Sweetened Condensed Milk Brownies

Sweetened Condensed Milk Brownies - made September 22, 2021 from Raspberries and Kohlrabi

1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk

1/3 cup (76 grams) unsalted butter

2 1/3 cups (400 grams) semisweet chocolate chips

1/4 cup (53 grams) brown sugar

1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated sugar

2 large eggs

1 large egg yolk

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup (60 grams) all-purpose flour

1/4 cup (21 grams) dutch process cocoa powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9 x 9-inch baking paper with foil and lightly spray with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the sweetened condensed milk and butter together, whisking to combine. Once butter has melted and mixture is smooth, remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips. Continue stirring until chocolate chips have completely melted, whisking to combine. Cool slightly.
3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together brown sugar, sugar, eggs and egg yolk on medium-high speed until lightened in color, about 3 minutes. Beat in the vanilla extract. Stir in the cooled chocolate mixture, mixing to combine.
4. Add flour, cocoa powder and salt, mixing until just combined. Pour batter into prepared baking pan. Bake 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with moist crumbs. Cool completely before cutting.

These brownies are dense, rich and fudgy, almost sticky which I blame (or credit) to the sweetened condensed milk. 

If that's the kind of texture you like, almost like a baked fudge rather than a dense brownie, then this is the recipe for you. I tried it as I was sending it in military care packages overseas and figured the sweetened condensed milk as an ingredient would help preserve the brownies for their journey.

It still doesn't unseat my favorite brownie recipe though as it was a bit sweet and a little rich for me. If you like your brownies more chocolaty than sweet, you might try to substitute some of the semisweet chocolate chips for an ounce or two of unsweetened chocolate.