100-Hour Fudgy Brownies
Alvin Zhou
Notes
Swap half of the dark chocolate for milk chocolate to mellow intensity.
Ingredients
- 2 sticks unsalted butter (225g)
1 tbsp espresso powder (6g)
Coffee ice cube (30g)
4 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla paste (15g)
2 1/4 cups white sugar (450g)
1/2 cup dutch-processed cocoa powder (45g)
1 tbsp espresso powder (6g)
1 tbsp kosher salt (9g)
8 oz melted 75% cacao chocolate (225g)
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (215g)
3.5 oz chopped milk chocolate (100g)
3.5 oz chopped 75% cacao chocolate (100g)
6 oz chopped 75% cacao chocolate, for topping (170g)
Directions
- Melt and brown butter in a pan on the stove on gentle heat.
- Remove pan from heat and add 1 tablespoon of espresso powder until dissolved and fragrant. Stir.
- Add a coffee ice cube (30g of frozen coffee) to warm butter. Expect bubbling. Melt together while stirring. Set aside.
- Add 4 eggs to bowl. Whip eggs with 1 tablespoon vanilla paste (may substitute pure vanilla extract), and 2 1/4 cups sugar until combined.
- Sift 1/2 cup cocoa powder, 1 tablespoon espresso powder, and 1 tablespoon kosher salt into egg and sugar mixture.
- Mix until silky, and add in browned coffee butter. Stir.
- Melt 8 ounces of dark chocolate. Add melted chocolate to batter. Combine.
- Sift 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour into batter. Combine until smooth.
- Chop 3.5 ounces of milk chocolate and 3.5 ounces of dark chocolate. Add chopped chocolate to brownie mixture. Fold.
- Chop 6 ounces dark chocolate. Set aside.
- Add brownie batter to a 9x13-inch parchment-lined baking dish (8x8-inch pans may be used for thicker brownies). Smooth brownies in pan until even.
- Top with reserved chocolate pieces.
- Cover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for 3 days.
- Remove brownies from fridge and preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Bake for 30 minutes if using a 9x13-inch pan, or 45 minutes if using a 8x8-inch pan.
- Once cooked, cover brownies in foil.
- Place brownies in freezer for 30 minutes to flash freeze and seal in moisture.
- After 30 minutes, move brownies to the refrigerator for an additional 24 hours.
- Remove from refrigerator and slice brownies into preferred sizes.
- Reheat brownies as needed for 5-10 minutes at 200 degrees to serve warm. Brownies may be served chilled.
- Enjoy your labor of love!
Information
- Category
- Brownies, Desserts
- Yield
- 1 9x13-inch pan
- Total Time
- 4 days, 3 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds