Chocolate Fudge Brownies

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Chocolate Fudge Brownies

serves 8

Chocolate Fudge Brownies

14 tablespoons of butter
1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa
1 and 1/4 cups of sugar
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
1/2 cup of flour
1 pinch of salt
1 cup of walnuts - chopped

Place the oven rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Line an 8 inch by 8 inch by 2 inch pan with tin foil. Spray foil with cooking spray.

Cut butter into pieces. Place the butter into a large microwave safe bowl and melt it in microwave.

With a whisk, blend in unsweetened cocoa. Add sugar and mix well.

In another bowl lightly beat together eggs and vanilla extract. Add egg mixture to the cocoa mixture and blend together.

Mix in flour and salt.

Fold in walnuts.

Pour into prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes. To test for doness insert a wooden toothpick into the center of the brownies; it should have some moist crumbs attached to it. Do not over bake.

Remove brownies from the oven and cool completely on a wire rack.

Flip the brownies onto a wire rack and peel away the foil. Flip brownies onto cutting board to cut.

Wrap in plastic wrap and store in an air tight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator.

These brownies freeze beautifully!

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Chocolate Fudge Brownies

serves 8

Chocolate Fudge Brownies

14 tablespoons of butter
1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa
1 and 1/4 cups of sugar
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
1/2 cup of flour
1 pinch of salt
1 cup of walnuts - chopped

Place the oven rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Line an 8 inch by 8 inch by 2 inch pan with tin foil. Spray foil with cooking spray.

Cut butter into pieces. Place the butter into a large microwave safe bowl and melt it in microwave.

With a whisk, blend in unsweetened cocoa. Add sugar and mix well.

In another bowl lightly beat together eggs and vanilla extract. Add egg mixture to the cocoa mixture and blend together.

Mix in flour and salt.

Fold in walnuts.

Pour into prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes. To test for doness insert a wooden toothpick into the center of the brownies; it should have some moist crumbs attached to it. Do not over bake.

Remove brownies from the oven and cool completely on a wire rack.

Flip the brownies onto a wire rack and peel away the foil. Flip brownies onto cutting board to cut.

Wrap in plastic wrap and store in an air tight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator.

These brownies freeze beautifully!

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41 Comments

Deborah Dowd said:

Kathy, so sorry I haven’t stopped by in awhile. I am adding you back to my blogroll (I somehow lost you when my blogroll was transfered) Glad to see you are still showing people great recipes and how they can do them in their own kitchen!

Kathy Maister said:

Welcome back Deborah! Yep! startcooking continues to be all about the basics! Thanks for stopping by…

Randi said:

I just wanted to tell you how happy I am to have this cooking source available. I never cooked and feared the kitchen, but with your detailed and well explained videos and giving me all the info in one entire site, is the best thing ever. THANK YOU>

Ann said:

Hi, I love the brownie recipe.I have been cooking and collecting recipes for over 30 years.This recipes turns out great everytime and there is no messy pan to clean up and no greasing and flouring.I’m teaching my Grand-daughter who is 8 to bake, this is simple enough for her to do with help and tastes great .

Thanks Ann

Mike said:

You are AMAZING, Kathy!! Your podcasts are so fun! Keep up the wonderful and delicious work (or I might starve!)

Kathy Maister said:

Thanks Everyone! I really appreciate the kudos! There are tons more videos and photo-tutorial blog posts in the works, so stay tuned!

Dave said:

These brownies are soo good! Thank you Kathy! I’ve just whipped up a batch and added some chopped soaked prunes at the same time as the walnuts and they taste yummy – all sticky and gooey and everything a good brownie should be

Kathy Maister said:

Thanks Everyone! It is really great to hear all these wonderful things being said about startcooking.com!

