Best Double Chocolate Brownies Recipes

ULTIMATE DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine cocoa and baking soda; blend 1/3 cup melted butter. Add boiling water; stir until well blended. Stir in sugar, eggs and remaining butter. Add flour, vanilla and salt. Stir in pecans and chocolate chunks. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake 35-40 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool.

NESTLE TOLL HOUSE DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a small saucepan, combine butter, sugar, and water.
• Bring just to a boil, then remove from heat.
• Add 6 ounces (1 cup) chocolate morsels and vanilla extract.
• Stir until morsels melt and mixture is smooth.
• Transfer to a large bowl.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Gradually blend in flour mixture.
• Stir in remaining 6 ounces (1 cup) of chocolate morsels and the nuts.
• Spread into a greased 9-inch square baking pan.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes.
• Cool completely.
• Cut into 2 1/4-inch squares.

FUDGY DOUBLE-CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch square baking pan and line with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides; butter parchment.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, and salt. In a large heatproof bowl set over (but not in) a pot of simmering water, combine 1 1/2 cups chocolate (6 ounces) and butter; heat, stirring, until melted. Remove from heat. Immediately add sugar and whisk 10 seconds.
• Add eggs, one at a time, then vanilla; whisk vigorously until glossy and smooth, 45 to 60 seconds. Using a rubber spatula, stir in flour mixture until just combined, then fold in remaining 1/2 cup chocolate (2 ounces). Transfer batter to prepared pan, smoothing top with spatula.
• Bake until top is shiny and crackly and a tester comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cool 20 minutes. Using parchment overhang, lift brownies from pan. Let cool completely on rack before cutting into squares. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 days.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square baking dish with 1 teaspoon butter. Cut a piece of parchment paper in a strip to line the bottom and 2 sides of the dish. Butter the paper with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon butter and set aside.
• Place the unsweetened chocolate and 8 tablespoons butter in a medium heat-proof bowl that fits comfortably over a saucepan filled with 1 inch water. Place the double-boiler over medium heat and cook, stirring constantly with a silicone spatula, until the chocolate and butter are just barely melted. Remove the bowl from the heat and continue to stir for 1 minute to cool slightly. The mixture should be warm to the touch, not hot.
• Using a hand-held mixer, beat the sugar, vanilla and salt into the chocolate mixture until smooth. Add the eggs and yolk all at once and beat until fully incorporated and smooth. Fold in the flour and semisweet chocolate chips with a silicone spatula until just barely combined; a few streaks are fine. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake on the middle rack until just set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Do not overbake. Allow to cool to room temperature before cutting into 16 small pieces.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL-FUDGE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan. In small saucepan, cook caramels and milk over low heat until caramels are melted and smooth, stirring frequently.
• In medium saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Remove from heat. Stir in sugar, vanilla and eggs. Stir in flour, cocoa and salt until well blended. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the chocolate chunks and 1 cup of the pecans. Spoon and spread batter in pan.
• Gently and evenly drizzle caramel filling over batter to prevent large pockets of caramel and to prevent caramel from reaching bottom of bars. (Caramel can cover entire surface of batter.)
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until set.
• In small saucepan, melt remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chunks with oil over low heat, stirring until smooth. Drizzle over warm brownies. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup pecans; press in lightly. Cool 20 minutes. Refrigerate 1 hour 30 minutes or until chocolate is set. Cut into squares. If refrigerated longer, let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes before serving.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COCONUT BROWNIES

Steps:

• Beat the brownie mix, oil, water and eggs on medium speed in a large bowl until blended; stir in chips and walnuts. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan., Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Remove from oven. Combine condensed milk and coconut in a small bowl; spread over top. Bake 20-25 minutes longer or until center is set. Cool on a wire rack., Place frosting ingredients in a small bowl; beat until smooth. Spread over cooled brownies.

