Decadent and delicious, this brownie pudding is a chocolate lover’s dream come true! An outer brownie shell hides molten chocolate pudding underneath. Yum!

Can we handle brownie pudding right now? Mid-January?

I rarely say this, I know, but this brownie pudding is so incredibly rich and decadent that a little serving is actually better than a huge bowl full.

a white ceramic dish full of brownie pudding, with the front third of the dish scooped out and already eaten.

Just enough to satisfy and calm that chocolate craving without making you never want to eat chocolate again (would that, could that ever happen?).

I’ve made a lot of chocolate desserts in my day and this ooey, gooey, delicious brownie pudding is right up there with desserts that I’ll love for the rest of forever.

Think hot fudge pudding cake with a little less cake and a lot more pudding.

Or like a big pan of brownies that are underbaked times a million.

The minute you crunch through that top crusty layer and dive into the pool of molten chocolate, you’ll get what I’m trying to say.

A white ramekin full of brownie pudding with a scoop of ice cream on top.

The key to this dessert is using a water bath while baking.

I know it’s easy to want to resist that step but don’t! Otherwise, you’ll just end up with a pan of brownies.

Not necessarily a bad thing, but also not what we want when it’s brownie pudding we have in mind.

And besides, it’s no harder than setting the pan of brownie pudding inside a slightly larger pan and filling it up with water.

Simple, simple.

As long as we are talking about rules here, don’t skip the ice cream.

This dish is rich beyond words and a little bit of cold creaminess goes a long way to complimenting the dark decadence of the chocolate.

Plus. Ice cream.

Is there ever a reason to say no? Speaking of, has anyone gotten on the 3-ingredient no churn ice cream bandwagon yet?

We are making it like crazy but I wasn’t planning to share our variations with the world if you’re all over it already.

A white ramekin full of brownie pudding, with a scoop of ice cream on the side, and a spoon taking a bite out.

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Brownie Pudding

Yield: 6 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
4.61 stars (43 ratings)
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Ingredients

  • ¾ cup (64 g) cocoa powder (Dutch-process or regular; dark cocoa powder works great here)
  • ½ cup (71 g) all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1 ¾ cups (371 g) granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 sticks (227 g) salted butter, melted
  • Ice cream, for serving

Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease a 2-quart baking dish (see note below) with nonstick cooking spray or butter.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder, flour and salt.
  • In a large bowl, using an electric hand mixer (or in the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment), beat the eggs and sugar on medium speed for 5-7 minutes until very thick and light yellow in color. Don’t short the time on this step – it’s essential for the texture of the dessert.
  • Add the vanilla and flour/cocoa mixture and mix on low speed until just combined and no dry streaks remain. With the mixer on low, carefully add the melted butter and mix until just combined.
  • Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan and place it in a larger baking pan. Place in the oven and carefully pour very hot water into the larger pan until it comes halfway up the sides of the brownie pudding pan.
  • Bake for 60 minutes. There will be a layer of crust on the top and the middle will look really underbaked. Remove from the oven and carefully remove the brownie pudding pan from the water bath.
  • Allow to cool 10-20 minutes before serving warm with ice cream.

Notes

Baking Dish: so a 2-quart baking dish is about 9X12-inches.That’s not an ultra-common size (but yes, I manage to have two of them in my kitchen; nerd alert). Any 2-quart oven-proof dish will work, it doesn’t matter the shape. If you don’t have something like that, try using a 9X13-inch pan and before pouring in the batter, run a thick strip of folded aluminum foil across one short edge about an inch inside to make a makeshift 9X12-inch pan (I’m afraid the batter will be too thin to bake properly if using the full 9X13-inch pan but you could experiment doing that).
Water Bath: you’ll also need an additional larger pan for this recipe since it requires a water bath in order to create that delicious gooey pudding layer so keep that in mind when deciding what pan to bake it in.
Serving: 1 Serving, Calories: 613kcal, Carbohydrates: 73g, Protein: 8g, Fat: 36g, Saturated Fat: 21g, Cholesterol: 217mg, Sodium: 421mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 59g

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Recipe Source: adapted a little from Ina Garten

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