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If you are a fan of chewy, fudge-like brownies, you’ll love this recipe. I did have to make this twice, to make sure I had the baking time right, but it was worth it. They are truly fabulous! Thick, chewy, rich! You won’t need any mixing bowls for this recipe, everything happens in the cast iron skillet. The only additional tools will be some measuring cups, a measuring spoon, a wooden spoon for stirring, and a rubber spatula.
I developed this recipe myself. It’s adapted from one that I have always baked in a 13×9 baking pan, so I scaled it down a bit. If you have a favorite brownie recipe of your own, you can certainly use that and just watch the baking time. It’s also important to note that I used a 9 3/4″ cast iron skillet. If yours is larger or smaller, you’ll need to adjust the baking time a bit.
You’ll also notice that my oven temperature is set to 325, rather than the standard 350 that most brownie recipes call for. That’s because these are fairly thick brownies and you don’t want to over bake the outside and under bake the insides. So instead, I decreased the temperature and increased the baking time. In fact, the picture of the individual slice above is from the first batch, which was a little underdone, BUT would be perfect warmed with ice cream. So on to the recipe, shall we??
Don’t they stick to the pan?? No, the seasoning from your cast iron skillet will keep the brownies from sticking. I suggest using an icing spatula to remove the wedges.
Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 3 oz unsweetened baking chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup unbleached all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 F. Place cast iron skillet on stovetop burner.
- Cut butter into 6 chunks and place in skillet with the chocolate. Cook over very low heat, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon.
- Because the heat is low, it can take some time, so measure out your other ingredients while it's melting, so you aren't tempted to turn up the heat!
- When the chocolate and butter are completely melted, remove pan from the heat and add both sugars. Stir until everything is combined.
- Add eggs, one at a time, stir well after each addition.
- Add vanilla, stir well.
- Add flour and salt and stir until there are no traces of flour left.
- Use a rubber spatula around the edge of the pan to clean off the sides and get all the batter into the middle.
- Place skillet in the oven and bake for 50 minutes. Insert a toothpick into the center to test for doneness. Toothpick should come out clean, with the possibility of a couple of crumbs. If it's still wet, put back in the oven and bake at 5 minute intervals.
- Allow to cool on a wire rack for about 15 minutes. If you like warm brownies with ice cream and chocolate sauce (mmmmmmm!), cut a wedge now. :) Otherwise, cool brownies completely before cutting into wedges.
Here are some other recipes you may enjoy:
From Amanda’s Cookin’:
Pineapple Upside Down Cake in a Cast Iron Skillet
Chocolate Brownie Bars
Football Brownies
Brown Sugar Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
More great cast iron recipes:
Cast Iron Cornbread – from The Paupered Chef
Blackberry Cobbler – from Buns In My Oven
Cast Iron Skillet Pizza – from Last Night’s Dinner
Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies – from The Alchemist
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I love that you made brownies in a cast iron skillet. Beautiful.
Oh oh oh, this would be perfect for camping. Gotta love having a camp trailer! ;)
Yum. I might just have to go out and buy a cast iron skillet just so I can make these. They looks insanely good!
Que original forma de hacer los brownies. Se ven estupendos. Un saludo
Camping brownies! ;)
Great idea. I'll have to try it. I was just about to make some brownies with some fun mix-ins, wonder if I should try it in the skillet??
I think another good reason to use a lower temperature is because of the dark pan, you should always use 25 degrees less than a recipe says if your pan is dark.
Love it! Can't wait to try it! You've done it again:)
I love my cast-iron skillet, but have never thought of doing this. Looks wonderful!
I love that you made EVERYTHING in the skillet! Brilliant!
That tears it, I have to find me an iron skillet!! Those look fabulous!
Cracker Barrel has some fantastic cast iron skillets. Both in store and on their website. Or you can order from Cabella’s
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this sounds awesome! that's a great idea Amanda, I love it.
Very cool! Love that it's made all in one bowl, er skillet! :)
~ingrid
I have an iron skillet and two granddaughters here right now, we're going to bake these brownies. Thank-you for the recipe.
cool how you cooked it looks so moist
Cooking it in a skillet is such a good idea! And these look delicous too!
I bet that cast iron skillet makes such perfectly chewy edges. This is genius. Yum!
very cool ~ I have a cast iron skillet that I almost never use..not sure why, but I guess I will be dusting it off to make these!
That sounds so uber delicious and in fact, your underdone one looks just *perfect* to me! Yumm! Going to send this to my SIL and see if she wants to try it out!!
I'm a big fan of making minimal dirty dishes, AND brownies are a huge favorite at my house. Looks like this recipe is going onto the "to try soon" list. Thanks for sharing!
