Fudgy Brownies 3 Ways

Summary by Krater

The creator demonstrates how to make three versions of fudge brownies—good, better, and best—varying in complexity and ingredients to achieve the ultimate fudgy texture.

From the video

Answers: How do I make fudgy brownies at home?

• Fudge brownie recipes
• Browning butter
• Chocolate dessert techniques

Ingredients

• 170 g / 1.5 sticks unsalted butter
• 225 g baking chocolate (70%)
• 200 g sugar
• 3 eggs
• 200 g all-purpose flour
• 5 g salt
• 1 stick / 115 g unsalted butter
• 10 g vanilla
• 50 g buttermilk
• 60 g olive oil
• 75 g white sugar
• 100 g dark brown sugar
• 75 g cocoa powder
• 5 g espresso / instant coffee powder
• 5 g flaky salt

What it concludes

• Adding eggs after the sugar and before the flour helps hold the starch and fat together, preventing a greasy failure.
• Using brown sugar instead of white sugar brings molassesy base notes and more moisture to the brownies.
• Whisking eggs for 4 to 5 minutes traps air, making the brownie batter less dense while keeping it fudgy.
• Browning the butter and adding espresso powder intensifies the chocolate flavor and creates a more complex brownie.
• Aging the brownie batter in the fridge for 2 to 24 hours significantly increases fudginess and unifies flavors.
• Adding flaky salt on top of sweet chocolate brownies weaponizes the flavor and maximizes deliciousness.