Tessa’s Recipe Rundown
Taste: The stuff chocoholics dream about. Texture: Well, that’s the best part about these brownies! Ooey, gooey, fudgy, with chewy edges. Gimmmmeeee. Ease: Easy peasy, but you’ll dirty maybe a few more dishes than with a typical brownie recipe. Appearance: I mean, c’mon. Who could resist?? Pros: Amazing twist on an already perfect brownie recipe. A little braggy, I know, but I gotta be honest! Cons: Not even remotely diet-friendly. Sorry (not sorry). Would I make this again? Yes.This post may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure policy.
Oh my god, you guys. This recipe is ridiculous. Like straight up insanity. This is what happened when I denied a craving for brownies for a week straight. I suddenly found myself in the kitchen pulling together all the ingredients to make my Ultimate Brownie recipe (which took 6 batches to perfect) when I decided I wanted to switch things up a bit, kick the recipe up a notch if even possible.
I snooped around my stash of baking goodies and found a bag of peanut butter chips. Seemed promising, but I was nearly out of peanut butter so that wouldn’t go far. I had plenty of other chips and mix-ins but I wanted to do something a little more special. I remembered seeing something about adding sweetened condensed milk in between two layers of brownie batter before baking on Pinterest and was suddenly on this Ultimate Gooey Brownies adventure.
The adventure resulted in something so amazing and wonderful I just had to share as soon as I could. If you love chocolate, if you love brownies, if you love ooey and gooey, you’re going to die over these Ultimate Gooey Brownies. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!
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RECIPE UPDATE
Please take a look at the note within the recipe. After many mixed comments (some readers loving the recipe, others saying it was a failure) I went back into the kitchen for some further testing to see if there really was a problem. Unfortunately, I was unable to replicate the bad results however I’ve made some changes to the recipe detailed in the notes that should fix any problems that folks might be having. Thanks for all the feedback friends, my goal is to always share the best recipes possible and I couldn’t do it without you!
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Ultimate Brownies (the original!)
Ultimate Gooey Brownies
Ingredients
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips, divided
- 1 1/2 sticks (6 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs plus 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line an 8×8-inch baking pan with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine 1 cup chocolate chips, butter, and unsweetened chocolate. Heat in the microwave for 1 minute then stir. Continue heating in 30-second bursts, stirring between each burst, until the mixture is melted and smooth but not scorched. Remove from the microwave and let cool slightly.
- In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the eggs and sugar on medium-high speed until light and thick, about 3 minutes. Beat in the vanilla extract. Stir in the cooled chocolate mixture with a rubber spatula. Add the flour and salt, folding gently until well combined. Pour half of the batter into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle with the remaining cup of chocolate chips and pour the sweetened condensed milk over the top. Pour the remaining batter over. Return to oven and bake for about 35 minutes, or until a tester comes out with moist crumbs still attached. Do not overbake. Let cool to room temperature then place in the fridge to chill. The brownies are easiest to cut when chilled and can be served chilled, at room temperature, or warmed in the microwave.
so delicious recipe i love this… i’ll try this
So I tried the recipe. I think I found the mistake people were making to come up with gooey messes. Too little batter before you add the chocolate chips and condensed milk. Make the first layer thicker and cook for 15 minutes then add everything else. My first layer was thin and I had to bake an extra 15 minutes and make my edges crispier than I wanted but overall still very good brownies.
Like other reviewers, I was left with a gooey mess, even with pre-baking for ten minutes. They were a huge headache to cut and look terribly underdone. I went in knowing this recipe hadn’t worked for others but it was still a big disappointment. There was a massive effort to cut and get these out of the pan and it all felt like waste of time when the product came out a big mess. Really unhappy with these results. Wont be trying this again.
These look so amazing! I’ve been on a gooey bar kick recently and also discovered the wonder that is sweetened condensed milk lol.
I gotta make these!
I was going to “join” your site and make these brownies, but this recipe had some collossal failures in too many ways, and I am unwilling to waste so much time and money. Did you address and fix for these reviewers, if so, where? Please keep my email address private. Thank you.
ooooooohhhhhh myyyyyyyy gosshhhhhhhhhhhh. I’m telling the world about these. SO GOOD!
I’ve made these twice already, and each time they’ve been rollicking! Leaving it in the fridge does make it easier to cut. Thanks for sharing!
I have made these countless times and they are ALWAYS a hit! Baking the bottom half definitely helped but I personally liked the gooey quality that came with the center. My sister asks me to make them every time she comes to visit!
It’s dilicious ! Thank for beautiful picture
Tried these last night-did the 10 min bake as directed. Yep, still had the same problems. The condensed milk sinking right to the bottom and in no way being “gooey” as shown in the picture. What a disappointment 🙁
Single for some reason chocolate chips are much more expensive than chocolate in blocks.
Could you help men out with a weight on the cups of chocolate chips ?
Ragards
Tom CHS
1 cup of chocolate chips = 6 oz 🙂
Been in the oven for 45 minutes now… And it’s just liquid, disappointing recipe…!