I almost always make brownies from a box because it's easy and more often than not, I think they taste better. But these from-scratch brownies fill a special niche of comfort food. If you want a brownie that is almost indistinguishable from a piece of fudge, these are the ones you want to make. The fresh strawberries on top send this dessert to gourmet level!
Adapted from: Here
Ingredients:
Brownies
1 cup plus 2 Tbs chocolate chips
1/2 C butter, cut into pieces
3 Tbs cocoa powder
3 eggs
1 1/4 C sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1 C flour
1/2 tsp salt
Topping
1 C fresh strawberries, diced
1/2 C chocolate chips
1 Tbs shortening
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 and grease a 9x9 square baking pan. Melt the chocolate chips and butter in the microwave, pausing to stir every 30 seconds until smooth. Mix in the cocoa and set aside to cool.
In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, sugar, vanilla, and salt until well mixed. Stir in the warm chocolate mixture and then fold in the flour until just combined. Pour the batter into the pan and spread evenly with a spatula. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out with a few sticky crumbs. Cool on a wire rack to room temperature before adding the strawberries (about 2 hours).
When the brownies are cooled, sprinkle the strawberries evenly over the top. Melt the chocolate and shortening together in the microwave and pour evenly over the strawberries. Refrigerate until chocolate hardens (at least 1 hour).
Note: I doubled the recipe to make a 13x9 and cooked them for 10-15 extra minutes.
