This Best Fudge Brownie Recipe are the most AMAZING chewy fudgy chocolate brownie squares of sinful chocolate brownie goodness you will ever make! Made quick and easy, this Best Fudge Brownie Recipe has a super fudgy middle and is ooey, chewy and gooey with chunks of melted chocolate running through out them. Perfect!
I am the first person to admit that an amazing from scratch baker.. I am usually not. I am still trying to learn how to bake from scratch and my husband will tell you that we are working with a 50% chance of success with every new attempt. While we are mentioning my shortcomings, I feel it’s ok to mention that I also cannot keep an ivy plant alive for more than 5 minutes and I perpetuate some weird mental block when it comes to remembering to buy bagged ice when necessary. Yup. That’s even with the shopping list in hand, a reminder text from Big Scary Mike and sometimes even a live phone call. But enough about me… let’s get back to this Best Fudge Brownie Recipe.
In the past, I would only make box mix brownies. I loved them, they were fine and you could even get all fancy and add the little prepackaged walnuts and caramel sauce to them. But I really wanted to make my own homemade brownies (stomping foot!).. and when I say ‘homemade brownies’, I mean homemade fudgy brownies!!! The homemade fudgy brownies that require a big glass of cold milk to wash all that fudgy richness down and leave fudgy brownie evidence all over your face and fingertips. Yup … THAT kind of fudgy brownies!! So I tried and tried and tried and (almost made it) and tried again. FINALLY, 6 tries and 10 pounds later, I have the Best Fudge Brownie Recipe you will ever make, you will ever need and dare say I, the Best Fudge Brownie Recipe in the entire world!!!
Yup, went there.
WHAT MAKES A FUDGY BROWNIE?
Some people like cakey brownies but THIS girl loves a good fudgy brownie. Fudgy brownies are slightly gooey but with enough structure and form so it doesn’t completely fall apart. This is usually achieved by adding more all-purpose flour and whole eggs to your brownie batter. Fudgy brownies have a higher fat-to-flour ratio than cakey ones. The ultimate fudgy brownie is deep, dark, dense, and gooey.
WHY ADD COFFEE TO CHOCOLATE?
Adding coffee or espresso powder when you cook with chocolate isn’t because you are looking for a mocha-flavored recipe. Rather, coffee is commonly included because it is a great way to enhance the flavor of cocoa powder, resulting in a richer, deeper chocolate flavor.
HOW DO YOU MAKE THE BEST FUDGE BROWNIE RECIPE?
Easy! To make your Best Fudge Brownie Recipe, preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a 13 x 9 baking pan with parchment paper and set aside. Start by melting your butter in the microwave on High for 1 minute.
Pour the butter into a large mixing bowl and add the sugar. Using an electric mixer, beat the sugar and butter together for 1 minute. Add in your cocoa, espresso powder, baking powder, salt and vanilla and mix well for 1 minute.
Add in your eggs and flour and beat until just mixed. Fold in 1 cup of walnuts and all of the chocolate chips. Scoop your batter to your pan (batter will be super thick) and even out batter with the back of a spoon.
Evenly sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of walnuts on top of the batter and press them down lightly with the palm of your hand. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely on a cooling rack before removing them from the pan. Brownies can then be moved to an airtight container and stored on your counter top.
ENJOY!!
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Best Fudge Brownie Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter
- 2 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 ounce espresso powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1 /2 cup all purpose flour
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cup chopped walnuts divided
Instructions
- To make your Best Fudge Brownie Recipe, preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a 13 x 9 baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- Start by melting your butter in the microwave on High for 1 minute. Pour the butter into a large mixing bowl and add the sugar. Using an electric mixer, beat the sugar and butter together for 1 minute. Add in your cocoa, espresso powder, baking powder, salt and vanilla and mix well for 1 minute. Add in your eggs and flour and beat until just mixed. Fold in 1 cup of walnuts and all of the chocolate chips.
- Scoop your batter to your pan (batter will be super thick) and even out batter with the back of a spoon. Evenly sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of walnuts on top of the batter and press them down lightly with the palm of your hand.
- Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely on a cooling rack before removing them from the pan. Brownies can then be moved to an airtight container and stored on your counter top.
How much of baking powder?
Opps… I have updated the recipe to show the amount of baking powder. Thanks for letting me know 🙂
Your recipe certainly looks like the most amazing chewy fudge chocolate brownie ever! Thank you for the tip of adding coffee to chocolate brownies…cannot wait to give it a try
I am too lazy nowadays not trying baking brownies from scratch, but your recipe makes me to give a it as it looks delicious also fudgy my kids love brownies a lot.
Ahh brownies look totally sinful! Chocolate and coffee a perfect combination and a combo to die for!! I won’t mind a slice or two from those pictures ❤️ Totally drooling 🤤
These brownies looks so rich and delicious! I love that they are loaded with all those nuts too…that’s how I love my brownies. Awesome recipe!
I love addition of coffee in these brownies. And the walnuts. Such a great flavor combo. Goes PERFECTLY with dark chocolate flavor. I’m saving this recipe. Batter looks so moist and delicious.
The site of brownies…. I love!!!
Makes me wanna eat them warm and gooey. This looks so good. I love fudgy brownies.
Now I wanna make some. Saving for later.
I have been looking for a good fudgy brownie recipe for a long time, this recipe is PERFECT! Who knew espresso was necessary for great brownies?!
oh my goodness everyone will go crazy over these fudgy looking brownies. They really look moist and delicious. Everyone is a big huge fan of brownies here! THANKS!
These brownies look perfect! Will have to try adding espresso – I didn’t know it made them more chocolaty tasting!
I love the picture of your dog, LOL, it’s exactly like my kitchen, I have a it mix and a poodle and they hunt for crumbs. These looks amazing, I love a good brownie recipe, pinning this one!
Haha Thanks Sara… This is my Haley Bug and of my four, she is the most timid so she is at my side at all times… especially in the kitchen, just like yours 🙂
I so wanna stuff my face with these brownies 😉 – Looks Yummmmmy and that picture of Haley is so adorable.
My goodness! All I want to do is plow face first into those brownies! They look decadent, chocolatey and delicious.
yummly and lovely, and yummy again!
I want these! Brownies are my weakness!
Oh wow!! These look divine, and SO fudgy!!! The best type of brownie!
Okay, these look incredibly delicious – divine, in fact — but, that dog is the absolute cute thing ever!
I love anything chocolate… these look like they’d top my list!
YUM! brownies are my weakness!!