Kathy Maister said:

METRIC CONVERSION TIP

Using the traditional (American) “Dip and Sweep” method to measure:

Flour: white, all-purpose, unbleached:

1 cup = 148 grams = 5.2 ounces

Kathy said:

Hi David, Thanks for sending the photos of Matthew and Charlie helping to make the Chocolate Fudge Brownies! Charlie looks like he could become your official taste-tester!

Robert said:

Thanks startcooking!

Your videos are really simple and straightforward. I’ve also just seen one of your recipes and they are fantastically simple!

Kathy Maister said:

Hi Robert! Yes startcooking.com is all about keeping it simple and tasty! Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment!

Katie said:

How might you adapt this recipe to include peanut butter?

Kathy Maister said:

Katie, here are two peanut butter brownie reicpes that look really delicious!

Holden said:

Hey, there. I have to admit that this is an amazing web site! It offers simple, yet astoundingly delicious recipes.

Thank you, Kathy Maister!

Cristina said:

hello ms. kathy,

i just wanted to ask, is it okay to replace sugar with honey to add a different taste? or perhaps half of the measurement of the sugar and the rest with honey? because i tasted before brownies that tasted like honey with cashew nuts. thanks a lot.

Kathy Maister said:

Thanks Holden!

Christina, substitutions in baking are tricky even for experienced cooks. Substitutions in savory dishes like soups and stews are much easier. This brownie recipe was tested countless times to make sure the ingredients and amounts worked.

I have never tried this recipe using honey instead of sugar so I am not even going to try to guess what the proper substitution should/would be.

If you do some experimenting, be sure to let us know how it turns out!

Annette said:

Made these chocolate brownies last weekend. They were just what I was hoping for: so moist and chocolaty! I have to let you know that I’m a beginner cook, so after botching one batch (the brownie came out soooo uneven in thickness when I used the aluminum foil – maybe it’s just me), I succeeded in making the delicious brownie. I skipped the vanilla extract because I didn’t have it handy and I added chocolate chips (although they ended up on the bottom of the pan). I will be making these again and again! Love the site by the way, Kathy. Makes me want to cook all the more!

Kathy Maister said:

Thanks Annette! I tried many variations of this recipe before finally settling on this version. I kept bringing brownies to the gym and asking everyone which ones they liked best. Everyone loved trying them but it always led to more time on the treadmill!
Good luck with all your future batches of brownies!

F said:

How much butter would I use if it was in grams?

And, is it possible to substitute the butter with margarine?

Thanks =D

F said:

Also, what 350 degrees be in celcius? (I have a fan oven)

Kathy Maister said:

Hi F,
I would NOT substitute the butter for margarine in this recipe.

Here is a brownie recipe that does not use any butter, just vegetable oil.

Here is the list of the ingredients for my brownies in metric:

198 grams of butter
45 grams of unsweetened cocoa
250 grams of sugar
3 large eggs
10 ml of vanilla extract
75 grams of flour
1 pinch of salt
120 grams of walnuts – chopped

350 F = 180 C = Gas Mark 4

Given you have a convection (fan) oven, the cooking time and temperature will most likely need to be adjusted. Here is some basic information to help with the conversion.

(Unfortunately I do not have any experience cooking with a convection oven!)

Cheers!
Kathy

Stitcher said:

Hello from Mexico. Thank you so much for that wonderful receipe ! First time my brownies don’t look like a “volcanoe” after they are cook. I did them yesterday and I love this receipe, again thank you very much !

By the way in centigrades it’s 180°C for the oven

Kathy Maister said:

Thanks Stitcher! That’s fantastic!

Courtnay said:

My brownies are currently waiting on a rack to cool. I didnt have a baking pan, so I used a square casserole dish instead. It seems to have worked

I’m in South Africa, so for those like myself who dont use the same settings as the USA, I used 200g butter, and set my oven to 180º.

Thanks, Kathy, your videos have inspired me to try new recipes (and I’m a terrible baker!). I’d love to see a recipe for seseme snaps…as simple as it is, I always mess it up!

