Mom’s Favorite Melt-In-Your-Mouth Brownies
The other day I was trying to follow this brownie recipe by The Stay At Home Chef, but I may have made a tiny mistake…
It all started when I couldn’t find my 3/4 measuring cup, which I needed to use for the flour, so I thought I’ll just use the 1/4 cup three times so I don’t dirty any more utensils. So I measured out three 1/4 cups of flour and put it in the mixing bowl. Perfect. Next, I had to put in 1/4 cup of cocoa powder. So I put in 1/4 cup of cocoa powder… and then another one… and one more after that… and right after the third 1/4 cup of cocoa powder was in the mixing bowl, I realized that I just put in triple the amount.
Being the perfectionist that I am (especially when it comes to baking), I was freaking out! So I ended up messing with the rest of the recipe and adding a few things to try to balance out the cocoa powder. I was really nervous that they wouldn’t be the right texture or taste wrong. I said: Gemma, calm down, it’s chocolate, they will taste good. Chocolate always tastes good. After I cut them, I was still nervous, so I tried one. I was actually really upset about them; I thought they were too dense. So I had my mom try one, and I said “It’s too dense,” I was just really upset that I messed up. But she told me, “No, Gemma, I love the texture! They kind of melt in your mouth. These are some of the best brownies I’ve ever tasted!” I think for me it was a confidence issue, I tasted them again a little while later, and I realized what my mom was talking about! These are honestly the best brownies I’ve ever made! They have this fudgy texture that makes them just melt in your mouth!
| Prep Time: 15 mins | Cook Time: 30 mins | Total Time: 45 mins | Yields: 32 brownies |
Ingredients:
- 1 cup + 6 tablespoons melted salted butter
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2/3 cup melted semi-sweet chocolate
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons espresso powder
- 3-4 big handfuls chocolate chips
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and line two 9×9 inch pans with parchment paper.
- Pour melted butter into a large mixing bowl and whisk in the sugar until thoroughly combined.
- Whisk in eggs, vanilla, and vegetable oil until smooth.
- Whisk in melted chocolate until combined and smooth.
- Fold 1 1/4 cup flour into butter mixture until just combined with rubber spatula.
- Fold in the cocoa powder, salt, espresso powder, and remaining flour until combined and smooth.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into prepared pans and smooth the top.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Wait until the brownies are about room temperature to cut (about 45 minutes).
Gemma
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