If you’re looking for the best ooey-gooey black bottom praline brownie bar, look no further. These chocolate delights are easy to make and will satisfy every sweet tooth and chocolate lover in your family!
I borrowed this recipe from one of my favorite chefs, Alice Medrich or as I like to call her, the Queen of Chocolate. I’ve had great results with many of her recipes and this brownie bar was OMG delicious.
I did have the wrong sized pan when I made these bars which caused my cooking time to be off a bit, but I didn’t hear anyone complain about the consistency and quite frankly enjoyed the extra ooey-gooey texture. If you’d rather have them fully set a few more minutes in the oven will do the trick.
But just imagine this black bottom praline brownie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream… OMG.
You might also like these recipes:
- Chocolate Cheesecake Bars
- Chocolate Mousse Cake
- Chocolate Fudge Cake
- Chocolate Mousse ( the real stuff)
- Insanely Delicious Triple Chocolate Brownies.
Ooey Gooey Praline Brownie Bars
Ingredients
Brownie Layer
- 8 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 6 ½ ounces semi-sweet chocolate
- ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoon Sugar (6.125 oz)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon . salt
- 2 large eggs (cold)
- ½ cup all-purpose flour (2.25 oz)
Pecan Topping
- ½ cup all-purpose flour (2.25 oz)
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 8 tablespoon unsalted butter-melted
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar (5.25 oz)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts (8.75 oz)*
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- line a 9×13 metal baking pan , bottom and all four sides with foil
Brownie Layer
- place chopped chocolate and butter in a metal pan over a pot of simmering water and allow chocolate to melt, stir until completely melted and smooth. Remove from heat.
- Stir in Sugar, vanilla, and salt with a wooden spoon.
- Add the eggs and mix well
- Add in the flour and beat vigorously until batter is smooth and glossy and begins to come away from the sides of the pan.
- Scrape batter into prepared pan and set aside.
Pecan Topping
- Combine flour and baking soda in a small bowl and mix well using a fork
- Combine the melted butter with the brown sugar and salt
- Add in the egg yolks and vanilla
- Add in flour mixture and then the pecans, mix well
- drop by spoonfuls on top of the brownie layer, it will spread and cover the brownies during baking.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the top is completely brown and cracked*
- Allow to cool completely on wire rack, then remove by lifting the ends of the foil and removing from pan.
- Cut into squares*
Notes
Nutrition
Liz
Oh, my…these are right up my alley. So rich and decadent! I have feeling they wouldn’t last long here. And what an excellent Ask Dennis this week…great points. Hope this week is a little less grueling, my friend!
Alyssa
I think gooey brownies are the best brownies. This was a great topic today on ACD. You always provide such insightful information on food blogging, that for a newbie, is always helpful. It is sad to hear people doing unfriendly things, as I thought food blogging was a way to share and learn from others who have the same passion. Thanks for such an informative post.
Maya@Foodiva's Kitchen
These brownie pecan bars are sinful in a heavenly kind of way! Alice Medrich is a favorite of mine too, so anything that comes out of her kitchen is considered sacred by me. Thanks for all the useful advice too, it must be disheartening to be on the receiving end of these malicious behavior.
Hope your working hours eases up somehow!
Brooks at Cakewalker
Chef, your brownies are the bomb…the chocolate gooey goodness has me scrolling back to the pictures. Repeatedly.I love it when you wear your dessert hat! You always nail it, too, with the ACD segment. Good of you to remind us of the pitfalls our community can encounter.
Elin
Wow..this is sinfully decadent !!! But who cares…eat first and deal with it later LOL! My two Piglets away in Uni and college would love this for sure. For the time being, I shall lick it off the screen :p I would like to imagine how these delectable pecan bars with those oozing chocolate being rubbed on you…* sigh… Mrs Dennis will have a hard time then !!! * wink wink
Thanks Piggy Chef for sharing those informative tips . I always love coming back here for more…not only good food but good tips 🙂 Have a nice day,
Elin
Christine
Mouthwatering recipe. I hope you get some rest.
I agree with you completely and it’s heart breaking to see comments like that. I have received some awful comments, but nothing like what Linda received. I would forward that to the FBI so they could trace back who sent it, because that is considered a viable threat.
Charlie
These bars look incredible! I’ve actually never mixed chocolate and pecans, which is weird considering pecans are my favorite nuts in baked goods (and I love chocolate, of course :P).
Kim - Liv Life
Wow! Those brownie look divine… I personally love the ooey Gooey part, frankly, I just love the plain ole batter! I’ve not made brownies for eons, and with my trip coming up and an attempt at fitting into my dinner dress, I think these will have to wait till November!
Thanks for your ethics post… I read SS’s post from your link and I’m shocked at the comment she received. I receive tons of “junk”, spam type stuff, but there has never been anything personal and I wouldn’t have know what to do if it had happened. I’m happy to have a more proactive avenue to follow.
As always, Dennis, nicely done!
Dionne Baldwin
I hope you’re happy. I whacked my face on my computer screen trying to bite your gooey pecan bar! Your photos sure made this look so picture perfect!
My friend, I wish there were some way you could ease up a little on your work hours. That is entirely way too crazy. I wish you could have more of a balance between your work and everything else. I know there is a lot of things you love about your job but still.
I think if I told you how good these cars look that would be redundant. I think I’ll just save the recipe and make them one day. Who knows I might actually write a post! Ha!
I hope you have a good rest of the week.
Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love.
80 hours, Chef?!! How do you do it?! I hope things slow down soon! Now, onto those amazing bars. That ooey gooey chocolate is making me drool all over myself (yeah, I just painted a lovely picture, didn’t I?!). And your advice on copyrighting and protecting our rights is SO important and I’m so glad you shared that information! I can’t believe someone would say such hateful things!!
FreeSpiritEater
I absolutely love this post. Not only because the brownie pecan bars look out of this world, but also because of your advice on copyrighting and protecting each other. You help make the food blogging world a better place by speaking up for others. Great advice, thanks for sharing =]
Amy
Hi Dennis! I am so glad I decided to visit your blog today, these bars look divine! Sounds as if you have been incredibly busy lately, good thing you had just enough time to squeeze making these in ;)! They look so delicious especially with the chocolate oozing out from the bottom! I agree with your statements reguarding the copying of recipes! I have had a few of mine swiped and I was not happy as it is incredibly rude. Sorry to hear you have had strange comments left lately, that is uncalled for. People should know better! Hope you have a wonderful rest of your week :)!
Lynn @ I'll Have What She's Having
Those bars look fabulous! I love how gooey they are, when I make them I’ll cut them early too! I hope things calm down for you soon, 80 hours sounds exhausting.
Happy When Not Hungry
I hope you get some much needed rest!!! These bars look amazing especially that gooey middle. Yum!
Ann
A fabulous Ooey-Gooey recipe….decadent and delightful! I have to say – my favorite thing is there are layers! YUM!
I agree with you completely and it’s heart breaking to see someone taken advantage of. Thanks for tactfully posting something that needs – desperately – to be said.