Fudgy Chocolate Brownies

When my cousins come for a few days to celebrate New Years with us I always have an apple ready for dessert on one of the nights. It’s tradition! And then, of course, there must be something else right? That changes every year. This year I made these dark, fudgy, moist, chocolate brownies!

Chocolate Brownies

• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter or margarine

• 2 large eggs

• 1 cup sugar

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1/2 cup chocolate chips, optional

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease an 8-inch square baking pan. Put the chocolate and butter in the top part of a double boiler set over barely simmering water. Cook for 3–4 minutes or until the ingredients have melted. Remove the top part of the double boiler from the heat. Combine the eggs and sugar in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer set at medium speed for 2–3 minutes or until the mixture has thickened. Add the flour, baking powder, salt, vanilla extract and chocolate chips and stir them in. Add the chocolate and butter mixture and stir to blend all the ingredients thoroughly. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 28–30 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out with a few crumbs clinging. Cool the brownies in the pan. Cut into 16 pieces. #brownies #chocolatebrownies #chocolatebrownie #brownie #newyears #newyearseve #newyearsparty #newyears2024 #dessert #chocolatedessert

Banana Fudge Brownies

If you like fudgy brownies, you have to try these! The mashed up bananas I added to the batter make them incredibly moist. And the fruit flavor is a perfect balance to the sweet from sugar and chocolate.

The recipe is simple too, easy enough for kids, and a good lesson too, not just on cooking but on how to avoid food waste. I made these when I had two soft, older bananas — no one was going to eat them out of hand and they weren’t enough for banana bread.

Makes a memorable treat on Valentine’s Day.

Banana Fudge Brownies

• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate (1 cup of chips)

• 1/2 cup butter

• 1 cup sugar

• 2 large eggs

• 1 cup all-purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 2 medium bananas, cut into small pieces

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease an 8" or 9” square baking pan. Melt the chocolate and butter together in the top part of a double boiler over barely simmering water. When the ingredients have melted, blend them thoroughly. Remove the pan from the heat and separate the top part of the double boiler from the bottom. Combine the sugar and eggs in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer set at medium speed for 2-3 minutes or until the mixture is as thick and pale. Add the flour, baking powder, salt and vanilla extract and stir to blend them in. Add the chocolate mixture and blend it in thoroughly. Fold in the banana pieces. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Let the brownies cool in the pan. Cut into 16 pieces.

Makes 16