Very Chocolate Brownies

Total Time:Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 25 min. + cooling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Arlene Butler, Ogden, Utah

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on May 24, 2023

I've spent years trying different recipes in search of the perfect brownie...and this scrumptious version might be it. The fluffy melt-in-your-mouth top layer is absolutely heavenly. It's impossible to eat just one!—Arlene Butler, Ogden, Utah

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Very Chocolate Brownies

Contest Winner
Yield:3 dozen
Prep:20 min
Cook:25 min

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter, cubed
  • 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
  • topping:
    • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
    • 2 tablespoons butter
    • 1/4 cup water
    • 1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
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Directions

  1. In a microwave, melt butter and chocolate; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Stir in vanilla and chocolate mixture. Gradually add flour to chocolate mixture. Stir in walnuts.
  2. Line a 13x9-in. baking pan with foil and grease the foil. Pour batter into pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs (do not overbake). Cool completely.
  3. For topping, melt chocolate chips and butter with water in a microwave; stir until smooth. Cool to room temperature. Fold in whipped cream. Spread over brownies. Chill before cutting. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.
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