and bring it to a boil over medium-high heat. Put the butter, chocolate and espresso powder in a heatproof bowl, set it on the saucepan and turn off the heat. Let the bowl stand for about 5 minutes until the chocolate mixture is melted. Stir together until very smooth. Stir in the sugar until dissolved. Remove the bowl from the saucepan; let cool to room temperature.
• Squeeze any excess moisture from the spinach and put it in a food processor. Add the vanilla and 1 tablespoon of water and puree until very smooth. Add the spinach puree and eggs to the cooled chocolate mixture and whisk until well combined.
• Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl until combined. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and fold with a rubber spatula until combined. Add the chocolate chips and stir to combine. Pour the batter into the prepared pan; use an offset spatula to spread the batter evenly. Bake until set and a toothpick inserted in the center still has a few moist crumbs stuck to it, about 25 minutes.
• Cool the brownies completely in the pan before cutting.

FUDGY CHOCOLATE-ALMOND SLOW-COOKER BROWNIES

Steps:

• In large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in chocolate syrup and vanilla. Add flour and baking powder, stirring just until moistened. Stir in chopped almonds., Spoon mixture into 8 greased half-pint jars. Center lids on jars and screw on bands until fingertip tight. Add hot water to a 7-qt. oval slow cooker; place jars in slow cooker. Cook, covered, on high until a toothpick inserted in center of brownies comes out clean, 2-3 hours. Remove jars from slow cooker to wire racks to cool completely., Meanwhile, bring creamer to a boil in a small saucepan over high heat. Stir in candy coating until melted. Remove from the heat; cool to room temperature. Spread ganache over cooled brownies. Sprinkle with sliced almonds.

CHEWY, FUDGY TRIPLE-CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• 1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 8X8" pan with cooking spray. Fold two 16" pieces of foil lengthwise. Fit one sheet in bottom of greased pan, pushing it into corners and up sides of pan. Fit second sheet in same manner, perpendicular to first. (Overhang helps in removal of brownies.) Spray foil with cooking spray. 2. In double-boiler, melt chocolates and butter, stirring until smooth. Whisk in cocoa. Set aside to cool slightly. 3. Whisk together eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt in medium bowl. Whisk warm chocolate mixture into egg mixture; then stir in flour with wooden spoon until just combined. 4. Pour mixture into prepared pan, spread into corners and level surface. Bake until slightly puffed and toothpick inserted in center comes out with small amount of sticky crumbs clinging to it, 35-40 minutes. Cool on wire rack about 2 hours, then remove brownies using foil handles. Cut into 2" squares and serve.

FUDGY CHOCOLATE PECAN BROWNIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and line a 9x13 baking dish with foil. Grease the foil as well. Set aside.
• 2. Over low heat, in a medium sauce pan, melt the butter and 2 cups of the chocolate chips, stirring constantly, until fully melted.
• 3. Remove from heat, and add the sugar, stirring until combined. Add the vanilla, and whisk in one egg at a time, until combined.
• 4. Add flour and salt, and combine.
• 5. Add 1 cup pecans, and combine.
• 6. Pour mixture into the baking dish. Top with remaining chocolate chips and pecans for topping.
• 7. Bake for 40 minutes.
• 8. Remove and let cool on wire racks for 10-20 minutes. Remove foil from pan, place on cutting board, pull foil away from sides of brownies, and cut to serve. NOTE: place a glass of hot water nearby when cutting to clean the knife for easier, cleaner cutting (they may be slightly gooey).
• 9. Enjoy!

FUDGY CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13-by-18-by-1-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and line with parchment paper; spray parchment with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
• Melt unsweetened chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl set over (but not touching) simmering water; remove from heat and let cool. In a medium bowl, mix together flour and chocolate chips; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat eggs, sugar, vanilla, and salt on high until ribbons form, 7 to 9 minutes. With the mixer on low, slowly add melted chocolate. Fold in flour mixture.
• Pour batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly. Bake until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 28 minutes, rotating pan halfway through baking. Brownies may seem underbaked, but will continue to cook as they cool.
• Transfer brownies to a wire rack to cool. Transfer cooled brownies to refrigerator; chill at least 2 hours. Invert chilled brownies to remove from pan and peel off parchment paper. Reinvert brownies and trim edges. Cut as desired.