Friday, March 16, 2018

The Best Brownies I've Ever Made

A few months ago I was really craving brownies, and wanted to find a recipe that I would fall in love with. Now, I haven't always had the best of luck making brownies, in fact I have always overcooked them because I didn't exactly know when I should take them out of the oven, I didn't want them to be undercooked so I would just leave them in the oven until it was just too late. So, after many years of failed attempts to find the perfect recipe I came upon a recipe that sounded like I could possibly nail, and I did. I've never been so proud to have passed that hurdle, and now I know I will be making some more any time I crave them because they were actually not very hard to make as long as you read all the instructions. 
These brownies are not only moist and soft, but are topped with a chocolate ganache that just adds the perfect amount of chocolatey yumminess to this recipe. Just thinking about them makes my mouth water. If you're ready to learn how to make these then just keep on reading.

Ingredients:
3/4 c All Purpose Flour
3/4 c Unsweetened Natural Cocoa Powder
1 tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Instant Espresso Powder
3/4 c Unsalted Butter, melted
3/4 c Granulated Sugar
3/4 c Brown Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
1/4 c Milk
Ganache:
1/2 c Heavy Cream
1 1/2 c Semisweet Chocolate Chips

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease 9x13 inch pan with baking spray and lay some parchment. Set aside.
Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and espresso in a bowl and set aside.
In a separate bowl, whisk together granulated sugar, brown sugar, and eggs.
Then, add the eggs milk and vanilla extract.
Add dry ingredients and mix until fully incorporated.
Pour batter into the pan and bake for 20 minutes.
Once it has baked let it cool completely.

For ganache:
Heat up heavy cream in microwave or saucepan and pour into chocolate chips. Set aside.
After a couple minutes, whisk to melt chocolate completely.
Pour ganache over the brownies and let the ganache set. I put it in the refrigerator to produce a denser brownie.
After it has set it is ready to cut and eat.

I hope you enjoy these brownies as much as I enjoyed them, and have enjoyed sharing the recipe with you.