Update: I’m adding the Triple-Chocolate Fudge Brownies recipe to the all-time favorites list because it is so easy and good. Lately, I’ve been making these with a mix of Trader Joe’s dark chocolate and Ghirardelli unsweetened. Be sure not to over-bake them.
If the new Cookie Madness banner has you craving brownies, here’s a good recipe. These brownies are excellent with a perfect not-too-cakey, not-too-fudgy texture. But take care to use a truly bittersweet or a less sweet chocolate for the “3 oz bittersweet chocolate”. I used semi-sweet chocolate chips and the brownies were good, but on the sweet side.
Th original version of this was called Triple Chocolate Fudge Brownies by Sara Moulton. Below is my version. If you want to see the original and read all the reviews, here’s the original version from Epicurious.
- 6 ounces good bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (4.5 ounces) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup extra dark chocolate chips
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 13x9 inch metal pan with nonstick foil.
- In a large saucepan, melt the butter. Reduce heat to low and add both chocolates. Stir on the lowest heat possible until chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove from heat and let cool to lukewarm.
- Stir in the sugar, vanilla and add the eggs, 1 at a time, stirring well after each addition. Stir in the salt and the flour, stirring unitl the mixture is just combined. Add the chocolate chips (make sure mixture is completely cool before doing this).
- Pour the batter in the pan. Smooth the top and bake on center rack for 28 to 32 minutes or until brownies appear set. Let cool completely on a pan set on a wire rack. For neater slicing, chill brownies.
giz says
July 28, 2008 at 5:48 pmThe new banner is totally reach in edible. I so would love to find a brownie recipe that isn’t way too sweet for my palette.
sharon says
July 28, 2008 at 3:55 pmThe new banner looks great and like the cookies, also makes me hungry!
RecipeGirl says
July 28, 2008 at 1:39 pmYum. I’m totally craving brownies right now. I completely agree that the bittersweet works best. My recipes that call for bittersweet tend to be the better brownie recipes.
Laura says
July 28, 2008 at 1:06 pmOh, man! I don’t know if I can DEAL with that new banner. IT makes me want to bite my moniter. Too chocolatey!
Anna says
July 28, 2008 at 11:56 amEva, thanks! I have a cookie, but I need to take a picture of it. We’re running late. Fuzz had a swimming lesson this morning.
eva says
July 28, 2008 at 11:32 amFor the love of Fuzz, Anna PLEASE add a new post. Looking at these one-pan brownies everytime I check your blog is inducing fatal cravings…and willpower issues! 🙂
Lisa says
July 28, 2008 at 7:00 amLove the new banner and yummy brownies!
Cherie says
July 28, 2008 at 6:55 amThose look great! Thanks for posting. I’m always on the lookout for a perfect brownie.
HeartofGlass says
July 28, 2008 at 3:57 amThanks Anna 🙂 And when I get to Wegman’s I will get some of the unsweetened. I’ve always wanted to try eating a bit of both bitter and unsweetened, to see what the difference is–hopefully I won’t go into a chocolate coma from tasting the unsweetened.
Anna says
July 27, 2008 at 6:31 pmOne more thing. Good question about the mix of unsweetened chocolate plus bittersweet. I guess recipe developers just like doing things differently? I can’t think of any benefits other than balancing sweetness somehow.
Heart of glass, here’s a really good recipe that uses one kind of chocolate.
http://www.cookiemadness.net/?s=effortless
Anna says
July 27, 2008 at 6:29 pmThanks for all the banner love ;).
I worked very hard to crop the walnut just so.
HeartofGlass says
July 27, 2008 at 5:50 pmThis is probably a stupid question, but why do some brownie recipes have unsweetened and bittersweet chocolate, mixed, instead of just having more or less sugar and one kind of chocolate–does the combination add something (asked someone with only bittersweet rather than two kinds of chocolate on hand).
That pecan is pornographic in the intensity of its glare from the screen! It’s telling the viewer, make me, make brownies!
Anj says
July 27, 2008 at 5:13 pmLove the new banner — it sets off your blog so nicely. I like the little captions on some of your pictures now too — so professional looking.
Cathy C says
July 27, 2008 at 4:45 pmLove this no brainer ! Yum – keep those one pot kickass recipes coming!!
Cheers
Cathy
http://www.wheremydamnanswer.com
Katrina says
July 27, 2008 at 4:22 pmI second that thanks, Todd. My husband informed me of the same thing. I bake, you do computer. 😉
Love the big walnut on the brownie. Been gone, need to go check my brownies, they’ve been cooling.
Carrie says
July 27, 2008 at 3:18 pmWait…I read Todd’s comments and deleted my original bookmark. When I opened it this time, POW! brownie banner.
Yum.
Thanks for the tip for the technologically challenged.
Carrie says
July 27, 2008 at 3:17 pmI still see the old banner, but it still looks good. So does the brownie recipe!
Todd says
July 27, 2008 at 2:01 pmIf you see the old banner, it’s just cached in your browser. It will try to save images you download frequently so pages will load faster. Some browsers come with more aggressive cache settings than others.
Katrina says
July 27, 2008 at 1:18 pmWeird. Just for kicks, I went to your blog on my husband’s Firefox browser instead of my usual Explorer and it had the brownie banner. But Explorer still has the cookie. Hmmm. Like the brownie!
Katrina says
July 27, 2008 at 1:14 pmI’ll have to check that one out.
What new banner? I still see the same cookie with peanuts on it. (I’ve always wondered what cookie that is by the way.)
VeggieGirl says
July 27, 2008 at 1:03 pmLOVE the new banner – and those brownies :0)