Recipe 05 of 08

Boss Brownies

One-bowl fudgy brownies, no mixer. Serve warm with store-bought vanilla ice cream.

A cheat-night treat, not an everyday one. Most days, go easy on added sugar. Save these for the nights that call for brownies. If she has gestational diabetes, ask her care team first.

Recipe by Erin Clarke, Well Plated. Full original: wellplated.com/one-bowl-brownies

• Time50 min + cooling
• Serves16 brownies
• GearOne bowl

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, or canola oil or extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted if lumpy
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder, sifted if lumpy
• 1 teaspoon espresso powder
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup whole wheat flour, or more all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
• Flaky sea salt, such as Maldon or fleur de sel
• Store-bought vanilla ice cream, to serve Our extra

Method

1. Heat the oven to 325°F (160°C) with a rack in the lower third. Line an 8x8-inch pan with parchment paper, bottom and sides. It has to be 8x8: a bigger pan gives you thin, dry brownies.

2. Put the butter, both sugars, cocoa, espresso powder and salt in a heatproof bowl. Set the bowl on top of a pan of simmering water.

3. Stir now and then until the butter has melted. It'll look thick and gritty. That's right. Take the bowl off and let it cool until it's just warm.

4. Stir in the water, vanilla and one egg. When that egg is gone, add the second. Keep stirring until the batter turns shiny.

5. Sprinkle both flours over the top and stir until you can't see any flour. Then stir 40 more times. Count them. Stir in the chocolate chips.

6. Spread the batter in the pan and bake 25 to 30 minutes, until a toothpick in the middle comes out with just a few crumbs.

7. Let them cool in the pan. The recipe says 2 hours. Good luck. Lift them out by the paper, sprinkle with flaky salt and cut into squares. Warm, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

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