I love baking in the cast iron skillet. I never thought of doing dessert in one. Thanks for sharing your wonderful idea!
So Cute, I love it! Nothings better than a fudgy brownie
I love when I don't need four bowls to make dessert. Amazing idea and I love making stuff in my cast iron skillet. Super amazing idea.
What's not to love about a one pan brownie recipe!
I have yet to find a good brownie recipe!! I think I'm going to use your recipe. It looks pretty easy to make! :)
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What a great method of making delicious brownies! Very neat!
What a great idea. I just baked some cornbread in my cast iron skillet two nights ago. The family will get a kick out of this for sure!!
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ButterYum
I am cast iron cookings #1 fan and have a regular blog segment called Skillet Suppers. I would love to link to your wonderful recipe. Thank you for sharing :)
Blessings!
Gail
skillet brownies, what a wonderful recipe! I amazed at how much I have learned from other blogs…It truly incredible! Thanks so much for the great step by step photos!
I love the rustic charm of using a cast iron skillet for cooking. My favorite is baking corn bread in one. Your brownies sound great!
This is brilliant! I love the idea of the crisp crust around the outside of the pan.
Absolutely intriguing Amanda… you've held my attention with every word on the post! WOW!! Love the very idea!
These look delicious! What a great idea.
Thanks for sharing at Saturday is Crafty Day!
Laura @ along for the ride
Made these for dessert tonight, and oh my word! So easy, and so very delicious. Every week my far-flung daughters and I share one recipe and we all make it for our families. I think I know what we'll be baking this week!
I love it. Very appealing to those who like to make things in a one-pan sort of recipe. I'd be topping these with vanilla ice cream and then drizzling hot caramel over the top too :)
katrina – definitely a good point about dropping the temp 25 degrees for dark pans! :)
jackie – so glad you liked them! This is my favorite brownie recipe :)
Lori – oooooo hot caramel, mmm!
That's awesome!
Those look yummy! I am always up for BROWNIES! Stopping by from Something I Whipped Up Mondays. :)
Ohh, I think I gained weight just looking at the pics! They look awesome. Thanks for commenting on my blog!
That looks yummy! I might have to make it 3 or 4 times to test it out before I share with anyone. ;)
Those look fabulous Amanda! And I love that you can do them in the pan…no extra dishes! I will definitely give these a try.
I need a skillet so I can make these!
I have so many cast iron skillets. I'll be making lots and lots of brownies! :)
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These look wonderful…here in the south a cast iron skillet is used for alot of this type of cooking/baking. Love cornbread made in one of these…Rory
cool! i once made a sweet potato pie in the skillet but that's because it was thanksgiving and the oven had broken!
I clearly need to invest in a cast iron skillet! Thanks for linking this yummy recipe up!
Chelsea
Mmmm this looks good! I need a cast iron skillet, bad!
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My husband is all about his cast iron skillet, so this is a great idea. Thanks for sharing with Craftastic Monday!
Oh great, now I have to clean the drool off my keyboard! What a great idea to use a cast iron skillet. I love mine. I'm definitely going to try this one. Thanks so much for linking up to Finished for Friday.
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I am soooo loving that everything is done in a cast iron skillet!
This recipe ROCKS!
I love my cast iron skillet!
xo
They look delicious!
Mmmmmm! Excellent use of a cast iron skillet!
I love anything that can be made in one dish. I have made plenty of thins in my cast iron skillet, but never brownies. Looks great!!
Yum! I just love brownies!
Thanks for linking up for Friday Favorites!
Is that 9 3/4" measured at the top or bottom of the skillet? Cast-iron skillets usually taper to a smaller diameter at the bottom and can vary as much as 2" from the top. Thanks! Can't wait to try your recipe this week. :-)
Hi Zee :) That's measured at the top, outer edge to outer edge. Let me know how they turn out! :)
I realllly need to get a cast iron skillet! This looks so good :)
I just bought my first SQUARE cast iron skillet (the rest are various sizes of round) and I am initiating my new skillet with your brownie recipe! Thanks Amanda!!
A square skillet?? Outstanding! Never seen one of those, now I'm going to be on the lookout, hope you like them! :)
Super yummy!
Amazing recipe – one of the best looking brownies I've seen. Saved to the "To make soon" list :-)
Making these brownies for the second time tonight, AMAZING and DELICIOUS recipe!!! Definitely recommend it to anyone thinking of trying it!
Thanks so much Kat! I love these too, so glad you like them!
Regarding the brownie recipe. Did you write 15 sticks of butter? Or is that 1.5 sticks? Looks delicious!
Ha ha! That’s 1 1/2. I guess I should change that! :)
holy heck look at all of those comments! Go Amanda, GO Amanda! Love the brownie in the skillet!
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