by snebbu
After a long, hard day, we tend to gravitate toward one of two things (sometimes both): booze or junk food. Last week, I just had to have junk food. Lucky for me, my wife made homemade, fudgy, super-chocolaty brownies. These things are so decadent, thanks to Dutch dark cocoa, espresso, and lots of butter, that there is no need to top them with ice cream. Just an ice cold glass of milk and a brownie – that’s all you need to turn any day around. Don’t believe me? Try them for yourself.
Decadent Fudge Brownie Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cup double dutch dark cocoa
- 1 tsp. coarse salt
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. espresso powder
- 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 2 cups chocolate chips (mix it up to what you like – half dark, half milk, all milk, peanut butter – the world is your oyster, damnit)
Recipe
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease 9 x 13″ pan
- Beat eggs, cocoa, salt, baking powder, and vanilla for about 4 mins on medium speed
- Melt the butter with sugar until all butter is melted over low-med heat (do NOT let it bubble)
- Add hot butter/sugar mixture to the egg/cocoa mixture and stir until smooth
- Add flour and chocolate chips – stir until smooth
- Pour batter into the pan and cook for about 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean
