30 Jan Chocolate Brownies
One of our favorite desserts.
It’s my moms birthday this weekend and I love birthdays. I love the celebration and new start. I like gift giving and parties. And, I really like the occasion for a special dessert. Growing up, my mom claimed she didn’t love dessert, especially ice cream, sharing that her first job in an ice cream store ruined it for her.
But, for someone who didn’t love dessert, she sure was good at making them.
Her chocolate mocha cake was legendary and was made every year for my dad’s birthday. She had a great chocolate mousse recipe that was common at dinner parties. Even as an ice cream naysayer, she got into the world of ice cream after drawing inspiration from Jeni’s in Columbus in the early 2000s.
She experimented with fun cookies like meringues and holiday cookies, but really, much of her baking leaned in favor of a bars or brownies. I loved to sneak off with a lemon bar or two after every brunch she hosted for some cause or women’s group. She did loaded Hello Dolly bars and had an amazing brownie recipe full of rich, melty chocolate. One time, when a group of my sorority sisters visited Columbus for a Purdue- Ohio state game, we devoured a pan of these in one sitting.
There was, like, ten of us. So, it’s not that crazy.
But these brownies are just that good too.
We now make them at home and they great on their own… or topped with a scoop of ice cream.
- 4 ounces Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Bar
- ½ cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour, plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- Heaping pinch of salt
- ½ cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour an 8-inch square baking pan.
- Chop the semi-sweet chocolate baking bar into 1-inch pieces.
- Make a double boiler using a heatproof bowl over barely simmering water and melt the chopped chocolate and butter, stirring occasionally until smooth. Remove the pan from the heat and let cool to room temperature.
- Stir the brown sugar and vanilla into the chocolate mixture. Add the eggs and mix well. (Be sure the chocolate is cool, otherwise the eggs will cook.)
- In a bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Slowly fold the flour mixture into the chocolate mixture, mixing well until blended. Stir in the chocolate chips and pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until a tester comes out clean. Remove from the oven and cool for at least 10 minutes before cutting into 2-inch squares.
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