I learned something new recently. Brownies are just about as easy to make from scratch as they are from a box. I had no idea. I feel like this is a life lesson I’ve somehow been missing out on. So now, I pass along this lesson to you – make brownies from scratch and you’ll be happier for it.
The great thing about starting from scratch is you can customize your brownies to include anything you want. Like peanut butter with your brownies? Add peanut butter chips instead of the Heath and chocolate chips I included below! Want to add a caramel drizzle sauce to the top? Go for it. Dreaming up some other delicious brownie creation? Try it out and see what happens!
Lately I’ve been sort of obsessed with including Heath chips in my baking (remember these salted brown butter Heath and chocolate chip cookies? Mmmm. Yep. Me too.) But if you don’t have any Heath chips on-hand and are dying for some brownies, just replace them with some extra chocolate chips! I’m sure they’ll still be fabulous.
Double Chocolate Heath Brownies
Ingredients
- 12 Tbs unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 c sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 c cocoa powder
- 1/2 c all purpose flour
- 1/2 c chocolate chips
- 1/2 c Heath chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper.
- In a large microwave safe bowl melt the butter.
- Stir sugar, eggs, vanilla, and salt in with the melted butter.
- Fold in cocoa powder and flour until just combined and large lumps are gone. Try not to over-mix.
- Fold in chocolate chips and heath chips, pour into 8x8 pan, bake for 40 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool completely (if you can manage to wait that long!)
