Dark Fudgy Brownies
Updated November 10, 2017
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE a good brownie. They are my favorite dessert, hands down. I know they aren’t very fancy or elegant, but I don’t care. They are down right delicious!
Over the years I have had my fair share. I am always up for trying a new brownie, but I am picky! I prefer them to be fudgy, chocolaty, moist, gooey, NOT cakey, and NO frosting.
Well, I finally found the absolute perfect brownie, thanks to the lovely Anita of Dessert First. She recently posted her favorite basic brownie recipe and I nearly attacked the screen. I wanted that brownie with ice cream!! It looked so delicious!
I finally found time to make them this week. The search is over, the perfect brownie has been discovered! Anita you are a genius! You can jazz them up if you want…add in chocolate chips, cocoa nibs, caramel, etc.! I personally like the classic intense fudgy flavor!!
Good thing we gave these to our friend for his birthday, if they were sitting around the house I would of eaten the whole pan! They are that good!
Dark Fudgy Brownie
Adapted from Dessert First
about 16 squares
5 ounces bittersweet chocolate
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 tablespoons cocoa
⅓ cup flour
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 8 inch square baking pan with foil and grease well with butter.
Combine chocolates and butter in a metal and place over a bain-marie (pot of simmering water) on medium heat. Heat until chocolates and butter are melted and combined – be sure to stir occasionally to combine and to make sure the chocolate doesn’t burn.
Remove from heat and let cool while you make the rest of the batter.
Whisk eggs and sugar together in a large bowl until thick and light-colored, about 2 to 3 minutes.
Add in the salt, vanilla, and cocoa powder and whisk to combine.
Add in the melted chocolate mixture and whisk to combine thoroughly.
Sift the flour over the mixture and whisk to combine.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan, making sure to spread it evenly into the corners. Smooth the top out with a spatula.
Bake in the oven for about 20 to 25 minutes, rotating halfway. Brownies are done when a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Do not overbake!
Let cool on wire rack before cutting into pieces.
I’m loving the look of those brownies. That’s my favorite dessert too. I can already tell they’ll be wonderful with the three kinds of chocolate.
I love a good brownie too! I’ll have to give this one a try. Thanks!
Oh, that does look dark and fudgy! My son looves brownies in any shape or form. I will have to give these a go!
Fudge brownies are a favorite here. These are motivational!
i love dark and fudgy brownies… i’ll definitely try this recipe… thanks for sharing…:)
Ooohhh. I love brownies. Love them a whole whole lot. I prefer the edges which is perfect because you could have the middle. Oh and that ooohhh, is more of a moan because the photo made my morning extra happy.
These look fantastic. You'll hate me for this but I'm so glad I am not a brownie lover. I'd have 10 more lbs on me. Thankfully, one can sit on my counter and I'll walk by it 100 times without wanting it. But if I tasted those I would of course eat the whole thing & love it. Chips are just more my weakness and I'll eat a whole bag!
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I WILL make these though because my husband loves a good brownie.
Those look so perfect!
My chocolate loving daughter would absolutely go crazy for these. I guess I know what we’ll be baking soon.
Oh Maria these are just absolutely delicious! I love brownies too and ice cream is the best thing to have with them.
Maria
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I don’t have too much to say, except that those brownies look like chocolate with awesome on top 🙂
Oh my goodness what divine brownies. I must give this recipe a go!!
Rosie x
My feelings on brownies EXACTLY. Fudgy and dense please! Those look so good, can’t wait to try the recipe!
I love brownies too, these look wonderful…will give this a try 🙂
I’m going to have to make those for my husband. I’m having a pie party for my birthday (like I need another excuse to eat pie, right?) and the poor man needs some chocolate. I’ll have to save him! Pie girl to the rescue!
I can feel the weight going on just looking at them. These are a must try!
You can not go wrong with brownies. I can’t wait to try this. I’m excited to because I have always made brownies from a box, I know- how lame.
I can’t decide if I like brownies better hot from the oven or just plain old room temp-but I do know for sure I love them with a tall glass of cold milk-I have the milk, can you send me one of those brownies??
Yum, there is nothing better than the perfect, homemade brownie. I’m definitely bookmarking this recipe!
I love brownies too, makes me not feel so guilty about having a hunk of cake like goodness. These look good I’ll have to try them.
Finding the perfect brownie is tricky- those look wonderful, I’m glad you found the right recipe! 🙂
I’m a fudgy brownie lover, so I’ll take a plate full!!
I am so happy that you have found the ultimate brownies – my hubby would love them.
Let me know when you find the ultimate lemon squares. 😉
I ALWAYS need to give away a few brownies or we eat the entire pan in a few short days. These look great and its never to late to add one more brownie recipe to my collection!
I love brownies! I’ll mark this one to try sometime as I’ve been searching for the perfect recipe for awhile now!
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those look so good! i will be trying this, i have been looking for a good brownie recipe too!
Don’t you just love when you “Find It”, whatever it is? Given your rave reviews I now need to see if they are the It Brownies I’ve been searching for as well. Nice post!
I’ll definitely have to give these a try as a perfect brownie recipe is still on my wish list – several have come close, but not quite. Anyway, thanks for visiting my blog – now since we live so close maybe you’ll bring me a brownie? 🙂
there is nothing like a good brownie. I swear the best desserts are the simplest — brownies, chocolate chip cookies, vanilla ice cream. these sound amazing!
this is the most sinful and decadent brownies i have ever seen! yummy
Brownies are a comfort food and those look fabulous.
i like my brownies the same way–if they’re made right, they don’t need any silly frosting! great recipe. 🙂
The search for the perfect brownie can be so endless… I’ll have to try this one next. I’m still looking for the elusive perfect vegan brownie as well.
They do look wonderfully rich and fudgey. I never understood the appeal of cakey brownies. I’ll be trying these soon.
My sister and I made these brownies tonight! We served them warm with vanilla gelato. So far these are the best brownies I ever made. I will need to keep experimenting with different recipes, but I am pretty darn happy with these!!! I am just like you and dislike cakey brownies…the more gooey and dense, the better!!! Thanks for sharing such a wonderful recipe!!!!!
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I agree, gooey, rich, dense brownies are the way to go! Glad you liked this recipe!
I just made these, and they took 30 minutes for a knife to come out clean…I can’t wait to eat one:)
This is exactly the kind of brownie I’ve been searching for!!! I can’t wait to try it… Except I’ve never heard of bittersweet chocolate… Where do I find that?
i’m INLOVVEEEEEEEEE with these brownies, my mom and I don’t know how to make brownies that good, but when we tried your recipe it was like WOWW we have to make this every week and for all the events that we are invited or have one our self. Our family are going to inspired, impressed, and amazed of our work. So, i thank you so so soooooo much for all the support that u given my family and I.
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I have to try these today!