DOUBLE FUDGE CHOCOLATE CHIP BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9"x13" pan (or use cocoa to flour the pan).
• Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs with sugar. Add melted chocolate mixture and vanilla; beat until well blended. Add flour and stir until well mixed. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Pour batter into pan and bake for 30 minutes. Do not overcook.

ULTIMATE DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine cocoa and baking soda.
• Blend in 1/3 cup melted butter.
• Add boiling water, stir until well blended.
• Stir in sugar, eggs, and remaining butter.
• Add flour, vanilla, and salt.
• Stir in pecans and chocolate chips.
• Pour into a greased 13x9x2-inch pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes, or until brownie starts to pull away from sides of pan.
• Cool, cut into squares.

FUDGY DOUBLE-CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease a 13x9" baking pan with room temperature butter or nonstick cooking spray, line the bottom with parchment, leaving a generous overhang on both long sides, and grease parchment with room temperature butter or nonstick cooking spray.
• Combine 1 1/2 cups butter, chocolate, and cocoa powder in a large heatproof bowl set over a pot of simmering water, stirring often, until mixture is melted and smooth. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Whip eggs, sugar, and salt in bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment (or using a hand mixer) on high speed, until tripled in size and lightened in color, 4-5 minutes. When you lift the whisk, the mixture should fall back on itself in thick ribbons and dissipate.
• Add one-third egg mixture to reserved chocolate mixture and stir to combine with a spatula. Fold in remaining egg mixture in 2 batches. Sift in flour in three parts, gently folding with spatula after each addition. Pour evenly into prepared pan. Smooth top of batter with spatula.
• Bake brownies, rotating in oven halfway through, until sides are visibly baked and center is set, 50-55 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack. After brownies have cooled, loosen edges with an offset spatula or a butter knife, then pull up both sides of the parchment to remove brownies from pan. Place brownies on parchment on a cutting board and cut into 15-18 pieces.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• In a medium saucepan, combine 6 ounces chocolate with butter, sugar, and water. Cook over low heat, stirring, until melted. Set aside to cool a bit. Break up the remaining chocolate and stir into melted chocolate mixture. Whisk in eggs, flour, and salt. Add walnuts if desired. Batter will be thick and lumpy. Spray a 9-inch square pan with non-stick spray and scrape batter into pan. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Set on rack to cool. Garnish with powdered sugar.

DOUBLE-CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a buttered 8-inch square baking pan with foil or parchment paper, allowing 2 inches to hang over sides. Butter lining (excluding overhang); set pan aside.
• Put butter, chocolate, and cocoa in a heatproof medium bowl set over a pan of simmering water; stir until butter and chocolate are melted. Let cool slightly.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl; set aside.
• Put sugar, eggs, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, and beat on medium speed until pale, about 4 minutes. Add chocolate mixture; beat until combined. Add flour mixture; beat, scraping down sides of bowl, until well incorporated.
• Pour batter into prepared pan; smooth top with a rubber spatula. Bake until a cake tester inserted into brownies (avoid center and edges) comes out with a few crumbs but is not wet, about 35 minutes. Let cool slightly in pan, about 15 minutes. Lift out brownies; let cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into squares.

