Ultimate Fudgy Cocoa Brownies Recipes

ULTIMATE FUDGY BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 8-inch square baking pan. Set aside.
• Melt butter and chocolate in 2-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, 4-7 minutes or until smooth. Remove from heat.
• Stir in sugar and vanilla. Add 1 egg at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add flour, baking powder and salt; mix just until all ingredients are moistened and brownie mixture is smooth.
• Spread brownie batter into prepared baking pan. Bake 25-33 minutes or until brownies just begin to pull away from sides of pan. (Do not overbake.) Cool completely.

BEST FUDGY COCOA BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• Lightly grease an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking oil spray. Line with parchment paper (or baking paper); set aside.
• Combine hot melted butter, oil and sugar together in a medium-sized bowl. Whisk well for about a minute. Add the eggs and vanilla; beat until lighter in colour (another minute).
• Sift in flour, cocoa powder and salt. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until JUST combined (do NOT over beat as doing so well affect the texture of your brownies).
• Pour batter into prepared pan, smoothing the top out evenly. (OPTIONAL: Top with chocolate chunks or chocolate chips.)
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the centre of the brownies in the pan no longer jiggles and is just set to the touch (the brownies will keep baking in the hot pan out of the oven). If testing with a toothpick, the toothpick should come out dirty for fudge-textured brownies.
• Remove and allow to cool to room temperature before slicing into 16 brownies.

ULTIMATE FUDGY COCOA BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Line 8-inch square pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides; spray with cooking spray.
• Whisk butter and cocoa powder until blended. Beat eggs in medium bowl with mixer on high speed 1 min. or until frothy and lemon colored. Add sugar, vanilla and cocoa powder mixture; stir until blended. Stir in flour. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 25 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. (Do not overbake.) Cool completely. Use foil handles to remove brownie from pan before cutting to serve.

ULTIMATE FUDGY BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Line a 9-in. square baking pan with parchment, letting ends extend up sides. In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugars, butter, water and, if desired, coffee granules; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; add 1-3/4 cups chocolate chips and stir until melted. Cool slightly., In a large bowl, whisk eggs until foamy, about 3 minutes. Add vanilla; gradually whisk in chocolate mixture. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; stir into chocolate mixture. Fold in remaining chocolate chips., Pour into prepared pan. Bake on a lower oven rack 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs (do not overbake). Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., Lifting with parchment, remove brownies from pan. Cut into squares.

RICH, FUDGY COCOA BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 13x9 inch pan.
• Melt shortening, butter over low heat or in the microwave.
• Remove from heat and add cocoa, blending well with a wooden spoon.
• Add sugar and mix well.
• Add eggs one at a time, beat well, by hand, after each addition. (It is important to add the eggs individually and to mix them by hand. If you don't, the brownies do not turn out near as good.).
• Stir in vanilla, flour, and salt.
• DO NOT OVER BEAT!
• Fold in nuts.
• Bake 25-30 minutes.
• Cool completely before cutting.
• Extra Rich Variation: melt 4 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate with butter and shortening. Proceed as directed; reducing cocoa to 3/4 cups and increasing flour to 1 1/4 cup. These are sinfully good!

THE ULTIMATE BROWNIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line one 9x9-inch baking pan with foil and spray with cooking spray.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Stir in the sugar until dissolved. Remove mixture from heat. Gradually pour the melted butter into the beaten eggs, whisking constantly, until mixture is fully incorporated. Stir in the vanilla.
• Sift the flour, cocoa and salt together. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, mixing until combined. Stir in the walnuts. Spread the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until brownies are set (a toothpick inserted in the center should have small crumbs clinging to it, rather than wet batter), 45 to 50 minutes. Do not overbake!

ULTIMATE FUDGY BROWNIES

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350°F Line 8-inch square pan with foil. Coat lightly with vegetable oil spray. Melt the chocolates, butter, and cocoa in the microwave, stirring often 1 to 3 minutes. Let the mixture cool slightly.
• Whisk the sugar, eggs, vanilla and salt together in a large bowl until combined about 15 seconds. Whisk in the melted chocolate mixture until smooth. Stir in the flour until no streaks remain.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few crumbs attached, 35 to 40 minutes.
• Let cool completely on a wire rack to room temperature, about 2 hours, before removing the brownies from the pan using the foil and cutting into squares.