These King Arthur Flour Fudge Brownies are the best brownies I have ever made. A perfect balance of fudgy with just a touch of cakey.
I’ve written many times about how much I love cookies, but I would have a hard time choosing between a chewy chocolate chip cookie and a rich, fudgy brownie. But when you add chocolate chips to the brownie, the brownie wins hands down.
I recently made the Fudge Brownies from the King Arthur Flour website. They are the best brownies I have ever made. King Arthur describes them perfectly
Fudgy, cakey, fudgy, cakey… can’t make up your mind? If you’re looking for a brownie that’s right in between those two styles, you’ve found it. These brownies combine a fudge brownie’s ultra-moist texture with a subtle cake-like rise, for the best of both worlds.
I attended two King Arthur cooking demonstrations and was given lots of freebies, including gift cards to order products from their website. One of the things I ordered was the Double-Dutch Dark cocoa. The King Arthur Double-Dutch cocoa is a blend of Dutch-process cocoa and extra-dark black cocoa and I really love the dark chocolaty, not at all bitter, flavor it gave these brownies. Just look how dark and fudgy they are. The semi-sweet chocolate chips are light in comparison.
Update: Since I posted this recipe King Arthur flour started selling a new cocoa that I love even more than their Double-Dutch Dark Cocoa. Their Triple Blend Cocoa is my new favorite. I no longer have to buy two kinds of cocoa because the Triple Blend works in recipes that use regular and Dutch cocoa. It also has a Black cocoa in it and gives all your baked goodies a rich, dark chocolate color.
If you’re a brownie fan, definitely give this recipe a try.
King Arthur Flour Fudge Brownies
Ingredients
- 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 2 ¼ cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 ¼ cups Triple Cocoa Blend or Dutch-process cocoa
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9″ x 13″ pan. Line with parchment paper, optional.
- In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in the sugar and cook until mixture is hot (about 110°F to 120°F), but not bubbling.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs, cocoa, salt, baking powder, espresso powder, and vanilla until smooth. Add the hot butter/sugar mixture and stir until smooth. Add the flour and stir until smooth.
- Let the batter cool in the bowl for 20 minutes then stir in the chips. Spread batter into prepared pan.
- Bake for about 30 minutes, until the brownie edges are set and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs clinging to it. Remove them from oven and cool completely on a rack before cutting.
Notes
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Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
Ooh look at those lovely big bits of chocolate mum! I knew you’d make awesome brownies. Call it a sense 😉 xxx
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
Ooh look at those lovely big bits of chocolate mum! I knew you’d make awesome brownies. Call it a sense 😉 xxx
lynn
I printed this recipe out, Barbara, back when you first posted it, and I finally got around to making them. Mmm mmm good!
Barbara Schieving
Thanks Lynn – so fun that you saved the print out all this time. They really are a great brownie. I need to make them again.
Patty
I forgot to say I did add the espresso powder which I like in brownies!
Patty
These were awesome! They were very fudgy. I used Hershey Cocoa Special Dark and milk chocolate chocolate chips. They are our new FAVORITE!!!
Barbara Schieving
Thanks Patty! It sounds like a great combination.
Carol
Hello! I made these brownies last night and could not get as beautiful picture as you had. I did use your picture, but I gave you credit for the picture and linked it back here to your website. I hope you get LOTS of visitors! You have tons of wonderful recipes here!!
Monica H
These look incredibly dark and luscious. I haven't made a homemade brownie that I really like but I've heard good things about this one. This recipe is definietly one I plan on making.
oneordinaryday
How funny. I just made these but gave them my own twist. They ARE delicious!
Deeba PAB
Tower of sinful goodness Barbara … droolicious!
Welcome back GF; missed you!!
Jamie
Barbara, I've made the King Arthur brownies before and you are right! They are the best brownies ever! Yours look even more luscious, decadent and chocolatey than mine and man-oh-man you have to go and add ice cream and fusge sauce to make them even more amazing!
krissy @ thefoodaddicts.com
that looks amazingly rich and delicious. i can probably only handle a couple of bites, but they will be the most pleasant bites ever! i gotta try these fudge brownies. my hubby would love 'em.
Cheri
Ooo.. Those do look delectable! I am definitley a brownie lover. Especially with the sunday toppings. Mmm.. I think this will be the next one I try as I haven't found that perfect brownie yet.
theUngourmet
These brownies look heavenly! I could just eat myself silly! 😀
Jamie
Oh my Barbara, these brownies do like the best. My whole family loves brownies. I am bookmarking this recipe for sure. I've never seen that King Arthur cocoa powder here. Do you know what stores they sell it at?
Kamalika
First time in ur blog….u have a grt collection of awesome dishes…glad to follow u…
♥Sugar♥Plum♥Fairy♥
i love KAF too ,and am a big fan of their products as well as recipes.
Your brownies are perfectly fudgy and gooey'ly delicious….
And u have some of the most amazing bakes here ….
April
These look wonderful!!! thinking I'm going to have to make them soon!
Trish
Those look amazing! I made brownies today too….but quite a different kind. … smile….
Marisa
These look amazing!!!! I've gone sugar-free for the last few weeks and thse are making me salivate!!!!
Arlette
Hello Barbara
Gorgeous looking brownies, Kathleen has your brownies on her to do list and i invited myself over , I think i better whip a batch because i dont think I can wait
thanks for sharing…. will give you the results soon.