DOUBLE-CHOCOLATE CHUNK BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening or spray with cooking spray. In 4-quart saucepan, melt 1 cup butter over medium heat; remove from heat. Mix in granulated and brown sugar, vanilla and eggs until well blended. Stir in flour, 3/4 cup cocoa and salt until well blended. Stir in 1 cup each semisweet and white chocolate chunks. Spread in pan.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until set. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In large bowl, beat powdered sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa, 1/4 cup butter and enough of the milk with electric mixer on low speed until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Spread over brownies.
• In microwavable container, microwave 1/2 cup white chocolate chunks and the oil uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring once or twice, until thin enough to drizzle. Place in small plastic food-storage bag; cut small hole in corner of bag. Drizzle over frosting. For brownies, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE MOCHA BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a 15- by 10- by 1-inch baking pan with foil, allowing 2 inches of foil to hang over ends of pan, and grease foil well (except overhang) with 1 tablespoon butter.
• Melt remaining 11 tablespoons butter with unsweetened chocolate in a large metal bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water, stirring until smooth. Remove bowl from heat and whisk in sugar, espresso powder, vanilla, and salt (mixture will be grainy), then add eggs 1 at a time, whisking after each addition until batter is smooth.
• Toss together flour and chocolate chips in another bowl and add to batter, stirring until just combined.
• Spread batter evenly in baking pan and bake in middle of oven until top is firm and edges just begin to pull away from sides of pan, about 20 minutes (do not overbake).
• Cool in pan on a rack 5 minutes, then carefully lift brownies from pan by grasping both ends of foil and transfer to rack to cool 10 minutes more. Cut into 32 squares and lift brownies off foil with a spatula.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
• Combine dark chocolate and 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter in a medium, oven-safe bowl.
• Place the bowl in the preheated oven until chocolate and butter are melted, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for about 10 minutes.
• Mix flour, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon together in a separate bowl.
• Add sugar to the cooled chocolate mixture. Whisk in eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla extract and whisk until combined. Fold into the flour mixture until incorporated. Stir in peanut butter, peanut butter chips, and white chocolate chips.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs but not wet batter, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack for 20 to 30 minutes before cutting into bars.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE ORANGE BROWNIES

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt butter and chocolate; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Stir in chocolate mixture. Beat in extract. Gradually add flour to chocolate mixture., Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (do not overbake). , Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into squares. Just before serving, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

SUPER-MOIST DOUBLE DARK CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Grease and flour 13x9-inch pan or spray it with Bakers Joy.
• Melt the unsweetened chocolate and butter.
• Cool (see note below).
• Beat the eggs, salt, and sugar until ingredients are light and creamy.
• Fold in the chocolate/butter mixture and the vanilla.
• Add flour and beat until batter is smooth.
• If using optional nuts, fold in now.
• Pour half of batter in pan and spread to cover bottom.
• Break candy bars in half and place over batter.
• Spoon remaining batter on top and spread as evenly as possible.
• Bake 23-35 minutes or until set.
• Do not overbake.
• Cool completely.
• With serrated knife, cut into squares.
• MELTING CHOCOLATE: I place the butter and chocolate in a small glass bowl and sit the bowl on the burner to my drip coffee maker when I first start this recipe.
• It melts the chocolate to perfection, and cleanup is so easy.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE-CHERRY BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 13x8 1/2-inch glass baking dish. Melt butter and unsweetened chocolate in heavy large saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. Mix in sugar. Mix in eggs 1 at a time, then yolk. Add extracts, then flour and cinnamon and stir until just blended. Mix in cherries and chocolate chips.
• Spread batter in prepared pan. Bake until brownies are firm around edges and tester inserted into center comes out with a few crumbs, about 35 minutes. Cool on a rack. Cut into 16 or 32 pieces. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Wrap brownies individually and store airtight.)

RICH DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9X9 inch cake pan. Other sized cake pan can be substituted, but a larger pan will result in thinner brownies, so reduce the heat to 325.
• Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Stir in sugars, cocoa powder, eggs and vanilla. Once fully incorporated, add salt, flour and baking powder. Mix. Last, add chocolate chips and nuts (if desired).
• Bake for about 25-30 minutes, or until a knife inserted into center comes out almost clean. Top should be crusty, and sides should be separated from the pan.

EASY DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP BROWNIES

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 13x9-inch baking pan.
• MELT 1 cup morsels and butter in large, heavy-duty saucepan over low heat; stir until smooth.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in eggs.
• Stir in flour, sugar, vanilla extract and baking soda.
• Stir in remaining morsels and nuts.
• Spread into prepared baking pan.
• BAKE for 18 to 22 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out slightly sticky.
• Cool completely in pan on wire rack.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla.
• Beat in eggs.
• Blend in cocoa powder.
• Stir in flour.
• Add chocolate chips and mix well.
• Bake in greased 8x8 inch pan for 30 minutes.
• Cool before serving.