Calling all chocolate lovers! These Dark Chocolate Fudge Brownies are decadently delicious – rich and moist. Try baking a homemade brownie from scratch and you’ll never make a boxed version again!
This recipe was originally published at the NY Melrose Family
Dark Chocolate Fudge Brownies
Who’s a chocolate lover? Silly question, I know 🙂 Well, this is the one chocolate recipe I’m asked for over and over, so I thought I’d share it with you – Dark Chocolate Fudge Brownies. Mmmm. People can’t believe how much better homemade brownies taste than the boxed kind and with not much more effort.
I prefer a moist, fudgy brownie and this recipe is just that! It almost melts in your mouth. I literally can’t keep them in the house for more than a day. Everyone, I mean everyone, wants a piece…or two!
They’re kinda addictive. I never used to like dark chocolate, but that all changed with this recipe.
These brownies are delish in this Brownie Strawberry Shortcake Recipe or this Chocolate Trifle!
Video Tutorial for How to Make Dark Chocolate Brownies
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Dark Chocolate Fudge Brownies
Ingredients
- 1 2/3 cups 10-oz. pkg. Nestle dark chocolate morsels, divided
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup butter cut into pieces
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325º F. Grease 8-inch-square baking pan. Set aside 1/3 cup chocolate morsels.
- Heat 1 1/3 cups morsels, sugar, butter and water in small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate and butter are melted.
- Pour into medium bowl. Cool slightly. Stir in eggs, one at a time, with whisk until blended. Stir in vanilla extract.
- Add flour and salt; mix well with wooden spoon. Stir in remaining 1/3 cup morsels and nuts. Pour into prepared baking pan.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out slightly sticky. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.
Notes
Nutrition
How to Make Fudgy Dark Chocolate Brownies
The key to a fudge-like brownie is undercooking just slightly, so keep an eye on the oven, because you want to take them out just as they get firm. They continue cooking a bit as they cool. If you prefer cake-like brownies, then leave them a little longer. Either way the flavor is rich and delicious.
And don’t forget the water…I did once and it didn’t turn out well!
It’s worth the few extra minutes to make these from scratch.
This is pure brownie love! So grab a glass of cold milk and enjoy.
This is also a great recipe for you chocolate lovers out there! Layer these brownies in this Chocolate Trifle Recipe and wow, the compliments will be flying. You can pin the recipe for later here.
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Cecelia Dowdy says
October 9, 2016 at 5:50 pmThose brownies look delicious! I’ll just have to make a pan of those for myself. I could gobble that whole pan in one afternoon! LOL! I’d need a cold glass of milk to go with them!
Erin says
October 9, 2016 at 6:02 pmYes! these go perfect with a tall glass of milk! They are a bit addicting, so be careful, Cecelia! I just love how soft and fudgy they are. Enjoy!
Debbie says
May 13, 2016 at 10:06 pmHi Erin, your Brownies are the first Brownies I’ve made in (I would say a couple of years) the children rolled their eyes at first, but they were a winner! Honestly they were really chocolaty with a nice thin ‘crust’on the outside, but perfectly gooey on the inside. And so quick to make!
I have promised the family I won’t be making them every weekend, but I’ll certainly be making them again!
xx
Kailyn says
May 10, 2016 at 12:16 pmThese sounds sooo good! Thanks for sharing on Welcome Home Wednesday
Nikki Frank-Hamilton says
May 9, 2016 at 6:45 amThese look incredible! Just the way I like them, gooey in the middle with a little crust on top. These are going on the must make list, and I will be topping them with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge, my favorite decadent dessert. Sometimes, if I’ve had a rough day it might even be for dinner. Nothing cheers you up like a brownie sundae!
Mary-the boondocks blog says
May 7, 2016 at 1:55 pmErin you’ve got me salivating. When I first moved to Greece there was no such thing as canned soup or boxed cake mixes… none of that I was in a primitive country. It was actually the best thing that ever happened to me because it forced me to learn to cook from scratch. That is what it’s all about cooking with natural ingredients that you can understand. And that’s what this recipe is all about. Thank you for joining us over at Sweet Inspiration. Pinning and sharing.
Erin says
May 7, 2016 at 3:03 pmOnce you make things from scratch it’s hard to go back to packaged boxed versions. I like to feed the family natural ingredients if I can…so although this is a treat, it’s at least natural 🙂
Sarah says
May 6, 2016 at 8:38 pmYou had me at dark chocolate! These looks amazing…pinning the recipe for later! Thanks for sharing! Found you via Sweet Inspirations over at Boondocks Blog 🙂
Erin says
May 7, 2016 at 3:07 pmThe richest of dark chocolate is something else, isn’t it, Sarah 🙂 I think you’ll enjoy this recipe. It make a believer out of me that dark chocolate is better than milk for brownies!
Carol says
May 4, 2016 at 5:49 amI love dark chocolate, mmm good! I’m going to have to try making these this summer.
Erin says
May 4, 2016 at 7:15 amYou won’t be disappointed, carol! I get so many compliments with this recipe…I hesitated giving out my secrets 🙂
gigi says
May 4, 2016 at 1:44 amOooh! Thanks for this recipe! I just started making flourless chocolate cakes, but these brownies would be perfect to add to my chocolate repertoire! They are different because of the flour, and have the added benefit of being able to be eaten by hand! Pinning and will try soon! Thank you!
Erin says
May 4, 2016 at 7:20 amI love flourless chocolate cake, too! Try this recipe and let me know what you think. If you like it fudgy, then definitely keep an eye on it in the oven and take it out just as you think it’s almost done. Enjoy!
Sarah - Craft Invaders says
May 4, 2016 at 12:11 amI can not pass up the opportunity to read a brownie recipe, Erin. These look amazing, as does the trifle 🙂
Erin says
May 4, 2016 at 7:19 amAhh, thanks, Sarah! This really is a good recipe that everyone always comments on. It tastes so much better than a box.
Debbie says
May 2, 2016 at 10:16 pmHi Erin, a few years ago I was on a mission to find the best chocolate Brownie recipe and ended up making them every weekend for weeks. To me the perfect Brownie is moist and gooey inside and should be served warm with vanilla ice cream (to balance the chocolatiness).
I’m not keen on dark chocolate either, but it’s the only chocolate that works with Brownies.
Your Brownies look perfectly moist and I will be trying this recipe at some point. I can hear the family groaning as I type!
xx
Erin says
May 3, 2016 at 4:45 pmYes, this brownie is moist…just the way I like them 🙂 I like the fact this recipe is easy to make and tastes so good. It really takes no more time than a boxed version, but the flavor is so much better.
Erin says
May 4, 2016 at 7:26 amWow, not sure how you kept your figure after making brownies every weekend! Try this recipe and let me know what you think! I really like that it’s so moist and rich! Enjoy!
Mary-the boondocks blog says
May 7, 2016 at 1:56 pmDebbie you are too funny! I’ll come over and be your tester. lol
Debbie says
May 13, 2016 at 10:14 pmMary I was on a mission, I can tell you. Some recipes were ‘weak’ to say the least (no flavour and no goo), but I give these Brownies the thumbs up. Proper gooey and chocolaty! So quick to make too and my lot enjoyed them despite threatening to never eat another chocolate Brownie again!