419 chocolate brown recipes

Katherine Hepburn's famous brownie recipe: fudgy, walnut-studded, and intensely chocolatey with just 8 simple ingredients. The Hollywood icon's own words? "Beat it all like mad" and go crazy.

Cream cheese brownies marbled with German sweet chocolate batter and a tangy cheesecake swirl. Fudgy, dense, and just slightly tangy thanks to the cream cheese running through every bite.

Banana fudge walnut brownies pack mashed banana into a fudgy chocolate brownie with crunchy walnuts. A clever way to use overripe bananas in a different dessert.

Cherry brownies baked low and slow with chopped sweet cherries, walnuts, and unsweetened chocolate. Dense, fudgy texture with bright pops of fresh cherry in every bite.

Old-fashioned chocolate nut brownies built on melted unsweetened chocolate, butter, and a single bowl. Dense, fudgy bars dusted with powdered sugar, no cocoa powder shortcuts.

Triple C cookies loaded with chocolate chips and chopped pecans, made with dark brown sugar and unbleached flour for rich toffee flavor and chewy texture. A classic cookie done right.

Pour la France's Fudge Caramel Cake - Express recipe

No-bake pumpkin scream pie with a creamy gelatin-set pumpkin filling, fluffy whipped topping, and a chocolate wafer crust. A spookier, lighter take on classic pumpkin pie for Halloween.

Chocolate chip cherry drop cookies with cream cheese in the dough, maraschino cherries, and a half-cherry crown on each cookie. Holiday-bright bite-sized treats.

Rich double-chocolate cake or brownies from one batter: melted unsweetened chocolate plus a fold of chocolate chips, baked thick for brownies or thin for cake. Topped with chocolate glaze.

Frosted rich brownies: low-fat brownies built on evaporated and powdered skim milk instead of butter, then crowned with a coffee-spiked cocoa frosting. Deeply chocolate without the heaviness.

Dense fudge brownies with a half pound of unsweetened chocolate, chocolate chip top, and a hit of instant coffee crystals to deepen the chocolate flavor. Baked low and slow.

Frozen peach torte layered with white chocolate kirsch mousse, chopped peaches, and a toasted almond crumb crust. An elegant make-ahead summer dessert.

Chocolate white treasure brownies hide creamy white chocolate chunks inside a fudgy semi-sweet brownie base. Boiled-sugar method gives a glossy, papery top and a dense, brownie-shop chew.

Moist mint brownies: dense fudgy chocolate brownies made with mint-flavored chocolate chips and topped with crumbled chocolate cookies. Sixteen squares of mint-chocolate cookie heaven.

Fudgy chocolate brownies: dense, rich brownies built on six squares of unsweetened baking chocolate and real butter. The bake-sale champion that crackles on top and stays gooey inside.