Fudgy Brownies with Ice Cream

Name: Fudgy Brownies with Ice Cream
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Home cooking
Ingredients: Dark chocolate — 20 g; Butter — 15 g; Sugar — 20 g; Eggs — 0.4 pcs; Wheat flour — 10 g; Cocoa powder — 4 g; Vanilla ice cream — 35 g; Salt — 0.8 g

Rich, moist chocolate brownies with a fudgy center, served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. A small square makes a perfect dessert finish.

Time: 35 min
Serving: 454 kcal
Ingredients: ≈ $1.11
Protein: 7 g

Meat-free Sweet

Ingredients

1 Dark chocolatepack 90 g ≈ $2.50 20 g
2 Butterpack 180 g ≈ $1.58 15 g
3 Sugar 20 g
4 Eggspack 10 pcs ≈ $1.93 0.4 pcs
5 Wheat flour 10 g
6 Cocoa powder 4 g
7 Vanilla ice creampack 400 g ≈ $4.00 35 g
8 Salt to taste

Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.

Method

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Melt chocolate and butter² in a double boiler, stir until smooth, then let cool for 5 minutes.
Whisk egg with sugar and a pinch of salt for 1–2 minutes until slightly frothy.
Fold the melted chocolate into the egg mixture.
Gently stir in flour and cocoa powder until just combined into a thick, smooth batter.
Spread batter into a pan about 2–3 cm (1 inch) thick and level the top.
Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 22 minutes, until the edges are set but the center remains slightly soft.
Cool for 10 minutes, cut into squares, and serve with ice cream.

Tips

Why it works: Let the chocolate and butter cool for 5 minutes after melting, so the eggs don't curdle from the heat when mixed. If you mix them hot, the batter will be lumpy and dry.
Substitutions: Replace the butter with clarified butter (15 g), and the brownie will be denser. Instead of vanilla ice cream, use creamy ice cream (35 g) if you're not lactose intolerant.
Common mistakes: If you overbake the brownie, the center will be dry and crumbly. Test with a toothpick: it should come out with moist crumbs, but without liquid batter.
Storing and reheating: Keep in the fridge for 3 days, wrapped in film. Reheat in the microwave for 15 seconds so it doesn't dry out. Add the ice cream just before serving.
Serve with: Serve with tea after a festive dinner, when the other desserts are gone, or on a birthday instead of a cake.

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Nutrition

Per serving and share of 2000 kcal

Calories	454 kcal	23%
Protein	7 g	9%
Fat	27 g	39%
Carbs	44 g	17%
Per 100 g	364 kcal

Cost

≈ $1.11per serving

Average supermarket prices, BLS (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), October 2026. Your store will differ: products come in packs and each chain sets its own prices. The priciest item here is dark chocolate.