the best dark chocolate brownies
Don't let the title fool you! I am usually not a dark chocolate fan, but these are the best chocolate brownies I've ever made!
prep time
20 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
yield
9 x13 pan
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 2 tablespoons hershey's special dark cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 sticks cold butter, cut into pieces
- 6 ounces dark chocolate chips
- 5 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee crystals
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 5 - eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
How To Make the best dark chocolate brownies
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350. Butter the sides and bottom of a 9x13 pan and line with parchment paper.
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Step 2In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Set aside.
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Step 3Put butter, chocolate chips, and INSTANT coffee crystals into a bowl and set it over a pot of simmering water. (Obviously not a plastic bowl). Whisk occasionally while it melts, until it is smooth.
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Step 4Turn the heat off the water, but keep the bowl over the pot. Whisk in both sugars until smooth. Remove from heat and let set to cool a bit before adding eggs. (You don't want them to scramble!)
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Step 5Whisk in 3 of the eggs until combined, then whisk in the additional 2 eggs. Whisk in the vanilla extract.
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Step 6Sprinkle flour mixture over the top of the chocolate mixture. Fold it in (with a spatula - do not whisk!) until just a bit of the flour is visible. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
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Step 7Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through. Brownies are done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
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Step 8Cool completely before removing from the pan and cutting into squares. Store wrapped in plastic for up to 3 days.
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Category:
Chocolate
Category:
Other Desserts
Diet:
Vegetarian
Keyword:
#rich
Keyword:
#chocolate
Method:
Bake
Culture:
American
Ingredient:
Sugar
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