Rich and Fudgy Chocolate Espresso Brownies Recipe (2024)

Satisfy your chocolate cravings with this amazing rich and fudgy Chocolate Espresso Brownies recipe. The espresso powder in these homemade brownies elevates the rich chocolate flavor. No need to take a trip to Starbucks or any other coffee shop, make these amazing fudgy espresso brownies in the comfort of your home.

As a coffee lover and chocolate lover I feel like there is nothing left to say after “Chocolate Espresso Brownies”. Can it get any better than chocolate and coffee brownies??

Chocolate lovers check out these other chocolate recipes:

Delicious Fudgy Chocolate Cookies with 3 Ingredients

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Why you’ll love this recipe:

• Control the coffee flavor – adding instant espresso powder doesn’t necessarily give a strong coffee flavor. Espresso powder actually enhances the flavor of the chocolate. So to increase the espresso flavor, feel free to increase the amount.
• Double the recipe – are you making these brownies for a large group? No worries, simply double the ingredient amounts and bake the brownies in a 12×18 baking pan.
• High altitude baking – for my fellow high altitude bakers, I have included variations to get fudgy brownies at high elevation.
• No need for a stand mixer – this recipe is easy to mix with just a whisk

Tools I recommend:

• Large mixing bowl
• Medium bowl and medium saucepan or double boiler
• Small bowl
• Whisk
• Spatula
• Measuring cups and spoons
• 9×13 baking pan

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Espresso Brownie ingredients:

• Unsalted Butter
• Semisweet Chocolate chips
• Cocoa powder
• Large eggs
• Instant espresso powder
• Vanilla extract
• White sugar
• All purpose flour
• Baking powder
• Salt

How to make rich and fudgy Chocolate Espresso Brownies:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Prepare a 9×13 baking pan by coating it with a thin layer of butter then flour.
3. Prepare hot water in a medium saucepan with a glass mixing bowl over it.
4. Melt the butter, cocoa powder, and 1 1/2 cups of chocolate chips in the mixing bowl over the simmering water on low heat.
5. While that is melting, in the large bowl mix together the eggs, instant espresso powder, vanilla extract, and white sugar.
6. Allow the melted chocolate mixture to cool slightly then slowly add to the wet ingredients as you continually stir. Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
7. Add the dry ingredients (1/2 cup flour, salt, baking powder) to the cooled chocolate mixture and mix.
8. In a small bowl mix 1 cup of chocolate chips with 2 tablespoons of flour.
9. Add the flour coated chocolate chips to the brownie batter and stir.
10. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.
11. Bake for 20 minutes then rap the baking pan against the oven shelf to force the air to escape. Bake for another 15 minutes. Check for doneness by sticking a toothpick in the center of the brownies, the toothpick should come out clean.
12. Allow the brownies to cool on a wire rack and then refrigerate for extra fudgy brownies.

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Ingredient variations:

• Instant coffee granules – replace the espresso powder in a 1:1 ratio. Instant coffee granules will not as strong of coffee flavor
• Brown butter – brown the butter to add even more richness to these amazing brownies. Learn how to brown butter here.
• Dark chocolate chips or chocolate chunks – to elevate the chocolate flavor to the next level feel free to use other kinds of chocolate
• Unsweetened baking chocolate squares – replace the cocoa powder and 3 tablespoons of butter with 3 ounces of unsweetened baking chocolate
• Walnuts – add 1.5 cups of chopped walnut for extra crunch

High Altitude Chocolate Espresso Brownies Recipe:

Enjoy these delicious Espresso Brownies at high altitude without making any changes.

I make this Chocolate Espresso Brownies recipe at 8,000 feet of elevation.

Storage:

Store cooled brownies in an airtight container for up to 7 days at room temperature or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

If you make these Espresso Brownies leave a comment below and let me know how they turned out. If you have any questions, post them below and I would love to help you out.