Description

Elevate boxed brownies to taste like homemade with a few simple changes like in ingredients and baking temperature and time. The result makes them fudgy, moist and full of chocolate flavor.

Ingredients

• 18.4 oz. boxed brownie mix
• 1/2 c. salted butter melted and cooled
• 1/3 c. milk
• 2 large egg yolks, at room temperature
• 1 t. instant coffee granules, like Taster's Choice (not brewed copy)
• 1 t. pure vanilla extract
• 12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
• 1/2 c. sweetened condensed milk
• chopped walnuts, optional
• caramel sauce or chocolate syrup, optional

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.* Line an 8×8 baking dish with parchment paper. Lightly spray with non-stick cooking spray.
2. (Small binder clips could be used to fasten the top edge of the parchment paper to the baking dish to help ensure that the parchment paper doesn't fold over on the brownies while baking.)
3. Add the brownie mix, butter, milk, egg yolks, instant coffee granules and vanilla extract to a medium (2-3 qt.) bowl. Stir just until the brownie batter is incorporated. DO NOT overmix or the brownie batter won’t be as fudgy. A few lumps remaining is okay.