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.
- 8 tbsp unsalted butter
- 6 1/2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp Sugar (6.125 oz)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp . salt
- 2 large eggs (cold)
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (2.25 oz)
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (2.25 oz)
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 8 tbsp . unsalted butter-melted
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar (5.25 oz)
- 1/2 tsp . salt
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 tsp . pure vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts (8.75 oz)*
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- line a 9x13 metal baking pan , bottom and all four sides with foil
- 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.
- 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*
*Turn pan front to back halfway through the baking time to ensure even baking *May be kept in an airtight container for 2-3 days * half of my Pecans were coffee pecans, substitute 1 tsp of espresso powder if you like the coffee flavor
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.
I hope you get some much needed rest!!! These bars look amazing especially that gooey middle. Yum!
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.
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 :)!
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 =]
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!!
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!
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).
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.
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.
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
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.
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!
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.
Sinful offerings as usual. I can feel the calories just by looking at these luscious brownies. Make sure to balance work and life – an 80 hour week is just horrendous!
I was really interested to read the article by Linda and glad she took action. Thanks for letting us know that there is help out there to stop this type of assault.
Good advice as always. Even without a copyright symbol, when you create an original work, the copyright is automatic.
My first response at their sight was DROOOL!! They look sinfully divine 😉
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!
Brownies should have their own food group with a recommended 4 servings a day!
Great information, I always keep in mind that my blog is public and public means that anybody can read, so there may be some weird comments come in.
Cutting the brownies prior to cooling-that sounds like something I would do. They do look delicious and addictive.
These brownies are amazing. I think I would cut them hot just so that I can have that beautiful filling oozing out too!!
Couldn’t agree more with you and all the points you touched upon. Being fairly new to the blogging world it amazes me some of the comments and hate out there!
First of all you could be arrested for posting that Brownie photo. I suspect you’ll have 200 comments by noon and desparate sugar-o-philes hanging around the front of the school when you get off work as well.
Thanks for bringing us all to church on the latter, more serious infractions. It was perfectly described as I do think in many cases people just don’t think through or ASK permission of the original poster (why is that?!). Even with a mention of the original poster, copying someone else’s work as you described it never ok. Though this does not catch everything doing a Google Alert on your blog name helps proactively flag anytime your blog name is used somewhere.
Oh wow….this looks fantastic and I’d be sure to come away with a burnt tongue because I cannot resist melted chocolate.
Brownies and coffee for breakfast, eh? Me, too! Re: the end of your post — a blogging friend recently endured the “harrowing comments” breach of etiquette you described. Very upsetting. Thanks for your well-put thoughts and for the brownie that I WISH was sitting next to my coffee cup this morning… 🙂
Perfectly named. If I had this in front of me right now, I think I would end up eating half the pan at least!
Be still my beating heart. The brownies looks wonderful. Thanks for the tidbits on blogging ethics as well. It seems as thought people forget the golden rule when they are hiding behind a computer screen.
Those brownies are off the hook!
I never would have known you cut these hot! I thought the gooey chocolate was intentional. They look incredible, I want to just lick all that chocolate!
Wrong pan or not, they look delicious!
Those brownies look wonderful as they are. I bet they really were even better the next morning.
Thanks for the great blogging tips as always. I’m in shock after reading Linda’s story! That is horrible. I always do my best to credit back and link to their site when I use a recipe someone else has created. Besides, nothing makes my day like when someone returns that favor! I love hearing that people have made things that I have created and I assume that other bloggers feel the same way.
Good luck with the last of your crazy weeks for a while. 50 hours still sounds like a LOT, but nothing at all like the insanity that would be 80! wow. Definitely get some rest just as soon as you are able!
Chef Dennis, I love your thoughts that we need to take care of each other. That is really touching a true. I feel so fortunate to have become friends through blogging. When my Mother in law visited this weekend she mentioned how much she like your site. Just thought you should know 🙂 Have a great day!
Thanks so much Wendy, and thank your Mother in law for reading my blog!
hope your day is going well!
Hi Dennis! This bar looks absolutely sinful. You have my mouth watering as I am looking at the screen. The chocolate that is just oozing out of these is heavenly. So gorgeous! Nicely done and I like your section on etiquette. Well put!
The first thing I noticed was that chocolate oozing out! It made me speechless and I had to keep myself from licking the screen. Thank you for this wonderful recipe!
Wow, 80 hours this week? Makes me tired thinking about it..
These pecan bars look to die for. “Ooey” and “gooey” definitely belong in the title!
Great words of blogging wisdom, too!
The brownie pecan bars look wonderful! Thank you for the blogging tips, they are greatly appreciated.
Alice Medrich is my baking idol, that woman knows her way around chocolate!
Like I would say in spanish, ” se ve demasiado delicioso”. I am a chocoholic, so this recipe is like a gift to me. THANKS
Great topic, I am glad you covered it.
Besides the fact that the cake itself looks yummy you then throw in coffee pecans…Oh my!
I just read the story you linked to.. Unbelievable how nasty some people can be when they think they are anonymous..
I love these bars
Praline in anything gets my attention very quickly, but I think these gooey bars have reached a whole new level of nirvana.
