Best Chocolate Orange Brownies (Fudgy)
Quick and easy chocolate orange brownies recipe with chocolate frosting that's homemade from scratch with simple ingredients. Rich, fudgy and decadent.
Servings: 16 pieces
Calories: 417kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups Chocolate chips I used semisweet
- 1 cup Butter Unsalted, Cut into cubes
- 2¼ cups Granulated sugar
- 4 Eggs Large, Room temperature
- 1 Vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon Orange extract Or orange emulsion oil
- 2 teaspoon Orange zest
- 1¼ cups Cocoa powder
- 1½ cups All-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon Baking powder
- ¼ cup Add-ins of your choice Such as chopped walnuts, pecans or chocolate chips
- 2 cups Chocolate buttercream frosting
- Fresh orange slices For decoration
Instructions
- In a microwave safe bowl, add chocolate chips and butter. Heat in the microwave at 30 second intervals until everything has completely melted and you have a smooth mixture.
- Add sugar and mix until everything is thoroughly combined. This mixture should not be boiling hot!
- Add eggs, vanilla extract, orange extract, orange zest and mix until just combined.
- Add cocoa powder and mix until just combined.
- Slowly, add the flour and baking powder and mix until just combined. The batter will be thick!
- Gently, stir in any add-ins you like.
- Pour this brownie batter into a square pan (Dimensions: 9×9) that's been lined with foil paper and sprayed with oil. Use a spatula to spread it evenly.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 28-30 minutes.
- Allow these brownies to cool to room temperature.
- Spread chocolate frosting evenly on the top and cut them into square slices.
- Decorate each slice with a couple of thinly sliced round orange slices. Enjoy.
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Notes
- Don't over mix batter because that will yield dense and rubbery brownies.
- Don't over-bake brownies because that will make them dry and crumbly.
- Brownies are ready to be removed from the oven when an inserted toothpick in the center comes out with a few sticky crumbs.
- I recommend using orange emulsion oil over extract because it has a stronger aroma.
- Some add-ins to consider are chocolate chips, chopped candy bars, m&m, shredded coconut, chopped Oreos and nuts.
- Read additional tips and variations above.
- Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 417kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 21mg | Potassium: 261mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 430IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 3.1mg