Refrigerator Brownies
Rich and fudgy Refrigerator Brownies will thrill the chocolate lovers you know! The trifecta of chocolate, chocolate chips and frosting is swoon-worthy!
These Frosted Chocolate Chocolate Chip Brownies were a hit with my family and friends, and I’m certain you’ll love them, too! Loads of chocolate in every delicious bite!
Refrigerator Brownies
Another brownie recipe, you say? I wasn’t going to share this one until the hubby mentioned I could bake these again. I make SO many different brownies that my head spins when I’m asked for a favorite. But the chocolate connoisseurs in the house felt Refrigerator Brownies were worthy.
How to Slice Brownies
You may wonder why I chose this post to share my tried and true slicing technique. This wasn’t my best effort, obviously. I whipped these up one afternoon to take to the impromptu wrap up party after the show house closed (a volunteer gig which monopolized my time I’d been involved with earlier this month). So I had to hurry along the process resulting in less than perfectly sliced brownies. The main pitfall was not having enough time to chill them completely. But I know my standards are way stricter than 99% of those I feed!
To get PERFECT slices, I recommend these steps:
- Thoroughly chill your brownies or bar cookies.
- Use parchment or non-stick foil with overhangs to line your pan for easy removal
- Use a long, sharp knife for cutting
- If eye-balling even sized bars isn’t your forte, use a ruler to make hash marks along your vertical and horizontal edges at appropriate intervals
- Dip your knife into very hot water, then dry it off. Make one slice, wipe the knife clean, reheat, then repeat.
That’s it…mainly chilling the bars, then slicing with a hot, dry knife. Here are some better photos of some well-cut baked goods:
Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Bars
Chocolate Peanut Butter Krispie Bars
Refrigerator Brownies
Rich frosted refrigerator brownies!
Ingredients
For the brownies:
- ¼ cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate (chopped)
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
For icing:
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350º. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with non-stick foil (or regular foil sprayed with non-stick cooking spray)and set aside.
- Add butter and unsweetened chocolate to a microwave-safe bowl and zap and stir at 30-second increments till melted and smooth.
- Whisk in the brown and granulated sugar and let cool for a couple of minutes (so the egg doesn't cook when you add it to the batter). Whisk in the egg, yolk, and vanilla. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt and fold into the chocolate mixture with a spatula until well incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top with an offset spatula, and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs clinging. Remove from the oven and cool completely before frosting.
- To prepare the frosting, place chocolate chips and butter in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30-second increments, stirring in between until melted.
- Whisk in the vanilla, then stir in the powdered sugar.
- Add a tablespoon of milk, whisking briskly to incorporate. Add up to a tablespoon more milk to reach desired consistency. Whisk till the frosting is smooth and shiny.
- Spread immediately on the cooled brownies.
- Refrigerate until the frosting is set and you are ready to serve.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
25Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 173Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 115mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 1gSugar: 15gProtein: 2g
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59 Comments on “Refrigerator Brownies”
Great tips for slicing brownies, mine never look as good as yours. I shall definitely try your tips out on my next batch 🙂 These look lovely as always and wish I had one right now.
Anyway you slice them, these sound terrific! Great hints for perfect slices!
excellent tips will diffinitely hold on to this post!!! Thanks Liz!
Yum, you can never have too many brownie recipes. Great tips- now I just have to get some self control and learn to wait for my baked goods to cool before cutting, so hard 🙂
There is no such thing as too many brownies…. love the tips and techniques!!
Amazing brownies! They remind me of the fudge I love so much… Thanks for the slicing tips.
You got the slicing technique right on! I do have a difficult time with the chilling part. These look delicious. Must add them to my long list of brownies!
Thanks for the tips Liz, no wonder your brownies always cut perfectly…refrigerator brownies sounds delicious.
Have a great week 🙂
no matter how you slice ’em…these brownies look awesome! I have the hardest time cutting even bars…thanks for the tips!
You can post as many brownie recipes as you want. I love everyone of your brownies! Thank goodness I don’t eat them or I would be as big as a house. I am NOT a skinny chick. 🙂 I have always wondered how you got your brownie pieces to look so perfect. Now I know. Great method and fabulous brownies!
Thanks for the tip and another beautiful dessert.
YUM I can’t wait to make these!
Your brownies are really perfectly sliced. 🙂 So pretty and neat. I’ve got to give this chilled brownie and hot knife trick a try.
Dear Friend.
I love your tips on how to cut brownies perfect. For me all yours brownies are cut clean. The most important is that they are all delicious.
kisses
Your brownies and bars are perfectly sliced – beautiful styling. Thank you for sharing your tips on achieving the perfect slice. 🙂 Have a lovely week!!
Lovely tutorial, Liz, your brownie slices look sharply perfect! 🙂
Hi Liz! I follow you on bloglovin:) I love all of your brownie recipes. Thanks for sharing the slicing tips, it’s something I struggle with.
You can do this to cut up a rolled raw bread dought to prevent is deformed…..
beside that, you can put your over dry and crumbly cake in the freezer until it slightly frozen, bring it to room temperature and your cake will moist by then…
If there was an award for best slicer, I would give it to you! Everything you do always looks sooo perfect! And delicious!