Oh dear lord, those ARE ooey and gooey.
Oh my do those brownies look delicious…out of this world delicious! It’s a shame when other bloggers steal pics, etc. Just not right. I can’t imagine why? What fun is that? The enjoyment to me is taking the pictures and writing the post for others to enjoy. Guess there are all kinds of people out there….
If it says ooey gooey then it is a must-make. Just saying. And oh blogging ethics. I recently saw somebody ask for the recipe not to be written down at all on the other blogger’s site but only a link back if they wanted the recipe. There were however multiple wonderful links back to the person. I just didn’t think it was a fair request. Especially since the other blogger (who was requesting that the recipe be removed) copied it off of someone else herself and reprinted the recipe! Oy vey. Confusing.
The brownies look great, even in their ooey, gooey state! I loved what you wrote about blogger ethics and your examples of fellow bloggers who have been plagerized got me thinking. I have no idea how to copyright my blog or photos though!
Your ooey gooey pecan bars look amazing, and I’m sure they are just what you needed for some comfort food during this hectic time at work!
I appreciate your well-said thoughts on blogging ethics, too.
YIKES! I’ve never heard of rude or threatening comments, but I am sure that it happens. Why? WHY, I ask?!?!? Don’t folks have better things to do? Like eat ooey gooey lovely brownie bars? Sigh.
You must be my long lost brother! I constantly make up my own ideas and have to come up with plan B, lol. But the end result is gorgeous. And the end note was well said. We do have to support encourage and set the precedent for one another 🙂
You weren’t supposed to admit you used the wrong pan! That’s when you pretend that you did it on purpose to make them ooey gooey…
And I agree, mean people suck! It only takes a quick moment for someone thoughtless to leave a mark on someone with their thoughtless words and actions…
I think I would like these brownies just the way they are in that picture!!! Chocolate mess is the kind of mess I like!!!! hehehehe :-))))
I totally agree with you… I like making my friends’ recipes and I love linking back to them both to give them credit and get their opinion on my rendition. And I LOVE when someone makes and blogs about something I made! I even have a page on my site for my friends to showcase these recipes (all linked back obviously)! 🙂
A couple of months ago, while browsing an Italian site (in Italian) I came across a few recipes of some of my blogger friends… they were just copied (translated), with the same pictures (and copyright removed)!!! I was shocked and immediately informed my friends! There are people out there who have no shame! They thought that nobody would notice as the site is in Italian…………. :-(((
omg these look heavenly!
Dennis these look AMAZING!!
Well said thoughts on bloggin!!
I don’t think I COULD have waited for them to cool down anyway! They look scrumptious!
Well put re Ethics. Being in the design field, one is always aware of the ethical implications of copyrights, particularly on the internet!
That looks great. I love the recipe.
Wait, wait! Doesn’t EVERYBODY cut brownies while they’re still hot? 😉
Great recipe… great words! (that first picture made me drool, just sayin)
Wow these look so great! I love a good gooey mess of a dessert… I usually just scoop something like this right into my mouth and pig out! 🙂
I love these brownies and I can’t wait to give them a try. We’re big brownie fans over at my house and adding pecans? Genius! I can understand wanting to rub them all over yourself. I bet it smelled heavenly and at least you weren’t too busy to enjoy that! And I always cut my brownies too early…and I don’t care. Why wait for the deliciousness? 🙂
Thank you for your words about the blogging as well. I have not been a blogger for a very long time, less than a year, but I have a long-standing website for my child care business that has had it’s content continually copied and reused, photos hacked, etc and it is a problem. I don’t think it’s contained to any one type of business, people just have a general lack of respect and it is just a shame. I hope the someone reading this post of yours will recognize the effort and love put into each post by each person and think twice the next time. You never know, miracles can happen.
Thank you for sharing these brownies with us Chef Dennis! It will be on my list of new recipes to try . . . for sure 🙂 My husband and I are hopeless chocoholics . . .
Oh boy… look at that… the brownies look so tempting!
These brownies look sooo delicious! I just know my son would love them. He’s home for Thanksgiving so I think I’ll make him a batch to take back with him. Thanks:)
Just found you and can’t wait to make these!
I want to thank you for a few things. First for the blogging ethics, sometimes people just need a friendly reminder to give credit where credit is due. Second, for admitting you made a mistake on your blog (about the pan size.) It makes you more real to the average cook/baker and thus more willing to try to duplicate your posts.
I look forward to finding wore wonderful things to try!
Joan
Hi Joan
thanks so much for stopping by and thank you for the kind words! If I can ever be of any help don’t hesitate to contact me!
Cheers
Dennis
I made these brownie bars and they were incredible! I used brown butter in the brownie batter and it gave it a rich and nutty flavor that paired perfectly with the pecan topping. Thanks for a great recipe! 🙂
http://sweetpeaskitchen.com/2012/02/20/black-bottom-praline-brownie-bars/
Made these awesome brownies today. I only had salted butter so I omitted the salt in the recipe and I used a cup of chocolate chips for the semi-sweet chocolate. They taste heavenly although they aren’t as thick and gooey looking as yours and I hoped they would be… thanks for sharing this awesome recipe…we all loved it and put it in our “keeper” recipes!