Cast Iron Skillet Brownies
These cast-iron skillet brownies combine the perfect chocolate brownie with crunchy pecans, chocolate syrup, and of course, a big scoop of vanilla ice cream! It's the perfect date night dessert and makes a great family Valentine's day dessert, too!
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks) salted or unsalted butter is fine
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips milk chocolate or dark chocolate also work
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans optional
- 2 tsp espresso powder optional (See Note 1)
- vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup, for serving
Instructions
- Prep: Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat your small 6.5" cast iron skillet(s) with oil or a non-stick spray. In a small bowl whisk eggs until slightly frothy (about a minute).
- Prepare Chocolate: In a large mixing bowl (microwave safe), add butter and chocolate chips. Heat in the microwave in 30 second increments until butter and chocolate are melted. Using a rubber spatula, stir until you get a nice, smooth chocolate mixture.
- Add: To the melted chocolate mixture, add sugar and vanilla until well-combined. Then whisk in the eggs. Make sure the batter isn't hot when whisk in the eggs or they'll scramble-it's OK if the batter is a little warm.
- Add Dry Ingredients: Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt into the chocolate batter and fold together until incorporated. Mix in chopped pecans, if using.
- Bake: Pour brownie batter into your prepared skillet, filling it a little more than halfway. Place brownie(s) into preheated oven and bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out almost clean--the toothpick shouldn't have WET batter on it, but a few moist crumbs are OK! (See Note 2).
- Finish: Let the brownie cool for a minute or two, then place a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top, drizzle with chocolate syrup and garnish with more pecans!
Notes
Note 1: Adding a little espresso powder deepens the flavor of the chocolate WITHOUT making it taste like coffee in any way. This is optional but delicious!
Note 2: This recipe makes (3) 6.5" mini skillets. If you don't want to make mini skillets, you can use a larger 10-inch cast iron skillet to make one giant brownie! Just adjust the cooking time up a bit!
Nutrition is only an estimate based on the Very Well Fit Nutrition Calculator
Nutrition
Calories: 585kcalCarbohydrates: 66gProtein: 6.8gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 21.8gCholesterol: 190mgSodium: 628mgPotassium: 172mgFiber: 3gSugar: 53gVitamin D: 31µgCalcium: 36mgIron: 2mg
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