National Brownie Day: 5 Decadent Recipes To Celebrate This Sweet Day

It's National Brownie Day and whether you like ice cream in your brownies, caramel, pecans, frosting on top of them, or pure fudge chocolate and more chocolate on them; we can all agree that this is the sweetest and most delicious holiday that people across the nation expect to celebrate every year, so today you have an excuse to break your diet and get your chocolate fix. Check out some of our favorite brownie recipes that will blow your mind.

Chewy Cocoa Brownies From Nestle

Ingredients

• 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, melted
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Baking Cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)
• Powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350º F. Grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Combine granulated sugar, butter and water in large bowl. Stir in eggs and vanilla extract. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt in medium bowl; stir into sugar mixture. Click here to read the complete recipe.

Chocolate Brownies From Williams Sonoma

Ingredients

• 8 Tbs. (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
• 3 oz. unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
• 1 cup sugar
• Pinch of salt
• 2 eggs, at room temperature
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup cake flour, sifted
• 3/4 cup bittersweet chocolate chips, semisweet chocolate chips, peanut butter chips or white chocolate chips (optional)

Instructions

Preheat an oven to 350°F. Lightly grease an 8-inch square baking dish, preferably glass.

In a saucepan over low heat, combine the butter and unsweetened chocolate. Heat, stirring often, until melted, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the sugar and salt. Add the eggs and vanilla and stir until well blended. Sprinkle the flour over the mixture and stir until just blended. Stir in the chips. Click here to read the complete recipe.

Perfect Brownies Recipe From Martha Stewart

Ingredients

• 18 tablespoon (2 sticks plus 2 tablespoon) unsalted butter, plus more for pan
• 12 ounces best-quality bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/4 cups packed light-brown sugar
• 1 3/4 cups pecan halves, coarsely chopped

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter a 7-by-11 1/2-by-2-inch baking pan. Line pan with parchment paper; set aside. Combine butter and chocolate in a heat-proof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, and melt. Remove from heat, and let stand until cool. Sift flour and baking powder together into a medium bowl; set aside. Click here to read the complete recipe.

Extreme Brownies With Caramelized Pecans From Pati’s Mexican Table

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound unsalted butter (2 sticks), cut into pieces
• 5 ounces unsweetened chocolate, broken into pieces
• 1 tablespoon instant coffee (may be decaf if desired)
• 2 tablespoons coffee liquor or coffee tequila, may be substituted with water
• 4 large eggs
• 3 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher or coarse sea salt
• 2 1/2 cups halved caramelized pecans store-bought or homemade
• Confectioners’ sugar (optional)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish, dust with flour and shake excess flour off. In a double boiler or water bath, melt the butter with the chocolate, stirring occasionally until completely mixed.

In a small cup, combine the instant coffee with the coffee liquor or water, stir until almost dissolved and pour into the chocolate mixture, it will finish dissolving in the melted chocolate. Mix with a spatula and remove from the heat. Let cool. Click here to read the complete recipe.

Hershey's Best Brownies Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
• Creamy Brownie Frosting

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Place butter in large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at Medium (50%) 2 to 2-1/2 minutes or until melted. Stir in sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well with spoon after each addition.

Add cocoa; beat until well blended. Add flour, baking powder and salt; beat well. Stir in nuts, if desired. Pour batter into prepared pan. Click here to read the complete recipe.