Fudge Brownies - this recipe for the best, ultimately fudgey brownies starts with a boiled fudge base to ensure dense, chocolatey delicious brownies every time.
Course
Cookies/Dessert
Cuisine
American
Prep Time30minutes
Cook Time40minutes
Total Time1hour10minutes
Servings3dozen brownies
AuthorBarry C. Parsons
Ingredients
1/4cupmelted butter
3/4cupmilk
1 1/2cupsbrown sugar
2/3cupcorn syrup
2cupsdark chocolate chips50% cocoa
1 3/4cupsall purpose flour
1/2cupcocoa
1/2tspsalt
1/8tspbaking soda
2eggs
1/2cupvegetable oil
1cupof additional chocolate chipsto stir into batter
Instructions
In a medium saucepan, bring the melted butter, milk, brown sugar and corn syrup to a gentle boil for 4 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in the 2 cups of chocolate chips until smooth. Transfer the chocolate fudge mixture to a glass or plastic bowl to cool down for about a half hour until it reaches near room temperature. Stir it occasionally.
Lightly grease a 9x13 pan and line with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Sift together the flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda and set aside.
Add the eggs and oil to the cooled chocolate fudge mixture and whisk to combine well.
Fold in the dry ingredients until the flour is well incorporated but do not over mix the batter.
Fold in the 1 cup of chocolate chips and pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake at 375 degrees F for 40 minutes.
Let the brownies cool completely in the pan before cutting into squares or bars. Store brownies in an airtight plastic container.
Recipe Notes
There is some leeway in the baking temperature and time for these brownies. I had a lot of people sample the test batches that I made and some of them actually preferred them a little underbaked, where in my opinion, they were actually more like fudge, especially at the centre of the pan. That version was also best refrigerated and served cold in my opinion. If you want to try experimenting I'd say reduce the heat to 350 degrees F and bake for 35 minutes. Over time you will find the best time and temperature to suit your particular oven and your particular taste, I would however, recommend making them according to the recipe as written if you are making them for the first time.