I, personally, am very particular about my brownies. I would kill for a nice, easy Duncan Hines brownie from a box mix. However, at some point you have to move away from the mixes and try to create something wonderful on your own.

Brownies can be dense and fudge-like, light and cakey, or somewhere in between. I like my brownies to be in between; they should be moist and gooey and not too dense. These brownies certainly were not it; however, they were delicious and so easy. If you love fudge and you like dense, rich, decadent brownies, this is the recipe for you. But no matter what kind of brownie you like, I promise you won’t be able to resist these amazing homemade brownies.

NOTE:   Although the recipe calls for heating in a saucepan, you can really just melt the butter in the microwave.

TIP: When you are putting the finished brownie mix into the pan, try your best not to push it down, this will make your brownies more dense.

TIP: When sifting the dry ingredients into the egg mixture, do not stir at all until everything is added. When flour gets wet the gluten is activated and you want to do this all at one time.

Double Chocolate Fudge Brownies Recipe

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 4 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• sea salt
• powdered sugar, for dusting

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9″ x 13″ cake pan with parchment paper.
2. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat then add chocolate chips and stir constantly until melted. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
3. Whisk eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt in a large mixing bowl until completely combined. Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a small mixing bowl and pour into a sifter. Sift over the egg mixture then stir to combine.
4. Add your cooled chocolate to the mixture then stir until completely combined. 
5. Spread batter into cake pan and bake for 20 minutes or until firm in the center. Grind a few shakes of sea salt over the top then cool completely. When cooled,  dust with powdered sugar. YUM!
   

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   Stir the sifted ingredients into the egg mixture

   

   Melted chocolate ready to mix in!

   

   Pour the chocolate into the flour mixture

   

   Use your muscles! It’s hard to stir!

   

   Spread the thick batter into your cake pan!

   

   YUM!