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Spicy Chocolate Brownies

These easy, made-from-scratch Spicy Chocolate Brownies have a teaspoon of cayenne pepper added for some heat. Yes, even desserts are better spicy.

  • Prep15 min
  • Cook40 min
  • Total55 min
  • Serves9
Spicy Chocolate Brownies

These easy, made-from-scratch Spicy Chocolate Brownies have a teaspoon of cayenne pepper added for some heat. Yes, even desserts are better spicy.

Spicy Chocolate Brownies on a plate.

Serve as is or warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

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These brownies have an intense chocolate flavor. There’s a full 8 ounces of bittersweet chocolate plus some unsweetened cocoa powder in them for a double dose of chocolate.

Brownies before being cut into squares.

Sweet and Spicy

The combination of sweet and spicy is a real winner in my book. A full teaspoon of cayenne pepper gives a noticeable amount of spice. Cut back to 3/4 teaspoon if you want tamer brownies.

How Long To Bake

For really fudgy brownies, I like to underbake my brownies slightly. They will take between 40 and 45 minutes to fully bake.

Two brownies on a plate.

Equipment Needed

  • 8-inch Square Baking Pan
  • Parchment Paper– makes it easy to lift the brownies out of the pan so that you can cut them into squares without difficulty.
  • Heavy-Bottomed Saucepan– for melting the butter and the chocolate. I don’t think you need a double boiler for this. Just a good quality saucepan with a heavy bottom set over low heat. Stir the whole time and you will not have any burning.
  • Whisk– a balloon whisk really gets the job done.

Spicy Chocolate Brownies Recipe Tip

Add a little cinnamon if you want the flavor of Mexican Brownies. I would add 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon.

Two brownies stacked on a plate.

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Ingredients

Equipment 8-inch baking pan, Parchment Paper, Heavy-Bottomed Saucepan

Steps

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray an 8-inch baking pan with cooking spray and then line the pan with parchment paper so that the edges extend up.

  2. 2

    Melt chocolate and butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan, stirring until smooth.

  3. 3

    Remove saucepan from heat and whisk in both sugars. Let cool for 5 minutes.

  4. 4

    In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, cayenne pepper, and salt. Set aside.

  5. 5

    Whisk eggs and vanilla into chocolate mixture.

  6. 6

    Stir in flour mixture.

  7. 7

    Transfer batter to prepared baking dish. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool before cutting into squares.

Notes

Add a little cinnamon if you want the flavor of Mexican Brownies. I would add 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon.

Nutrition

  • Calories540
  • Carbs68
  • Protein7
  • Fat28
  • Sodium293
  • Fiber3
  • Sugar50

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