Fudgy toffee brownies

Moist, fudgy brownies with a hint of toffee that are easy to make.

These moist and fudgy brownies get a flavor boost from toffee bits.

The Pastry Chef's Baking

January 7, 2016

This was the second thing I made for a recent bake sale fundraiser. My cousin’s son’s school was holding a bake sale and the proceeds would be donated for relief efforts for flood victims in Chennai.

So I checked my Pinterest board for a brownie recipe I still needed to try and came up with this one.

This was the easiest thing to mix together and it conveniently used some of the toffee bits I was trying to clear out of my pantry. Actually when I made these I was trying to clear out a lot of baking ingredients from my pantry as I drastically cutback in baking in January.

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I only had the barest taste test of these brownies since I needed the whole thing for the bake sale. But it was enough of a sliver from the edge to assure you that the brownies were as moist and fudgy as they look in these pictures. I love when my brownies turn out like this – all chewy, fudgy goodness that says "here's what baked fudge tastes like; give 'em a try." No cakey brownies here.

Fudgy Toffee Brownies
From Handle the Heat

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1-1/2 sticks (6 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
4 large eggs
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup toffee bits (such as Heath)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8- x 8-inch baking pan with foil and lightly spray with nonstick cooking spray.

2. In the top half of a double boiler set over hot, barely simmering water, combine the chocolate chips, butter and unsweetened chocolate. Whisk until melted and smooth. Cool slightly.

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3. Stir in the sugar. Stir in the eggs, one at a time, beating until incorporated. Add flour, mixing until just combined. Add toffee bits and stir to combine.

4. Pour batter into prepared baking pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with moist crumbs, not raw batter. Do not overbake. Let cool completely before cutting.

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