I kinda wish I was kidding when I say that I tested these brownies 4 times before I was happy with them. But alas, I am not kidding. And I did in fact make these brownies 4 times before I was truly happy with them. To be honest, it was frustrating and annoying. But, I had my mind set on some brownies with that signature crinkly top, and I damnit I was stopping at nothing short of that.
The first day that I made these, I tried them three separate times. Writing down what I liked and disliked about each one… the taste, the texture, the way they looked. And slowly but surely with my own critiquing, a few youtube videos, and a solid 7 hours of sleep, I made them the next morning. And… wellllll… magic was made.
They were well worth the wait, and the frustration. I finally got my crinkly tops and the fudgy center that I dreamed about. Not to mention, I got those things without the seemingly raw or dense gooeyness that you get with some brownies. Not to say those textures are bad, but they aren’t my taste.
So with no time to spare… the brownie recipe! Please note — a hand mixer is essential here in order to get these beloved crackly tops. 🙂
Fudgy Crinkle Top Brownies
Difficulty: Easy1
pan20
minutes24
minutesIngredients
1/2 Cup stick Butter (you can use either vegan butter or regular butter here)
1 Cup Chocolate (dark chocolate or milk chocolate both will work!)
3 Eggs
1/2 cup Cane Sugar
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 Tbsp All Purpose Flour
2 Tbsp Cocoa Powder
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit & line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a small pot over low heat, melt butter until it begins to bubble slightly, and then add your chocolate to the pot of hot butter.
- Remove the pot from the heat & lightly mix the chocolate into the melted butter the butter and chocolate are fully combined. Let the mixture cool to room temperature/
- In a separate bowl, beat 3 eggs, one at a time, gradually adding in cane sugar. Continue beating eggs & sugar until fluffy. (and I mean really fluffy, like not just a few bubbles… you’ll know when its fluffy – you’ll develop a sort of foamy, top – you need this in order to get the crackly top!)
- Once your eggs & sugar mixture is fluffy, gradually add the cooled butter & chocolate mixture, and vanilla. Continue beating everything together.
- To your wet mixture, sift in flour & cocoa powder and then fold in delicately. It’s important to fold in slowly & carefully here so that you retain the fluffiness (air) that we mixed into the batter with the hand mixer.
- Once the dry ingredients are fully folded into the wet mixture, add the batter to the parchment lined pan and bake for 21 – 25 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, let the brownies cool & then slice into those fudgy, crackly babies!
If you made this recipe, I’d love to see it! Let me know in the comments and tag me on IG at @simply_unbeetable 🙂
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