Brownie Muffins (best fudgy recipe)
These are the perfect and easiest brownies muffin recipe you'll ever need. Sweet and full of chocolate flavor (thanks to the melted chocolate and cocoa powder), it's a one-bowl recipe that's out of the oven in 40 minutes.
Servings 12 regular muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 5 oz semisweet chocolate
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- 4 eggs at room temperature
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF (180ºC).
- Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners or butter the pan.
- Melt 1 cup unsalted butter and 5 oz semisweet chocolate in a large bowl. See Notes below for instructions.
- Add 1 cup white sugar and ½ cup dark brown sugar and mix. Add 4 eggs and mix well but do not beat.
- Add the sifted dry ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder, ¼ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon baking powder. You can sift them before or have the ingredients measured and sift them directly over the batter (my choice).
- Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and stir to combine.
- Divide batter evenly between muffin cups.
- Bake for about 20 minutes, or until a cake tester or toothpick comes out with some moist crumbs. They should be barely jiggly when you touch the tops, just like a brownie.
- Let cool on a wire rack.
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Notes
Melt the chocolate: always start with chopped chocolate in a microwaveable or glass bowl. You can use the microwave (short 10-15 second spurts, stirring well between each one until it's fully melted) or a double boiler with the bowl containing the chopped chocolate not touching the water. In both cases, make sure it doesn't scorch.
When are they done: as with any brownie-like recipe, take them out while still a bit soft in the center. If they are very springy when you touch them, they are somewhat overbaked. They will be delicious anyway, but not as fudgy, but cakeier.
Freezing: they freeze beautifully. Wrap them well or use an airtight container made for the freezer. Defrost at room temperature.
Mini brownies in muffin form: An alternative is to bake them in a mini muffin pan and make brownie bites. They're the perfect size for a gathering or after-dinner coffee. The baking time will be lower, so keep that in mind.
