Chewy Chocolate Chip Brownie Brittle

December 16, 2016  /  Dana Schaeffer

Brownies are just one of those things that I can eat non-stop. If someone mentions "brownies", I'm instantly craving them. But something that has gotten me for years is finding a great recipe for chewy, fudgy, homemade brownies that taste like they're from a box... only BETTER. 

So after countless trial and errors and A LOT of research and baking, I stumbled on a brownie brittle recipe that made me think - how about a tasty, fudgey brownie brittle that's homemade? Something thats chewy in the middle but has a crispy outside all around. So I gave it a try.

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After putting the batter together, I was shocked how GREAT it tasted. (I could usually tell how the dessert is going to be when tasting the batter). 

So I popped it into the oven and when they came out... THEY WERE BEAUTIFUL! 

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Now I haven't tried using this recipe as an actual brownie recipe, so it's up to you if you'd like to double the recipe and try it in a baking pan, but I have another recipe for that coming up next! 

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Ingredients: 

  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons cocoa powder (use a good chocolate!) 
  • 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch 
  • 2 large egg whites
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips (for batter)
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips (for top)

Directions: 

  1. Preheat oven to 325*, place parchment paper on cookie sheet. 
  2. In medium bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt. Put aside. 
  3. Whisk egg whites until they are frothy, if a mixer is easier than whisking with your hand, do that. Do NOT let it form peaks, you just want it frothy! 
  4. Add sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla and oil into egg whites and mix until smooth, then add cornstarch, mix until dissolved. 
  5. Add flour mixture to wet ingredients and mix until just combined (over mixing will ruin the brownies!) 
  6. Add 1/2 the chocolate chips to the batter and mix until evenly distributed, just a few seconds! 
  7. Spread batter onto parchment paper. You want the batter to be about 1/4" thick, it will be tough to spread but just do the best you can. When you are done spreading it, sprinkle the rest of the chocolate chips on top. 
  8. Bake for 20 minutes, when time is up, take them out and cut into squares but do not separate the squares! You're just making the lines!
  9. Place back into the oven for another 5-7 minutes (depending on how fudgey  you like them). 
  10. Let them sit for 10-15 minutes, cut into them and enjoy! 
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