Fudgy Brownie recipe

In a sea of cravings, this is my "almost-always"...

Basically, every time I am craving something sweet and chocolatey, I almost always feel for brownies. So I bake them!

What's your "almost-always" dessert cravings? 

I decided to film a short video tutorial and give you the recipe for the brownies I make for my small dessert business. They are Julicious Desserts approved!! (all my customers say so too 💕)

While most from-scratch brownie recipes call for all butter and melted chocolate, to make this more affordable, I sub half the butter quantity with vegetable oil and use cocoa powder.

Here is a the tutorial and the recipe below:

You will need:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder, sifted
- 1 tsp instant coffee powder
- 1 cup chocolate chips/ chunks

• Start by melting your butter and add your vegetable oil. When it is cooled slightly, add your vanilla extract and sugars and whisk thoroughly. 
• Add in your eggs one at a time, whisking after each addition. 
• Next add in your flour mixture (flour, coffee and sifted cocoa powder). Use a spatula to fold in mixture. 
• Before all your flour is fully incorporated, add in your chocolate pieces. You can skip this step or add in any complimentary ingredient of your choice such as nuts, candies, caramel, oreos etc.
  *I used a combination of 1/2 semi-sweet chocolate chips, 1/4 cup butterscotch chips and 1/4 cup white chocolate chips. 
• Fold in chocolate, but be careful not to overmix! 
• Grease and line a 9x9 baking pan with parchment or wax paper and evenly spread mixture into pan. Bake in a preheated oven at 350F for 20-25 minutes, checking at the 20 minute mark. The edges of brownies should be firm while the center should still be soft. 
• Cool in pan for 5 minutes and remove onto a wire rack to cool for an additional 30 minutes to 1 hour (if you can wait that long) 

Cut into 12-16 squares and enjoy!!

Happy Baking!! 
xx