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chocolate brownie
American cocoa brownies with a moist fudgy centre, chocolate chips and a crackly top.
About chocolate brownie
Chocolate brownies are American chocolate tray bakes cut into compact squares or bars. This profile follows PJ Hamel's fudge-brownie version for King Arthur Baking, omitting the optional espresso powder and retaining the recipe's semisweet chocolate chips.
Dutch-process cocoa and semisweet chips create a deep, rounded chocolate flavour, while butter and vanilla add richness and fragrance. Sugar supplies a pronounced sweetness balanced by cocoa's gentle bitterness and a small amount of salt.
The baked slab is dark brown with a thin, shiny crackled crust and scattered melted chips. Its cut edges reveal a dense, moist centre with a slight cake-like lift rather than a loose crumb.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Egg, Milk, Wheat, Soy.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in chocolate brownie
PJ Hamel's Fudge Brownies.
- EggsBinding and gentle lift
- Dutch-process cocoaDeep chocolate body
- SaltFlavour balance
- Baking powderSlight cake-like lift
- Pure vanilla extractSweet floral aroma
- Unsalted butterRich moist crumb
- Granulated sugarSweetness and crackly crust
- All-purpose wheat flourBrownie structure
- Callebaut semisweet chocolate chipsMelted chocolate pockets
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Eggs:
- Dutch-process cocoa:
- Salt:
- Baking powder: . The baking powder's brand and complete commercial formula are not supplied.
- Pure vanilla extract:
- Unsalted butter:
- Granulated sugar:
- All-purpose wheat flour:
- Callebaut semisweet chocolate chips: . The recipe links these specific chips; their label declares Soy from soy lecithin.
Origins & food traditions
King Arthur Baking supplies PJ Hamel's complete selected fudge-brownie recipe and describes its moist fudge-like centre, slight cake-like rise and shiny crackly top. The reference article independently identifies the chocolate brownie as an American baked confection commonly made in sheet pans and cut into squares.
Countries
- United States
Cuisines & regions
- American Cuisine