Here’s a rich, fudgy recipe for chocolate-covered brownie bars — dense brownie base + smooth chocolate coating on top 🍫
🍫 Chocolate-Covered Brownie Bars
🧾 Ingredients
Brownie Layer
- 1 cup (225g) unsalted butter
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ tsp salt
Chocolate Coating
- 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate)
- 2 tbsp butter or coconut oil (for shine & smoothness)
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Make the Brownies
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 9×13-inch pan with parchment paper.
- Melt butter and let cool slightly.
- Whisk butter with both sugars until smooth.
- Add eggs and vanilla; mix until glossy.
- Stir in flour, cocoa powder, and salt just until combined.
- Spread evenly into pan.
- Bake 25–30 minutes (center should be set but still fudgy).
- Cool completely in the pan.
2️⃣ Add the Chocolate Coating
- Melt chocolate chips and butter together (microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring between).
- Pour over cooled brownies.
- Spread evenly with a spatula.
- Refrigerate 30–45 minutes until set.
3️⃣ Slice & Serve
- Lift out using parchment.
- Cut into bars using a sharp knife (wipe between cuts for clean edges).
✨ Optional Add-Ins
- Chopped nuts
- Caramel drizzle under the chocolate layer
- Sprinkle of flaky sea salt
- Peanut butter swirl
If you’d like, I can also give you:
- A boxed mix shortcut version
- A triple-layer bakery-style version
- Or a no-bake version 🍫
