Guinness Chocolate Brownies | Boozy Homemade Brownies Recipe (2024)

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These Guinness Chocolate Brownies are the moistest brownies ever! They’re an awesome combination of cakey and fudgy with a boozy kick. You won’t be able to stop eating them!

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Guinness Chocolate Brownies

I have spent the better part of the last couple weeks of my life on these brownies, no joke. I wanted the most perfect version of a guiness brownie to share with you.

But before I dive into all that, I have a confession. Get ready.

I don’t like beer.

I know, I know. How can I post a recipe with beer in it when I don’t like beer. I can’t explain it except to say that it’s my dad’s fault. I clearly got my taste buds from him – he also does not like beer. It’s a thing and he passed it on to me. I have tried so many times to like it. It just won’t work.

So I fully expected to not like these brownies. I have a coworker who loves Guiness like I love cake, so I knew he’d help out with the taste testing.

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Crazy thing is, I’m super in love with these brownies. I can taste the Guinness, but it mostly just enhances the flavor of the chocolate in the best way possible. Seriously amazing. And they seem to get moister the second or third day.

So back to the whole testing these thing. I started with these Quick and Easy Brownies. They are the jam, and pretty much everyone that tries them loves them. So I started with those.

But oh my, the bubbles in Guinness! The first version was basically like chocolate cake. No good.

I proceeded to make like 6 or 7 more versions – I lost count. Messing around with the amount of Guinness, eggs and some other ingredients to get the perfect amount of fudgy and cakey. I am totally in love with the final texture of them.

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I also wanted them to have plenty of Guinness flavor. Truth is, I was never totally able to please my Guinness loving coworker. I added almost an entire beer and he still didn’t think it tasted that much like Guinness. He and his family (and everyone else) loved the brownies, but I decided I’d have to drown a brownie in Guinness before he’d think it tasted enough like it. Craziness.

I still think they taste like Guinness, but maybe I’m just sensitive to beer taste. I guess you’ll just have to make them and decide for yourself. 🙂 They’re totally worth it.

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You might also like these Guinness desserts:

Guinness Chocolate Cheesecake
Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes
Guinness Chocolate Mousse Cake
Guinness Chocolate Poke Cake
Guinness Floats

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Recipe

Guinness Chocolate Brownies

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  • Author: Lindsay
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 35 minutes
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 12-15 Brownies
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American
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Description

These Guinness Chocolate Brownies are the moistest brownies ever, and they’re an awesome combination of cakey and fudgy. You won’t be able to stop eating them!

Ingredients

BROWNIES

  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup Guinness Stout beer
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup salted butter, melted and cooled
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2/3 cup cocoa (I used Hershey’s dark cocoa)

GANACHE

  • 5 oz semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 2 tbsp salted butter
  • 2 tbsp guiness
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×9 square baking pan and line it with parchment paper.
  2. Mix together the oil, guinness, sugar and vanilla extract in a large bowl.
  3. Add butter and mix until well combined.
  4. Add eggs and mix until well combined.
  5. Combine flour and cocoa in another medium sized bowl.
  6. Slowly add dry ingredients to the egg mixture until well combined.
  7. Pour the batter into the pan and spread evenly.
  8. Bake for 35-38 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with a few crumbs. Allow brownies to cool.
  9. To make ganache, place chocolate chips, butter and guinness into a microwave safe bowl and microwave until guinness gets hot and butter starts to melt.
  10. Whisk together chocolate mixture until smooth, microwaving for a little longer, if needed, using 30 second increments.
  11. Add powdered sugar and whisk until smooth.
  12. Pour ganache over brownies and spread into an even layer.
  13. Cut into bars.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 Brownie
  • Calories: 387
  • Sugar: 45.7 g
  • Sodium: 73.7 mg
  • Fat: 18.7 g
  • Carbohydrates: 53.7 g
  • Protein: 4.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 43 mg

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  • Bars and Brownies
  • Holidays
  • Recipes
  • St. Patrick's Day
  • Sweets and Treats

Enjoy!

Guinness Chocolate Brownies | Boozy Homemade Brownies Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What are Katharine Hepburn brownies? ›

The brownies are made with unsweetened chocolate, which is also known as baking, plain or bitter chocolate. It is chocolate in its rawest form and this means that unsweetened chocolate is just ground cocoa nibs that have been refined and contain between 50-55% cocoa butter (cacao fat).

