Place the milk chocolate, butter, and cocoa powder in the top of a double boiler or in a heatproof bowl set over a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan filled with a few inches of simmering water (be sure the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water). You can add more for a richer flavor, or skip it entirely if you want to keep things sweet and simple. g. cacao, sugar, milk- in molten chocolate, reducing the yield stress so that it flows more easily, approaching the behaviour of a Newtonian fluid. You want to ensure that the mixture isn’t too hot before adding in the eggs, otherwise you can end up cooking the eggs and essentially having pieces of scrambled eggs in your brownies which we definitely don’t want. The recipe can be doubled and made in a 9x13 inch (23x33 cm) pan - the bake time will probably be about 5 minutes longer.

Seriously—substitute half the white sugar in your favorite brownie recipe (any one that’s not mine, because most of my brownie recipes contain brown sugar hahaha) with brown sugar. Whether it’s at teatime, by yourself or with family and friends, our newest family member suits many occasions. Preheat your oven and prep your pan—don’t miss my baker’s notes on how to do this, because these brownies can be finicky and have a tendency to stick!You can either do this using a double boiler (placing the bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water and stir carefully) – just make sure the water isn’t touching the bottom of the bowl. In chocolate, compound chocolate and similar coatings, PGPR is mainly used with another substance like lecithin to reduce viscosity. I think I prefer dark chocolate brownies but I only had milk chocolate in the cupboard – still very delicious.

When baked in the oven, the brown sugar almost caramelizes and gives the brownies really subtle toffee notes.I didn’t realize I was completely out of cocoa powder, so I swapped for a 1/3 oz square of dark chocolate. Made with smooth milk chocolate and a little kick of cocoa powder to round out the chocolate flavor, these Milk Chocolate Brownies are sweeter than traditional brownies but just as fudgy.