168 Reviews of Kittencal's Extreme Chocolate Brownies

From: Bev

On Jun 15, 2005

EXTREME was definitely the right name for this brownie! Pure decadent chocolate fudgey flavor through and through : ) If you don't have an occassion to made this recipe, invent one, QUICK! This is an easy recipe with superior results! I did notice adding the flour, salt and baking soda was missing from the steps; I added them after mixing in the chocolate in step #5, only until blended. Don't forget to add in the second batch of 2 cups of chocolate chips!! I also added in about 1 ½ cups of well chopped walnuts. Kittencal, you out did yourself on this recipe : ) Thank you, thank you, thank you : )

From: Kim D.

On Oct 12, 2005

Extreme indeed! I’ve tried a lot of brownie recipes over the years and my step-kids and DH always end up telling me the boxed brownies are better. I had given up hope and normally keep a box of brownies in the pantry. My DH was craving brownies and I didn’t have a brownie mix on hand, so I started searching for a new recipe to try. I came across your recipe in my cookbook and had all the ingredients on hand so I gave them a try. They were sweet, rich and moist – in my opinion – a perfect brownie! Mine turned out a little gooey in the middle, but that is my fault, as I think I should have baked them another 5 minutes or so. I halved the recipe and used Ghiradelli chocolate chips. My step son actually told me they were BETTER than the boxed brownies – and I have to agree! Thanks Kittencal for posting this wonderful brownie recipe!

From: JohnsCutie

On Aug 12, 2007

I am sure this recipe needs another review, but here it is anyway! Of course we loved them, how could we not? Next time I think I will only use 1 cup sugar because some of my family commented that it was almost like eating candy, and they are pretty sweet, even though I left off a couple tablespoons of sugar. I also only used three eggs, two large and one jumbo, and they were very chewy, not cakey at all. We prefer chewy brownies. I made them because my nephew came home today from Iraq and brownies are his favorite food in the entire world. Unfortunately he had to report to base and didn't get to taste them. However, since Kitten says they freeze well, I will freeze a couple for him. If I can keep from eating them....

From: Carol Elizabeth

On Oct 16, 2005

Fantastic! My "chcoholic" son gave these 10 stars. I also made this recipe using white chocolate chips instead of the chocolate. They were good, but the semisweet chocolate was much better. The white chip recipe also took 10 extra minutes to bake. I will make thes again and again!

From: Possumgirl (Randy)

On Jan 26, 2007

I NEEDED chocolate. I was desperate. But it couldn't be just any chocolate; it had to have the right texture as well. So, there was only one answer: BROWNIES! I didn't have chocolate chips, so I used premium chocolate bars. 400 grams of dark chocolate for the batter, then I broke one bar of white chocolate and one bar of milk chocolate into chunks to mix in place of the second addition of chips. Also, instead of plain vanilla, I used something we have here that is a mixture of Vanilla and Orange Flower extract. It gave a wonderful little "extra" zing. My oven tends to bake hot; so I did reduce the baking time by about 5 minutes. Underbaked brownies are better than overbaked any day. These were just about the perfect brownie. I froze half (I'm not crazy; I wasn't going to keep ALL of them available at one time!), and put the rest in an airtight tin. A quick, delicious recipe to be sure. I 'll be making it again when my hips recover from this batch.

From: weefaith

On Aug 7, 2007

This one's a winner! I think I overbaked them slightly, and I might try cutting back to 3 eggs next time, as mine were a little "cakey", but the flavor was outstanding. I used about 20 ounces semi-sweet, and 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate. Just a taste preference. Thanks very much.

From: DEEP

On Jul 23, 2007

KITTEN.....halved the recipe and they were DELICIOUS!!!! There's only me, and I was afraid I'd eat all 36 if I made the full amount. Based on a previous review, I added only a "pinch" of baking soda, thinking that could have been the only thing that would give a weird aftertaste. I think I was right on target. I will now make a full batch to share with neighbors(here in the hills, we do a lot of that). I will only use half the baking soda....1/4 tsp.) as I suspect that was the culprit with aftertaste issues. Mine turned out perfect. Thanks for yet another great recipe, and I AM NOT EVEN much of a sweets eater. From time to time, chocolate will become a siren, and as I always have these ingredients on hand, these will always be a "quick fix".

From: LizP

On Jun 16, 2006

You can never go wrong if the recipe is by Kittencal! At this point, if I am searching for a certain recipe and see she has posted one, I use it! Always the best! These brownies were amazing!!! WOWOWOWOWOWWOW! My husband is still speechless after tasting it! Thanks Kittencal!

From: MarySC

On Sep 24, 2007

Perfect brownies; just the right compromise between gooey and cakey, thick and moist with great texture and flavor. I didn't even think about frosting them, they don't need it! I made half the recipe in an 8X8 pan, 350 for 30 minutes. I altered the directions by microwaving the first 3 ingredients in a glass bowl for 2 minutes and whisking in the chocolate chips, then mixing in half of the flour to cool down the mixture before adding the eggs and proceeding with the recipe. One bowl, no mixer needed!

From: Dorie's Lori

On Aug 27, 2006

Ooooh Yes! The chocolate WAS extreme! Everybody loved that. And the recipe was pretty simple. I followed it exactly, adding walnuts on top of 2/3 of the pan. The brownies were large and thick, and did I say chocolaty? They were soft, and fell apart slightly as I cut them. I liked them, but I personally prefer a chewy brownie, and next time, I might like to try some of the other brownies posted. I kept them up to a week in foil, and to my surprise, I much preferred them days 2-4. Thanks, Kittencal, for my "vitamin C" fix!