Description
Red Velvet Brownies make your chocolate dreams come true with a velvety texture that melts in your mouth. Packed with deep cocoa flavor and a gorgeous crimson color, these treats bring serious dessert excitement to your kitchen.
Ingredients
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Primary Ingredients:
- 200 grams unsalted butter
- 275 grams caster sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 175 grams plain flour
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
Supporting Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 100 grams white chocolate chips
Optional Cream Cheese Swirl:
- 150 grams cream cheese
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350F. Prepare an 8×8 or 9×9-inch baking pan with parchment paper, ensuring edges hang over for easy brownie removal.
- Whisk 1 cup melted butter with 1 ⅓ cups sugar until thoroughly combined. Add 2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1 tablespoon red food coloring. Blend until the mixture looks smooth and vibrant.
- Sift 1 tablespoon cocoa powder, 1 ⅓ cups flour, and ½ teaspoon salt into the wet ingredients. Fold gently with a spatula until ingredients are just incorporated. Stop mixing as soon as no flour streaks remain.
- Fold ⅔ cup white chocolate chips into the batter, distributing them evenly throughout the deep red mixture.
- For cream cheese swirl, blend 150g softened cream cheese with 1 egg yolk, 2 tablespoons sugar, and ½ teaspoon vanilla until completely smooth.
- Transfer brownie batter into the prepared pan. If using cream cheese, drop small dollops across the surface and create elegant swirls using a knife’s tip.
- Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes. Check doneness by inserting a toothpick – it should emerge with a few moist crumbs attached.
- Allow brownies to cool completely inside the pan. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to achieve clean, precise cutting lines.
Notes
- A deep red color comes from using gel food coloring, which provides richer pigmentation than liquid versions.
- Check brownies early and often during baking to prevent overcooking, as dry brownies can ruin the fudgy texture.
- Cream cheese swirl adds delightful tanginess and creates beautiful marble patterns when gently folded through the batter.
- Allowing brownies to cool completely helps them set and develop a more intense chocolate flavor, making slicing neat and clean.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25-30 minutes
- Category: Brownies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 297 kcal
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 99 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg