Chewy Brownie Recipe (Dark Chocolate with Pecans) - Restless Chipotle (2024)

If you're anything like me, and you thrive on chocolate decadence you'll LOVE these extra gooey dark chocolate bars!

Next time try these cookie dough brownies - we'll just call them PMS Tamers and leave it at that...

❤️ Why you'll love this recipe

• Mix by hand - no need for an electric mixer.
• The perfect brownie recipe - easy, from scratch, oh-so chewy fudgy brownies with a delicate, crackly top!
• Just stir it together in one bowl and you'll be munching on sigh-inducing, fudgy goodness in less than an hour.

Get ready to toss those boxed mixes! If you've been looking for the best fudgy brownie recipe you'll love this one. It's extra dark and chocolaty because it's made with cocoa powder!

Not in the mood for brownies? I've got you - try these O' Henry bars!

🧾 Ingredients

This is my absolute favorite brownie recipe! It's fudgy, chewy, and has the most intense chocolate flavor ever.

• I use both melted butter and oil to give you the chewiest, fudgiest homemade brownies possible.
• Toasting the pecans before adding them to the batter gives them a little extra flavor and crunch but it's not absolutely necessary.
• Bittersweet chocolate chips or chunks work best in this recipe. Other types of chocolate get lost.
• Brown sugar helps to keep these moist and chewy! Use dark brown sugar for a deeper flavor.
• I used kosher salt - if you use table salt use a little less.

🔪 Instructions

I swear, this is the best brownie recipe ever when done right!

Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the green recipe card below.

1. Mix butter, oil, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl until blended.
2. Add the eggs one at a time.
3. Mix the dry ingredients.
4. Stir into the butter mixture.
5. Brownie batter will be thick but runny.
6. Stir in the pecans and chocolate chips.
7. Spread into a greased 13x9-inch pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes. DON'T OVERBAKE! If you want very thick brownies bake in a square baking pan (9x9-inch).
8. Remove from oven and let cool before cutting.These have super gooey middles and chewy edges.

🎥 Video

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🥫 Storage

For short term storage just cover with plastic wrap and leave on the counter. They'll last up to four days... or until the kids get home from school.

To Freeze:

This is the perfect brownie recipe for freezing! They stay moist and chewy.

Freeze either uncut in the pan or cut in individual sized servings and sealed in a vacuum sealer.

I like to put them in an airtight container with wax paper between the layers. Either way they'll freeze well for 3 to 4 months.

📖Variations

• use walnuts instead of pecans
• add white chocolate chips
• try adding peanut butter chips
• push some unwrapped caramel candies into the batter before baking
• so good warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

💭 Things to know

If you like your brownies dense and chewy here are some tips to ensure that perfect texture!

Expert Tip: Don't overbeat the eggs. Too much air in the batter will make your brownies cakey.

• Always use all-purpose flour.
• For the best brownies make sure your eggs are room temperature.
• Since this recipe uses melted butter and oil you can stir it together by hand - no need to use the mixer and chance making them tough.
• Don't use leavening like baking powder or baking soda - you don't want these brownies to rise.
• If you live in a very dry climate (or it's very dry the day you make them) add 1 egg yolk for extra moistness. Also if you live in a high altitude.
• Cocoa powder gives more chocolate flavor than baking chocolate.
• I leave out vanilla extract for the same reason - more room for more chocolate flavor.
• You can substitute regular unsweetened cocoa powder for the extra dark cocoa powder but you lose some of the chocolaty-ness.
• I used a glass pan but you can use whatever you prefer.
• Take them out of the oven when they are slightly underdone and let them cool completely for the gooey-est, chewiest brownies.
• Bake a shorter time for chewy edges and a longer time for crispy edges.
• If you line your baking pan with parchment paper, and let it hang over the edges, you can pull them out when they are cool and easily cut perfect brownies.
• Don't cut these until they have cooled completely. It's a very gooey brownie recipe and they will be almost spoonable when warm. You can freeze them for 15-20 minutes to make cleaner cuts.

👩🏻‍🍳 Homemade brownie FAQs

Here are the questions I am most frequently asked about this recipe.

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🍽️ Serve with...

• I know that vanilla is classic but I like brownies warm served with a scoop of this chocolate mint Oreo ice cream.
• Try pouring this red velvet hot fudge sauce over the warm brownie.
• Add a puff of this homemade Cool Whip to the top!

Chewy, fudgy brownies are my favorite for taking to potlucks, sharing with neighbors, and once in awhile leaving a plate for my hardworking UPS guy or taking a big pan of them to our police and fire departments just to say "thanks'.

I had an aunt that left a pot of coffee on the stove for anyone who came to her door. The back door was always unlocked and the mailman would often pop in for a cup even when she wasn't there.

No matter how big a city is you and I have the ability to bring back that small town feeling by letting people know we see them and we care. Brownies make people happy!

Hey, next time try these vanilla brownies. They're amazing.

If you click on the number of servings in the recipe card you can adjust the measurements up or down for the exact number of servings you need.

If you love this recipe please give it 5 stars!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📖 Recipe

First published May 10, 2019. Last updated August 27, 2022 for readability and more tips.

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