Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Brownies

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Dark chocolate effing decadence. Period. These are as dark chocolate as you can get, while still being sweet and not too bitter. Espresso brings out the chocolate flavor even more and just knocks you right in the face. Then finishes with a salty kick that makes your cheeks pucker! If you are into dark chocolate, these will make you so happy.

Fudgey

Dense

Chewy

Cakey

Rich

Chunky

My coworkers were eating these with coffee and said it was the perfect compliment. Of course vanilla ice cream or a glass or ice cold milk would be just as delicioso 🙂

Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Brownies

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Serves	12
Prep time	20 minutes
Cook time	35 minutes
Total time	55 minutes
Meal type	Dessert

Ingredients

1 cup melted butter
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
4 eggs, large
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup cocoa powder, special dark
1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup dark chocolate chunks

Chocolate Ganache

1 cup dark chocolate (cut into small bits)
1/3 cup heavy cream, room temp
1 tablespoon butter, softened
finishing salt (for topping the fully cooked brownies)

Directions

	Preheat oven to 350. Grease an 8x8 baking dish or line with parchment paper.
	In large bowl, mix together melted butter, oil, sugars. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well, scraping the bottom and sides of the bowl as you go.
	Sift together the flour, salt, and dark cocoa powder. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture, stirring carefully until just mixed. Be careful not to over-mix. Fold in 3/4 of the chocolate chunks.
	Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish, spreading evenly. Then top with final chocolate chunks.
	Bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and place the pan onto cooling rack.
	While the brownies are cooling, prepare the chocolate topping. Melt chocolate in a bowl for 1 minute, stopping and stirring every 20 seconds. Add the cream and butter to the melted butter and stir well.
	Once the brownies have cooled a bit, pour the melted chocolate mixture over the brownies and smooth out with offset spatula. Once the topping has set a bit, top with finishing salt.

Note

Do not cut the brownies until they are fully cooled. Using a butter knife or even a plastic knife will create cleaner lines in your brownies and will prevent a lot of the pulling that results in messy brownies.

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