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Somehow our family was fortunate enough to get a brownie recipe that is foolproof. Not only is it foolproof, it is awesome. The brownies are always super moist, super chocolaty and super fudgy. My wife, the master baker, taught me the key to great baking is to slightly under cook the recipes. This recipe for Dark Chocolate Brownies is so good that I do not know if you can miss. There is a large margin for error. I love my brownies frozen. After my wife would make them, I, she would put them in the freezer for me. Once you freeze them, it does not matter if they are under cooked. The reality is even frozen, these brownies manage to be soft. And freezing them makes them even more chocolaty.
Dark Chocolate Brownies from Feed Your Soul Too
Any good baker knows that butter is the key. There is plenty of butter in this recipe. There is also a good amount of eggs. These Dark Chocolate Brownies are a very forgiving recipe. If you are new to baking, definitely copy this recipe. Your guests, friends, will be so impressed. The only question is do they like chocolate. I was not satisfied with the chocolate level of this recipe, so I added more chocolate. To be exact, I added a white chocolate to the top trying to add some contrast of color more than I was trying to add more chocolate. Who cares, the result is more flavor. Can anything have too much chocolate?
The recipe really is simple. Like most baking recipes, the start is beating together eggs and sugar. The dry ingredients are combined and then added to the wet ingredients. It is that easy. The white chocolate is developed my melting white chocolate chips and milk or cream. Once the batter is fully mixed and poured into the baking tray, the white chocolate is added in lines to the top. Take a toothpick a drag it through the white chocolate which creates a neat design. That is it.
The cast of characters.
Ingredients
The wet ingredients and the dry ingredients.
Eggs & Sugar
Dry Ingredients
The batter poured into the baking dish.
Batter in Pan
The white chocolate added and the design formed.
White Chocolate Added
The Dark Chocolate Brownies plated.
Dark Chocolate Brownies Plated
- 2 cups flour
- 1 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 8 large eggs
- 4 cups sugar
- 1 lb unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
- 8 ounces white chocolate chips
- 3 - 4 tablespoons milk or heavy cream
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees and spray a 17x12x1″ baking pan with non-stick spray.
- Mix flour, cocoa powder and salt in a bowl and set aside.
- In a stand mixer, cream together eggs, sugar, butter and vanilla until well mixed.
- Add flour mixture in batches. Combine but do not overmix.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Spread the batter evenly into your baking dish.
- In a double boiler, melt the chips until smooth.
- Pour in lines over the chocolate batter.
- Take a long side of a fork or spoon and run it through the lines to create the design.
- Bake 35 – 40 minutes. You want brownies firm to the touch on the outside. They will be soft in the middle.
- Cool 30 – 40 minutes before cutting. They will be very gooey.
- Serve and enjoy!
OK. I have a confession to make. I have never made brownies from scratch because Ghirardelli sells this brownie mix that I just fancy up and it tastes awesome. But seeing this and the white chocolate on top (which I also happen to love) is this close to convincing me to try. This looks absolutely mouthwatering! I will tell you how it goes when the day comes 🙂
I will be watching. I will say though, the mixes do a pretty good job.
YUM!…my kids can’t get enough brownies. They go so quick in my house. Your brownies would never last longer than a few hours. Pinning for later.
Thx for the additional share Ali.
I wonder if not undercooking is what I haven’t been doing right on my grandmas recipe…. but honestly, yours look just like hers Im going to make up a batch and see! I totally get the frozen brownie thing…. my grandma would always make them ahead and store them there for when we came to visit…. seriously, Im from Nebraska so maybe its a midwestern thing! thanks for sharing!
So funny. Thx for sharing your memory.
Might sound crazy but I never make brownies but this with two chocolates sounds too good to be true. And frozen is something I have to check out.
A couple people have said that. they are pretty easy to make and so worth it.
We most always have a pan of brownies hiding in the oven … great snacking, and we eat them up so quickly, they don’t go bad. I’ll have to try this “frozen” trick!
Then how do you all stay thin? I try not to make them too often.
Brownies are my fav!! I’m not much of a baker, so I usually do the box brownies (gasp!) but these look so deliciously simple, even I can make these! I’ll definitely be giving them a try, can’t wait!
They are so simple and all the butter makes them foolproof.
The brownies look delectable and rich and moist!
Thank you so much Patty.
Well this is one fantastic looking brownie!!! Definitely going to have to try these out!
You will not be disappointed!
Can’t go wrong when butter and chocolate are involved.
Ain’t that the truth.
Dark chocolate is by far my favorite one. These brownies look awesome, Peter!
If your gonna go chocolate, it has to be dark!
These look to.die.for! I’ll have to try with my GF baking flour ASAP…so I can eat them ASAP! 🙂
I would think they would still turn out really well with GF flour. Let me know if you try it.
Only a pound of butter 😉 Just kidding these sound awesome and look so soft and squidgy.
I know. But every once in a while you have to indulge. I do not do it too often.
I can’t resist brownies, they’re like the best dessert ever!
Something so comforting about brownies.
To hell with the calories! Those look divine and I’m not even a huge fan of chocolate! Recipe added to my must make list!
So glad if you give it a try. I say dessert in moderation rather than trying to just lighten it up.
Wow, 1 lb. of butter, those are naughty good!!
Every once in a while you just got to let yourself go.
Perfect for all chocolate lovers!
Thx Florian.
I need a couple of these in my life right about now! YUM!
Come on over. Happy to share them.