11 fudge brownie recipes

Frosted fudge brownies built with unsweetened chocolate, butter, and toasted walnuts, then crowned with a stovetop boiled fudge frosting. Dense, fudgy, and unapologetically rich.

Saucepan fudge brownies come together in one pot, with no mixer and barely any cleanup. Melt the butter and unsweetened chocolate, stir in the rest right in the pan, and bake fudgy, nutty squares from scratch.

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.

Moosewood fudge brownies made with unsweetened chocolate, brown sugar and five eggs for an ultra-rich, fudgy bar. A classic from the Moosewood cookbook with just six pantry ingredients and no cocoa powder shortcuts.

Fudge mint brownies with chocolate mints melted into the batter and spread as a glossy topping. Dense, rich cocoa brownies with a minty chocolate layer on top.

Fudge brownie pie: a fudgy chocolate brownie filling with chopped nuts baked in a flaky pie shell. A cross between brownie and pie, served warm with ice cream.

Three-ingredient triple fudge brownies built on chocolate pudding mix, chocolate cake mix, and semi-sweet chips. Dense, fudgy, and fast. The semi-homemade trick that fooled every PTA bake sale.

Low fat fudge brownie sundae cake is made with cocoa powder, low-fat milk and applesauce.

Dense fudge brownies made with melted unsweetened chocolate, chopped nuts, and a dash of cognac. Rich, intensely chocolatey, and done in 30 minutes.

Light fudge brownie sundae with a self-saucing chocolate cake baked over a built-in fudge layer, topped with frozen yogurt. A reduced-fat dessert that uses applesauce in place of butter.

Flourless oatmeal brownies with melted semi-sweet chocolate, quick oats as the binder, and chunky walnuts. A dense fudgy brownie with surprising oat texture and no flour at all.