Intensely rich and delicious, yet incredibly simple to make, Brown Butter Brownies. These are the by far the most decadent and naughty brownies EVER.
Watch me make these brownies HERE:
The smallest of bite of this brownie will satisfy the most dedicated brownie lover. Best of all, these brownies are super simple to make. As if you needed any more motivation past the words rich, delicious and decadent.If you even remotely consider yourself a Foodie, you know that brownies from scratch are far superior from anything that can come out of a box. I’m blown away that people will buy a brownie mix when they’re so easy to make from scratch. Why on earth would anyone make something made with partially hydrongenated oil and artifical flavors when they can make something that tastes a million times better from ingredients they (should always) have in their pantry? Once I started making my brownies with browned butter, I swore I’d never go back. And I haven’t. And neither will you.
Not quite at self proclaimed foodie status and unsure of what browned butter is? Its heaven. Plain and simple. Oh, you want more information? Browned butter is simply a technique where you take unsalted butter, melt it over heat while frequently stirring, and you cook until the bubbles stop forming and you get these teeny little specks of brown goodness at the bottom. Why would you want to do that to your butter, you ask? Brown butter is essentially the caramelization of butter. Rich, nutty, wonderful. Go make these brownies and you’ll understand.I must warn you – there is a downside to this recipe. The batter binds in such a way due to the massive amount of butter that NOTHING will stick to your pan or your scraper. That means there is no option for bowl and/or spoon licking. If you want batter, you’ll find yourself in an ethical battle between stealing an actual spoonful from the pan or going without for the sacrifice of the greater good – your finished product. Only you can decide what is right.
Watch the recipe video below of me making my Brown Butter Brownies!
Brown Butter Brownies
Ingredients
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter cut into even sized pieces
- 1¼ cups pure cane sugar
- ¾ cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder*
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt**
- 2 large eggs chilled
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup unbleached flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup walnut halves
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 325F. Line a 8x8x2 metal pan with parchment foil paper.***
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Over medium heat, melt butter. Stir frequently as it continues to bubble. When the amount of bubbles subsides, there are small brown specs, and it smells like nutty caramel, remove pan from heat.
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Add sugar, cocoa powder and salt to combine.
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In separate bowl, beat eggs. After mixture has cooled in pot 4-5 minutes, slowly pour in eggs, stirring constantly until well combined.
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Add vanilla, stir to combine.
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Add flour and baking powder, stir to combine.
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Add walnuts, stir to combine.
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Bake 25 minutes. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
* Measure your cocoa as you would flour - by scooping and leveling.
** I love the grain size of the kosher salt. It doesn't fully incorporate so you can taste the not-so-frequent but oh-so-wonderful bits of salt against the gooey sweet.
*** If you've never tried this stuff for baking, you should. Foil on one side, parchment on the other. If you want to cut every brownie you make into a cute square or triangle, use this stuff so you can pull the entire batch out of the pan. Else, grease dish and execute your evil plan of having to eat the first brownie because it didn't scoop out properly.
And since these brownies were one of my first posts and I’m never happy with photos I took a couple years ago, I figured I’d leave the old photos as well so you could see the difference. I still don’t go crazy with props… but I must admit I much prefer the newer photos above.
This recipe just looks amazing. Can not wait to try!!!
My family is gluten free. Have you made this recipe using gluten free flour? If so, are there any changes needed? Thank you.
I haven’t, but Bob’s Red Mill’s version works pretty well. If you try it, will you let me know how they turn out?
That looks so good!! I’d like to make this for my team, but I have someone who is allergic to egg amd dairy..I think he might be ok with butter but definitely not eggs. Can I substitute it with something else?
I don’t know of a good egg substitute. Perhaps some of the readers do?
Wow… those look amazing, Krissy!! I wish I could stick my fingers through the screen and grab one, LOL
Can’t possibly imagine what to substitute in place of eggs .. however I’d donate possibly any missing ingredients that might be suitable for these brownies …
My kids would love these brownies. Thanks for sharing this recipe. I would try this out this weekend.
The video ingredients and written ingredients don’t match. It’s infuriating. Amount of butter is greater in video and different type of sugar was used
No idea what you’re referring to, Barbie. Video followed recipe. Krissy