Everyone has a brownie preference, cakey, chewy or fudgy. This recipe my friends is for the fudgy brownie connoisseurs. These fudgy brownies have a rich chocolatey flavour as they are made with dark chocolate and cocoa. They are not for the faint hearted and should probably come with a warning…a warning that you won’t be able to stop making them!
I want to share something crazy with you…I used to hate brownies! I’m sorry for blaspheming but hear me out. When I use to go to parties the brownies were super dry…like Sahara desert eat your heart out dry! I realised that I never actually had experienced a fudgy brownie until I made my own.
Once I had discovered that brownies were in fact a good thing, a realllyyy good thing I could’t stop making them. I love how quick and easy they are to whip up and how comforting and cozy they are to eat, or in my case face plant in to.
HOW TO SERVE YOUR BROWNIES
Now let’s talk about how to serve these gooey squares of bring tears to my eyes and rubbles in my tummy deliciousness. As they are super fudgy I prefer to warm them up a little in the microwave and serve them with ice cream or whipped cream…EPIC!
BROWNIE MAKING TIPS
- Use good quality chocolate, it really does make a difference. I personally use a dark chocolate that’s 56% cocoa solids. Don’t go higher than 60%, your brownies would be too bitter.
- Use butter over margarine for a richer flavour.
- Do not over bake your brownies, check them 5 mins before the total baking time.
- When you do check you brownies use a wooden skewer, the metal ones can come out clean when in fact the brownies are not done. (The mixture sticks to the wooden skewers better)
- Don’t forget to line your brownie tin so you can easily lift them out once they have cooled.
- If you under bake your brownies (which can easily happen with fudgy brownies, they are deceptive little things) pop them in the fridge before serving which will firm them up a bit. Otherwise serve them warm like a pudding with ice cream.
Ingredients
- 200g butter
- 200g dark chocolate
- 160g plain flour
- 50g cocoa powder
- 3 eggs
- 200g caster sugar
- 60g soft light brown sugar
- 1tbsp vanilla extract
Instructions
The Best Fudgy Chocolate Brownies
- Melt 200g dark chocolate and butter in the microwave, 20 secs at a time. Set aside to cool.
- Mix the eggs, sugar & vanilla extract with an electric beater/stand mixer until creamy, fold in the cooled chocolate butter mix with a spatula.
- Sieve the flour and cocoa together, add to the egg mix, fold in with spatula.
- Line a 20cm baking pan with baking paper and pour in the brownie mix, bake @180c 30 mins.
2 comments
I was always a cakey brownie person until I tried this recipe. They are really fudgy and rich.
I’ve tried this twice now, everyone loved it both times. This is my go to brownie recipe from now on! Thanks Emma.