I know, you just ate your weight in chocolate for Valentine’s Day yesterday, and here I am posting a super rich chocolate dessert the next day. Bear with me, I simply couldn’t wait to share this one with you π I usually make Shane his favorite cookies for Valentine’s Day, and include them as part of his gift, but I decided to go a different route for dessert this year. I’ve been wanting to make this brownie pudding forever, but it’s super indulgent and not exactly the kind of thing I can send off to work with Shane, so I usually end up talking myself out of it. Yesterday was all about indulgence though (you should have seen the giant porterhouse steak I cooked for Shane!) so I went all out and put the brownie pudding on the menu.
I think the name is a bit misleading – yes, this dessert is a cross between brownies and something else, but I wouldn’t say pudding (honestly, I don’t even really like pudding). No, this is more like molten chocolate cake, only a million times better! The dessert has a brownie-like crust, and when you crack into it you discover a warm, gooey, chocolatey center – it’s almost brownie batter-like. Topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, I’m convinced this is about as good as a chocolate dessert gets. You probably already have the ingredients you need on hand, so there’s no excuse not to make it for your friends and family soon π
Brownie Pudding
adapted from Ina Garten
1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter
4 large eggs, at room temperature
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup cocoa powder (I used Dutch-processed)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 325 F. Spray a 2-quart baking dish (I used a 13×9 ceramic dish) with cooking spray.
Place the butter in a saucepan and set over medium-low heat. Swirl the pan occasionally until the butter is melted – set aside to cool.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the eggs and sugar on medium-high speed for 5 to 10 minutes, or until very thick and pale yellow in color (the batter will form ribbons off the paddle if you lift it). Meanwhile, sift the cocoa powder and flour together into a medium bowl.
When the egg and sugar mixture is ready, turn the mixer down to low, and add the vanilla extract and cocoa/flour mixture, beating only until just combined. With the mixer still on low, pour in the melted and cooled butter and continue beating just until combined.
Spread the brownie mixture into the prepared dish. Place it inside a large roasting pan and add enough really hot tap water to the roasting pan to come about halfway up the sides of the baking dish. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted about 2 inches from the edge comes out partially clean. (The center is going to look under-baked, the dessert is supposed to be gooey.)
Transfer the baking dish to a wire rack and let cool. Serve with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream!
We had some friends over for dinner this past weekend, and they brought brownie pudding for dessert! It was so fantastic. Yours looks even gooier, yum!
Mal @ The Chic Geek
I actually did make a version of molten cake last night! I need to try this brownie “pudding” though.
I. Die.
I want to make this so bad. I love warm brownie sundaes and I feel like I would absolutely LOVE this! IT’s been bookmarked forever. Thanks for reminding me to make it ASAP!
anything adapted from Ina G is destined to be fabulous and this is no exception…oh I want it…looks so decadent and awesome!
Oh that looks divine!
Hells and yes please.
This was a great dessert, thanks for making it!
I’m drooling! This looks absolutely amazing!
Whoa. This looks incredibly delicious and decadent, Tracey! Wonderful recipe. I practically fainted just from your mouthwatering photos!
you had me at the first picture! I could practically taste it!
Amazing. I’m glad you didn’t wait to share it. I don’t think I could ever get my fill of chocolate.
Yum! I actually made the same recipe last night for my family. π I think I over-baked mine, though, because it was not nearly as gooey in the middle. When I make it again, I’ll try to make it look more like yours!
Oh my god I want to dive into that molten pool of chocolate magnificence! I think this looks twice as great as a regular lava cake. I’m definitely trying this some time.
Quick question : how do you get something this lava like to look so good on camera. I’ve tried a couple pudding / lava recipes , but I can’t seem to get it to look good.
I’ve always wanted to make brownie pudding. This looks delicious. Happy Valentine’s Day!
Whoa! You have created my heaven!
@Becca – Haha, thanks, I’m flattered you like the pictures. I definitely found it tough to photograph, it’s not exactly pretty π I don’t have many tricks – I shot this after the sun had gone down using my speedlite versus natrual light. I do think ice cream or something else on the plate helps to break up the big mass of black/brown. Otherwise, I just cross my fingers and hope for the best!
get in muh belleh!! this is going to be made soon!!
remind me that i need to invest in some fancy flashy lights like you have for when the sun runs away from me LOL. great job photographing giants blobs of brown goo ;))
It sounds heavenly. I’m pinning this one.
Seriously. Just quit. I can’t handle anymore.
I am always so disappointed with chocolate molten cakes because there’s just not enough goo for me. THIS is perfect. I can’t wait to make it!
I’m not a hug chocolate girl, but I could totally see how this would be awesome if you were. Tons of hot, gooey chocolate. Your photos make this look awesome regardless!
Mhmm, this brings back some tasty memories! They always served this in the dining hall when I was at UCLA…we called it brownie goop π
I MUST make this!!! Thanks for the nudge π
I am drooling. WOW!!
this looks so ooey and gooey and fabulous. i can’t wait to make it. thinking maybe with dinner…. tonight
Oh wow wow wow. That just looks amazing!
I made this for Valentine’s Day too! It was delicious!
So yummy! It looks like molten cake without the cake part. I’ve pinned this to make soon!
WOAH. Brownie…pudding! Holy moly, this looks good!!
This is one of my favorite desserts ever. When I blogged about it I wrote a impromptu, heart felt love letter to Ina and my feelings haven’t changed. I think I need to make it again, yours looks so great I can taste it already!
Yum! I bet the girls wold like this one a lot.
It’s like paradise exploded and got served on a plate.. Sigh.
This looks like the ultimate Valentine’s Day dessert!
What is the trick to this! I made it tonight and it just turned out with the texture of granulated sugar in the batter part π Help! I usually am pretty good with new recipes.
@Heather – Sorry you had trouble with the recipe. It’s tough for me to say what might have gone wrong. The first thing that came to mind was maybe you didn’t beat the eggs/sugar long enough? It’s really important to beat them for the entire time suggested – I did mine close to the full 10 minutes.
Yum! We just went out Friday night to a really expensive, ritzy place for dinner (heavenly food!). We got a molten chocolate cake for dessert that was SO good. This looks so similar with the ooey, gooey, unbaked center! We’ll have to try it since we can’t afford $9 dessert very often!
I pinned this, and I am going to resist the urge to go home and make it right away! I’ll save it for a special occasion. Thanks for sharing this.
This looks too good Tracey. I would like some right now!
Oh my goodness⦠these brownie-pudding looks delicious!
So I am making this tomorrow…so we are going out to dinner before dessert. Do you thinking can make it ahead of time and reheat it with it keeping the gooeyness? Or at least make the batter before?
@Anon – I reheated ours several times after I originally baked and it was still gooey and delicious every time. I’ve also read about others who just made the batter, stuck it in the fridge and baked it when they were ready to eat. I don’t think you can go wrong either way!
Every time I make this for someone, I never get a request for any other dessert!! It’s THAT good! Also, I agree… It’s not really a pudding… it’s more like a brownie creme brulee? You know, crunchy, sugary crust and warm heaven inside? Just a title suggestion. π
i made this for my chocoholic boyfriend and it was almost too rich for him definitely a repeat π