These easy, made-from-scratch Spicy Chocolate Brownies have a teaspoon of cayenne pepper added for some heat. Yes, even desserts are better spicy.

Serve as is or warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Intense Chocolate Flavor

These brownies have an intense chocolate flavor. There’s a full 8 ounces of bittersweet chocolate plus some unsweetened cocoa powder in them for a double dose of chocolate.

Sweet and Spicy

The combination of sweet and spicy is a real winner in my book. A full teaspoon of cayenne pepper gives a noticeable amount of spice. Cut back to 3/4 teaspoon if you want tamer brownies.

How Long To Bake

For really fudgy brownies, I like to underbake my brownies slightly. They will take between 40 and 45 minutes to fully bake.
Equipment Needed

8-inch Square Baking PanParchment Paper– makes it easy to lift the brownies out of the pan so that you can cut them into squares without difficulty.Heavy-Bottomed Saucepan– for melting the butter and the chocolate. I don’t think you need a double boiler for this. Just a good quality saucepan with a heavy bottom set over low heat. Stir the whole time and you will not have any burning.Whisk– a balloon whisk really gets the job done.

Spicy Chocolate Brownies Recipe Tip

Add a little cinnamon if you want the flavor of Mexican Brownies. I would add 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon.

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