Everyone (or at least most) enjoy a good brownie! This recipe is for Salted dark chocolate brownies. 

Mostly, when you see a box mix, that mix will usually be a milk chocolate brownie. But if you enjoy dark chocolate, then this recipe is for you! It only takes about 45 minutes to make the delicious brownies.

Make: 16 brownies

Ingredients

¾ cup of unsalted butter

6 oz of 60% bittersweet chocolate, chopped

1 ½ tsp instant espresso (optional)

 ½ cup brown sugar, packed

½ cup granulated sugar

3 large eggs

2 tsp vanilla extract

¾ cup flour

⅓ cup cocoa powder

¼ tsp salt

4-5 oz 80% dark chocolate (optional)

Flaky sea salt for topping (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F grease or line an 8×8 square pan with parchment paper. (If using parchment paper, allow it to hang over the sides for easy removal)
2. In a large mixing bowl, add 60%bittersweet chopped chocolate
3. Then, brown the butter. Do so by adding butter to a saucepan over medium heat. Melt down and heat the butter. It will be bubbly and loud at first, but you want to heat it (mixing it as well) until it is a foamy texture and quiet. Once it is foaming, continue mixing until the butter turns amber in color
4. Pour the brown butter over the chocolate. Whisk in espresso powder (if you wish to add it), then brown and granulated sugar.
5. While that melts and cools, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, and salt in a separate bowl
6. When chocolate has cooled, add eggs and vanilla and whisk for about a minute
7. Sift in the dry ingredients to remove any lumps (You don’t have to do this, but it makes it easier to fully mix in the dry ingredients), and use a rubber spatula to fold the batter together. At this point, if you want to add the 80% chocolate, mix it in before the dry ingredients are fully incorporated.
8. Pour batter into the baking dish and spread it evenly. 
9. Bake for 20-25 minutes
10. Slam the pan against a hard surface a few times to help deflate the brownies. This will give you that rich and fudgy texture in the center. Place pan to the side to cool
11. Sprinkle a few pinches of flaky sea salt and allow the brownies to fully cool.