What's the difference between chocolate brownies and cocoa brownies? ›

Cocoa and chocolate brownies differ the most from an ingredient standpoint when it comes to the type of fat used: cocoa brownies often use oil, and chocolate brownies use butter. This, partnered with the flavor that cocoa and chocolate each give their brownies, is the biggest difference in the texture of either type.

What makes brownies cakey vs fudgy? ›

Fudgy brownies have a higher fat-to-flour ratio than cakey ones. So add more fat—in this case, butter and chocolate. A cakey batch has more flour and relies on baking powder for leavening. The amount of sugar and eggs does not change whether you're going fudgy or cakey.

What are the three types of brownies? ›

Brownie textures fall into three general camps… Cakey, fudgy and chewy. Cakey brownies, like the name implies, are light, moist and airy, with a slightly fluffy, cake-like interior. Fudgy brownies are moist, dense and gooey, with almost the texture of fudge, but not quite as compact.

What is a Little Debbie brownie? ›

Chewy 4 oz. chocolatey brownie topped with a chocolatey frosting and color candy coated chocolate pieces. The Little Debbie® Vending Cosmic Brownie is a chewy 4 oz brownie topped with chocolatey icing then sprinkled with colorful candy-coated pieces to make it simply out of this world!

Why are they called blonde brownies? ›

The first recipe for blondies ever was published in 1896 by Fannie Farmer. She was a pioneer of modern American cookery. Interestingly they were called “brownies” when the recipe first came out but it contained vanilla and molasses instead of cocoa. which gave the blondies their golden color.

What is the old version of brownies? ›

Did you know that Brownies were originally called 'Rosebuds'? Rosebuds was established in 1914 for girls to join before they became Guides. Just one year later, the name was changed to Brownies. Brownies are the second-youngest members of the Girlguiding family, for girls aged between 7 and 10.

Is it better to cook chocolate or normal chocolate for brownies? ›

Semi-Sweet and Bittersweet Chocolate: These are types of dark chocolate, often used interchangeably in recipes. They're great for baking due to their balanced sweetness and cocoa flavour. Ideal for cookies, brownies, and many other desserts.

Which cocoa powder is best for brownies? ›

Unsweetened cocoa powder (aka natural cocoa powder) will yield a brownie with a lighter color and less intense flavor.

Is butter or oil better for brownies? ›

In brownies, both butter and oil will offer a moist, tender texture, but only butter will give the dish the aeration needed for rising brownies well. If you use a cake brownie, butter is a better option because it helps rise the batter. For denser, fudge type brownies, oil is permissable.

What happens when you put milk in brownies? ›

One change is to use milk or heavy cream instead of water. This change will make brownies more moist and gooey since milk is more fatty and flavorful than water. A second change is to use butter instead of oil. For similar reasons to using milk, butter adds a rich and more decadent quality to the batter.

What is a brownie fairy? ›

brownie, in English and Scottish folklore, a small, industrious fairy or hobgoblin believed to inhabit houses and barns. Rarely seen, he was often heard at night, cleaning and doing housework; he also sometimes mischievously disarranged rooms.

What are the sixes in brownies? ›

A Brownie Pack was divided into groups of six girls called a Six. Each Six was called after 'little people' such as Elf, Imp, Sprite or Gnome. A brown wool beret was introduced for Brownies in 1950 and stockings were changed to socks.

Why do my brownies not have a crust on top? ›

Problem 4: My brownies don't have a SHINY CRUST

The paper-thin crinkly crust can only form if the sugar in the brownies has fully dissolved and broken down. The best way to achieve this is by making sure you thoroughly beat the sugar and the eggs.

Which type of brownie is best? ›

Walnut brownie: This is a classic brownie that is loved all over the world, so it's no surprise that Theobroma's walnut brownie is a bestseller across India as well.

Why are brownie fairies called brownies? ›

They received their name from the fact that they are usually described as brown-skinned and completely covered in hair. In the earliest traditions, brownies are either the same size as humans or sometimes larger, but, in later accounts, they are described as "small, wizened, and shaggy".

What is in brownies on the moon? ›

Description. The most delicious brownies are combined with premium high-quality chocolate cream and vanilla ice cream to give you an experience that is out of this world!

Why did brownies change name? ›

Girl Guides of Canada announced Wednesday it's changing the name of its Brownies branch to Embers in an effort to be more inclusive. The organization said in November it wanted to change the name of its program for seven- and eight-year-old girls to remove barriers for those who are racialized.

What is so special about brownies? ›

Fudgy brownies are dense, gooey and moist. They have a fudge-like texture while chewy brownies are dense and have an elastic texture that makes them easy to chew. Brownies are always more likeable than cakes and even cookies.

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