Fudgy Strawberry Brownies
Thick, fudgy chocolate strawberry brownies make for an ultra-decadent summer treat.
During summertime in Poland, stands pop up alongside the road, outside the grocery store, on street corners selling baskets of brightly colored berries. The mix includes strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, currents and cherries.
I personally prefer eating berries plain, in breakfast food or served alongside dessert.
Rarely do I cook with them.
It isn’t that I haven’t tried, it’s just that a lot of the time, fruit tastes so good on its own that it seems pointless to bake a pie or a tart that doesn’t seemingly do the fruit enough justice. Why tinker with perfection?
I was, however, more than thrilled with these strawberry brownies.
The brownies are perfection on their own (just look!). Damp, dark, velvety – pure chocolate decadence. Just like my classic fudgy chocolate brownies– but chocolate-based instead of cocoa-based. I’ve made the base recipe (sans chocolate chunks and strawberries) with a salted caramel peanut topping served with vanilla ice cream.
This strawberry variation is perfect around this time of year. The strawberry slices caramelize while baking, which makes them crisp and slightly chewy (depending on how thin you’re cutting them). They lend a tart sweetness, working well with that rich interior.
This recipe is easy to prepare, and a definite favourite of ours this summer.
Fudgy Strawberry Brownies
Ingredients:
For the brownies:
- 200 g (7 oz) dark chocolate, broken into pieces/chopped
- 1 scant 1 cup (200 g/7 oz) unsalted butter, chopped
- 3 large eggs
- 1 heaping cup (250 g) sugar
- 1 scant cup (135 g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp instant espresso powder*
For the topping:
- 100 g (4 oz) milk chocolate/semi-sweet chocolate, chopped (chocolate chips are fine too!)
- A handful of fresh strawberries (5-10), thinly sliced
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 160 C (325 F) and grease/line a 9 inch (22-24 cm) square pan with parchment paper.
- Melt together the butter and dark chocolate. You can do this step over a double boiler, or in the microwave, stirring after every 45 seconds or until smooth (about 2 minutes). Set the chocolate aside to cool.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, salt and instant espresso powder till smooth.
- Stir in the melted chocolate-butter mixture (should be cool to touch) just until incorporated.
- Finally, fold in the flour.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and spread evenly to all corners.
- Top the brownies with the strawberry slices and chocolate chunks.
- Bake for 35-4o minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out with a few damp crumbs.
- While these taste great warm, chilling the brownies makes them far easier to cut. They also taste great cold.
- Cut the brownies int0 squares. These make 9 generous portions (3x3 inches; pictured above) or 16 smaller (and more manageable!) ones.
- *Instant espresso powder highlights the flavor of the dark chocolate. I love adding it but if you don't like the idea of adding coffee to your dessert, you may leave it out.
- The original recipe I adapted was listed in grams. However, I measured out the ingredient quantities in cups as well, which accounts for the "scant" or "heaping" variations in cups.
More brownies to entice you:
Classic Chewy, Fudgy Chocolate Brownies
Healthy No-Bake Chocolate Brownies (vegan, gluten free)
Hey Vedika!! I made these today and they tasted AMAZING?❤️!! I followed the recipe exactly however they turned out more like a cakey brownie than a fudgy one. Can u tell me what I did wrong? Should I bake them for a longer time?
Thanks x
Hi Vedika!! I tried out your recipe and it tastes AMAZING!! However I was a little bit disappointed as the texture of the brownie was more like a cakey brownie than a fudgy one. I followed your recipe exactly two times and they were cakey both times. Can you please tell me what I did wrong?
Thank youu
xoxo
Hi there! Usually it becomes cakey if you 1. don’t melt the butter or 2. bake it longer than necessary! Try baking it for a little shorter -the toothpick shouldn’t come out totally clean!