Chewy Chocolate Orange Brownies
Chocolate orange brownies are chewy on the edges and soft in the center with a crackly top. The zesty orange glaze pairs beautifully with the chocolate and helps brighten up the flavor. This sweet treat is dairy free, can easily be made gluten free.
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar light or dark
- zest of 1 orange
- ½ cup dairy free or unsalted butter melted
- 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all purpose flour, spooned and leveled use GF if needed, see notes below
- ¼ cup dutch processed cocoa powder spooned and leveled
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of kosher salt
Orange Glaze
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1 tablespoon orange juice plus a squeeze more if needed to thin
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line an 8×8″ baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Infuse zest into sugar. In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar and orange zest. Massage the zest into the sugar with your fingers until fragrant.
- Add wet ingredients. Add melted butter, egg, egg yolk, fresh orange juice and vanilla extract to the orange infused sugar. Whisk well to combine.
- Mix dry ingredients. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt until combined.
- Pour wet into dry. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined, making sure not to over mix.
- Bake. Pour the brownie batter into the prepared baking pan, spreading it into an even layer. Bake for 25-27 minutes (checking after 25 minutes). It's done when the top is crinkly and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out mostly clean (a couple wet crumbs are fine, just not wet batter). It'll continue to cook as it cools.
- Make glaze. In a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, orange zest and orange juice until smooth. Add a squeeze more orange juice if needed (just don't use 2 tablespoons as it will be too runny).
- Cool and glaze. Once cool, poor the orange glaze on top. Let set before cutting into squares. Enjoy!
Notes
See the blog post for helpful tips, a 'make it your way' section to use what you already have on hand, and storage.