Kathy Maister said:

Hi Courtnay,
I prefer to measure by weight and not by volume, but here in the USA – measuring by volume is the standard. Baking does require precise measuring which is why some people find it a bit of a challenge!

I’m not sure what “seseme snaps” are? I’m guessing some sort of cookie? I’ll do a bit of research and add that to the ever growing list of recipes to make and photograph.

I hope your brownies turned out well!!

Courtnay said:

Thanks, Kathy, the brownies came out perfect!! For halloween I’m going to pipe some white webs on the top with icing for a little twist.

Sesame Snaps are pretty much caramilised castor sugar and 200g sesame seeds spread out on a baking pan and cooled until hard haha its pretty tough to mess up, but somehow I manage *sigh*

There is a photo of my brownies in my blog under the title “Chocolate Brownies” I havent linked to your recipe though, because I want this to become my “Secret Dessert” that everyone clamours for haha so thanks for helping me get an Easy-to-Make Secret Recipe!

Kathy Maister said:

I am delighted to help! I hope your Easy-to-Make Secret Recipe is a HUGE success!
the photo of your Brownies looks fabulous!
Good Luck!

Cindy said:

I made these brownies with an unusual type of coco. I also added a little more vanilla extract. It had a unique flavor that was really moist and delicious!

Jessica said:

Hello Cindy,

Please let us know what kind of cocoa you used in the brownies! You can’t keep something like that to yourself.

Jessica
Startcooking.com

Suhana said:

hi kathy..i’m Suhana and i’m from Singapore..i have to say that i have been trying A LOT of brownie recipes and none has been repeated….until i found yours…it’s SO PERFECT,..i dont wanna look at another…my kids and nephews just loved them so much…not forgetting myself!…i just love it when u can find a recipe that works as well as it looks…so keep it up kathy!….i’m waiting for more new videos from u…and my 2 girls have named yours as their favourite easy-to-achieve cooking video ever!

Kathy Maister said:

Thanks Suhana!
That’s great to hear!
K.

Audrey said:

Hi Kathy, i was thinking, instead of using cocoa powder, can i substitute it with milk powder instead?

startcooking said:

Hi Audrey,
In a word – no. This recipe is for chocolate brownies and the cocoa powder is an essential ingredient.
Cheers,
Kathy

Patricia said:

Hi Kathy! I love your videos, they are well explained, fun, and make cooking look so easy!

I live in Venezuela and don’t know where to get cooking spray, I’m sure I haven’t seen it lately in any grocery store. Can you provide me another way to avoid sticking?

Thank you very much!

startcooking said:

Hi Patricia,
Cooking spray is a quick and easy way to “grease” a pan so that nothing sticks to the pan. You can use shortening or butter or a very thin layer of vegetable or canola oil instead of cooking spray.
Cheers,
Kathy

Rita said:

Thank you Kathy. I just happened to review your podcast on ITunes (I usually download news & politics) and happened to look at a couple of your recipes. Great job!
I have been afraid of omelets because they NEVER turn out right. I see that one problem is the pan. Gotta get one of those with the slope sides for one thing.
Wow, I could just go down the line you make it look so easy and fun! I love cooking but with your tips I will now go outside of my comfort zone.

startcooking said:

That’s wonderful news Rita! Best of luck…

Cindy said:

Great tip to line the pan with foil. Another great recipe!!!

Senny said:

I made these today and they were absolutely divine! All our previous brownie recieps turned out tasting like chocolate cake but finally – we got brownies! My family loved them! Also, I was wondering if there was any way you could outline the nutrition facts for these brownies – for example: the calories, fat content etc. hehe trying to watch my diet!

startcooking said:

Hi Senny,

I am delighted to hear that your family enjoyed my brownie recipe!

All really good brownie recipes include way too much butter and sugar but that’s what makes them so good!

The Nutrition Data link on my home page will help you figure out the nutritional value (if there is any!) in brownies.

(An extra hour on the tread mill will eat up those extra brownie calories!)

Cheers,
Kathy

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