The Ultimate Fudgy Brownies
These brownies have the perfect fudgy texture and aren't too sweet. They are rich, chocolatey, and so easy to make!
Servings: 16 brownies
Equipment
- 8x8 inch baking dish
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup (2 ounces) chopped dark chocolate or dark chocolate chips
- 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder or instant coffee optional
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 335ºF. Line an 8x8 inch baking dish with parchment paper.
- Melt the butter and transfer to a large bowl. To the hot butter, add cocoa powder, dark chocolate, and espresso powder. Stir and allow the chocolate to melt completely. Whisk until everything is well combined. Then whisk in the granulated sugar until fully incorporated.
- Add salt, vanilla extract, and eggs to the chocolate mixture. Whisk well until fully incorporated. Stir in the flour until just combined. Fold in the chopped walnuts. The batter will be fairly thick.
- Transfer the batter to the lined baking dish and spread into an even layer. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs. Be careful of over baking - these brownies will continue to firm up as they cool. Allow the brownies to cool in the pan to room temperature before slicing. Enjoy!
Notes
For extra flavor, feel free to brown the butter before adding the chocolate and cocoa powder.
It's super important to let these brownies cool before slicing. They will be quite gooey when they come out of the oven, but will firm up as they cool.