These Fudgy Frosted Brownies are a delicious base brownie with a thick layer of frosting.
Have you ever taken a bite of a brownie that you were so excited to dive into, and it was a bite full of cake? Yeah, ICK, right? Brownies are not meant to be cakey. They are forever destined to be fudgy, and these fudgy frosted brownies are most definitely fudgy.
You’ll need a tall glass of milk nearby to get through one of these. There is a thick layer of fudge frosting nestled on top. It’s the perfect treat for chocolate lovers like my husband and my kiddo. I’m not as much of a chocolate maniac as my family, but I was unable to keep myself away from these. YUM.
The chocolate frosting is almost as thick as the brownie itself. There’s the fudgy proof. You must try them. Enjoy!
Fudgy Frosted Brownies
Ingredients
BROWNIES:
- ⅔ cup salted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups granulated white sugar
- 1⅓ cups all purpose flour
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup water
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup toffee bits
FROSTING:
- ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 1¼ cups powdered sugar (measure, then sift)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 13x9x2-inch baking pan with nonstick spray.
PREPARE THE BROWNIES:
- In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the butter, eggs and vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients; add to the butter mixture and mix well. Stir in the water, chocolate chips and toffee chips until combined. Pour into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until the brownies begin to pull away from the sides of the pan. Cool on a wire rack.
PREPARE THE GLAZE:
- In a saucepan, combine the chips, milk and butter over medium heat (stirring) until the chips and butter are melted and smooth. Remove from the heat; whisk in the powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spread the glaze over the brownies. Let the brownies cool completely (the refrigerator works well for this), then cut into bars. They will be fudgy, so use a thin metal spatula to get them out of the pan.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Made these today and they were amazing! Perfect texture, the glaze held up well. I halved the recipe and baked in an 8×8 pan. Also substituted pecans for the toffee. Thanks for this one!
awesome- thanks for sharing, and glad you had success!
Best brownies E-V-E-R! The frosting is perfect. They were devoured! Thanks for the recipe.
Well I made these this AM and OMG had 1 pc. and then a second and had to put it away cause its soooooo ADDICTIVE. Had to make a second batch. Cant wait to see peples reaction to this at the bake sale.
Do the brownies need to be cool before you put on the glaze? These look so good and can’t wait to try.
Not necessarily completely. But it’s best if you let the brownies + glaze cool completely before you try to slice them.
This couldn’t come at a better time. OMG I love this recipe and I make my own chocolate which I made a triple batch yesterday to incorporate with this and my fudge recipes for the holidays. Tks I LOVE ALL YOUR RECIPES.
I could eat these all day. YUM!
YUMMMMM-this could be considered DEATH BY CHOCOLATE-or pretty close to it in my book-
FUDGY BROWNIES!!! The best type of brownie, hands down (at least it is in my opinion 😀 ).
I love fudgy brownies for sure! And I love your ratio of brownie to frosting, YUM.
I am dying over how chocolatey and fudgey these are! Yum city for sure!!!!!