Fudge brownie is a dark colored brownie containing a larger percentage of cocoa than usual brownies. They are made of butter, flour, cocoa, sugar and eggs, and have a ‘dark chocolate’ or somewhat bitter taste. Additional ingredients like walnuts, raspberries or more chocolate are often added to prepare fancier versions of these brownies.
Preparation of Fudge Brownie
Ingredients: The ingredients required to prepare these brownies include butter, cocoa, salt, vanilla, granulated sugar, eggs and flour.
Recipe Overview: The brownie is prepared by mixing the sugar, cocoa, whisked eggs, vanilla, melted butter and flour till a smooth mixture is obtained. This is then baked in a pre-heated oven, in a pan with lining of aluminum foil.
The brownies thus prepared should be refrigerated till completely cool. The extra foil hanging from the edges should be used as a handle to remove the brownies from the pan. The brownies are covered completely with foil when placed in the refrigerator, as this prevents the edges from over-cooking while the center finishes baking well.
Serving Suggestions
These brownies are a perfect accompaniment with hot gourmet coffee or cold milk.
Fudge Brownie Recipe Variations
The basic recipe can be experimented with in various ways to create delectable desserts to suit various occasions. Here are some examples-
- A dark chocolate bar can be crumbled into the batter for the basic fudge brownie before baking to make it richer in chocolate. The baking time for this variant may need to be increased by a few minutes.
- The brownie may also be cut into half and filled with ice cream to make an ice cream sandwich dessert.
- Fresh raspberries may be added to the fudge brownie batter, as the sharpness of raspberries and the richness of chocolate is a delicious combination. For doing so, the tin may be filled with batter to half, and then, a layer of raspberries may be placed on it, which in turn, should be topped with the remaining batter.
- Walnuts and other nuts may be added to the brownie batter before baking to make nutty variants.
Related Foods
Similar kind of pies and cakes are also quite popular, and a brief description of these is given below-
- Fudge-Brownie Pie: This pie dish consists of a pie shell on which a mixture of brownie mix, egg and water has been poured and then baked. It is served warm with whipped cream or ice cream.
- Fudge-Brownie Cake: It is made by baking a mixture consisting of cake mix, melted ice cream, eggs and chocolate chips. When done, it is cooled and decorated with frosting.
Nutritional Information on Fudge Brownie Recipe
Though the exact nutritional composition of the fudge brownie may vary according to individual recipes, a single serving of the standard fudge brownie contains approximately 374 calories, 22g fat and 111mg cholesterol.
