Fudgy Brownies from a Box Mix
This recipe turns a box mix into the fudgiest brownies you've ever tasted! The simple homemade fudge frosting takes them over the top.
Servings: 16
Ingredients
Brownies
- 1 18 oz Boxed Brownie Mix family size, for a 9x13 pan
- 2 Eggs
- 1/2 cup Butter melted
- 1/4 cup Water
- 1 cup Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
Fudge Frosting
- 5 tbsp Butter
- 1/2 cup Baking Cocoa
- 1/4 cup Water
- 1/8 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 2 cups Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x9 baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, stir together the brownie mix, melted butter, eggs, and water. Stir in chocolate chips. Batter will be thick.
- Spread batter into 9x9 pan. Bake approx 26-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center of the brownies comes out mostly clean (a few crumbs are ok). If the toothpick comes out covered in chocolate, that means you've hit a chocolate chip, so test again in another spot.
- During the last five minutes of bake time, mix up the fudge frosting. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
- Take the saucepan off the heat and whisk in the cocoa, water, vanilla, and salt. Mixture will be thick and may look a little grainy.
- Whisk in the powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time. Continue whisking until frosting is smooth and glossy.
- Poor frosting on hot brownies and spread out if needed. Allow brownies to cool COMPLETELY, 4-6 hours, before serving.
Notes
Please note that many things affect cooking time for brownies, including your oven temperature and the type of pan you bake them in. Use the suggested time as a guide and watch the brownies carefully.
Recipe may be doubled and baked in an 11x17 high sided cookie sheet (aka jelly roll or half sheet pan).
I prefer a Duncan Hines brownie mix for this recipe.