If you’ve been on the search for the perfect brownie recipe…look no further because it’s right here in this post. These salted fudge brownies are a home run for anyone who likes a gooey, fudgy brownie texture and also for those who love a good salted baked good like I do!
When it comes to desserts I tend to gravitate more towards fruity flavored things rather than chocolate. When I look at a dessert menu I can always pass on things like chocolate cake and chocolate mousse. I like chocolate in things but I don’t like strictly chocolate flavored things.
One exception is brownies. I have a soft spot in my heart for brownies. They remind me so much of my childhood. My family always kept boxed brownie mix in the pantry and baked them regularly. I admit to loving boxed brownies (even to this day), especially the Ghirardellibrand.We always underbaked them a little so that they were still gooey in the center, which is the best way for brownies to be in my opinion.
While I’ll still use boxed brownie mix from time-to-time, my favorite from-scratch recipe is these Salted Fudge Brownies. They are rich, gooey, chocolatey and absolutely decadent….and almost as easy as using a boxed mix!
SALTED FUDGE BROWNIES
I have been baking this brownie recipe for nearly ten years and they’ve remained my go-to brownie recipe for several reasons.
PREPPED USING ONLY ONE PAN + ONLY 8 INGREDIENTS
Only one sauce pan and eight ingredients are necessary to prep the brownie batter. Everything is mixed together right in the saucepan and then poured into the baking pan to bake. These brownies are incredibly fast and easy to prepare. You can have them in the oven in under 15 minutes.
SEA SALT + CHOCOLATE = A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN
Ask anyone who’s tried this recipe and they will tell you that the salt absolutely takes these brownies to the next level. There is a little bit of sea salt incorporated into the batter during prep but the real magic happens when you sprinkle the remaining sea salt onto the batter and swirl it in with a butter knife just before baking.
These salted fudge brownies are SO fudgy and SO delicious. I have never served these to anyone who hasn’t absolutely gone crazy over them. Seriously, the salt + fudge combo is out of this world and I’ve become semi-famous among my friend group for these brownies. They’re one of my “signature desserts” and everyone gets so excited when I bring them.
Pro tip: serve them warm with ice cream and you’ll really knock it out of the park.
YOU MUST TRY THESE SALTED FUDGE BROWNIES!
Really, these salted fudge brownies are so simple, easy and decadently delicious that you have no reason not to make them ASAP. I promise you’ll thank me for it (and so will whoever you share them with!).
SALTED FUDGE BROWNIE RECIPE
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Salted Fudge Brownies (The Best Brownie Recipe Ever!)
These Salted Fudge Brownies feature just 8 ingredients and are made in one pan. Intense chocolate flavor and perfect balance of sweet and salty. If you love super chewy and fudge-like brownies with crisp edges, this recipe is for you!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a 9-inch square baking dish with cooking spray or line with foil draping over the edges and spray with cooking spray.
Melt the butter and unsweetened chocolate in a medium saucepan over low heat. Stir occasionally until melted and combined. Remove from heat and add cocoa, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Whisk to combine.
Pour the batter into prepared baking dish and sprinkle with the 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Use a butter knife to swirl the salt into the batter and if you’d like, grind a little extra on top.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until edge is set but center is still soft. Cool in the pan at room temperature for an hour and then remove from pan. Cut into squares and serve.
Notes
These brownies are super fudgy. It’s important to let them cool completely before cutting.
Less is more! I like to cut these into small squares because they’re so rich and decadent.
People have had success with scaling this recipe back by thirds to make smaller batches.
You can store brownies in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-5 days.
Brownies freeze well for several months wrapped tightly.
Fudge doesn't contain very much besides chocolate, sweetened condensed milk and if you want some inclusions like nuts, marshmallows, cookies, cacao nibs, peanut butter, dried fruit and so on. Whereas brownies contain cacao powder (no chocolate!), flour, eggs, butter or oil, baking powder and nuts.
If you want a fudgy chocolate brownie, use melted butter. For cakey brownies, beating softened butter and sugar together to create air pockets will make your brownies lighter and cakier.
Baking recipes typically call for unsalted butter because the amount of salt in salted butter varies depending on the brand – there is no “industry standard.” For example, if you use one brand of salted butter in a recipe, and we use another, our baked goods could end up tasting very different from one other.
The only thing that saves them from being chocolate overkill is the generous portion of salt in the batter, which cuts through the richness of the chocolate. But the real star is the flaked sea salt on top, a completely necessary component that adds the occasional crunch and pop of pure salty bliss.
Fudgy brownies have a higher fat-to-flour ratio than cakey ones. So add more fat—in this case, butter and chocolate. A cakey batch has more flour and relies on baking powder for leavening. The amount of sugar and eggs does not change whether you're going fudgy or cakey.
Achieving a fudgy brownie is all to do with the ratio of fat to flour. A fudgy brownie recipe will use more fat than flour. Generally this is achieved by adding more butter or real chocolate to your brownie recipe. A cakey brownie recipe on the other hand will call for more flour in the ratio of fat to flour.
If you're reading this, you've probably baked a dozen — or 900 — batches of brownies. But before you roll up your sleeves to commence on your next round of fudgy treats, here's a genius tip: Line your pan with parchment paper.
Butter Brownies: These were much fudgier, softer, and had a melt-in-your-mouth texture. The crust was much shinier and crinklier and the flavor was significantly better than the oil brownies.
Unsalted butter is better suited to baked goods like cookies that are sensitive to salt content and rely on butter's creamy flavor profile, helping ensure that you don't end up with an overly-salty baked good.
Salt enhances the sweetness in your brownies. You might think that adding salt would make brownies, or any chocolate, salter, but it actually brings out the sweet quality in these types of desserts. Sprinkle it in the batter or add flaky sea salt to the top of the brownies after removing them from the oven.
Also, sugar does much more than sweeten brownies. It liquifies as they bake, creating a softer center. Eggs: Eggs are one of the main ingredients in brownies. Just as they do in my beloved flourless chocolate cake recipe, eggs bind, add richness, tenderize, and provide structure here.
Adding baking powder or baking soda lifts brownies up and creates a cakier result. But today, we all want a brownie so dense and fudgy that it's basically 1 step up from eating pure chocolate. You'll get a taste of how dense these brownies are when you're mixing up the batter.
To test for doneness with a toothpick, insert a toothpick into the center of the brownies and pull it back out. For fudgy brownies, you'll want to see some moist crumbs attached to the toothpick when you pull it back out. If it looks like it's covered in brownie batter, the brownies will need to bake a bit longer.
The Londoner describes why they called them "slu*tty brownies" perfectly: "they're oh so easy, and more than a little bit filthy." Just as simple as I would've imagined. They are as easy to make as they are messy to eat. If you look up slu*tty Brownies on Pinterest there are thousands of recipes listed.
Fudge Rounds are fudgy, round snack cakes made by the Little Debbie company. A Fudge Round consists of two chewy chocolate cookies with light brown fudge creme in between, and light brown fudge strips on top.
Although fudge often contains chocolate, fudge is not the same as chocolate. Chocolate is a mix of cocoa solids, cocoa butter and sometimes sugar and other flavorings and is hard and brittle. Fudge is a mixture of sugar, dairy and flavorings that is cooked and cooled to form a smooth, semi-soft confection.
Introduction: My name is Carlyn Walter, I am a lively, glamorous, healthy, clean, powerful, calm, combative person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.
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