If there’s one thing Ina Garten knows, it’s how to hone a fool-proof dessert recipe (especially if it involves chocolate).
ICYMI, the Barefoot Contessa’s easy—and viral—brownie pudding recipe is the must-make dessert this holiday season. Amateur bakers can't stop raving about it on TikTok, and this delish, chocolatey recipe only involves a few simple steps. Want to be the star of your next holiday gathering? Here's how to make it.
The recipe comes from Garten's best-selling Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics cookbook, and was also featured on her series Barefoot Contessa. See the clip above.
The best part about this recipe? You only need six ingredients—most of which you'll already have on hand. You’ll need unsalted butter, extra large eggs, sugar, all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder and the seeds from one vanilla bean pod. Can’t forget your vanilla ice cream for serving afterwards. Of course, Garten is known for adding an unexpected special ingredient for extra oomph. Her recipe also calls for framboise (raspberry liqueur), but it’s completely optional.
Garten starts the recipe by melting the butter. As the butter rests and cools, she beats together the eggs and sugar until the mixture is pale yellow with a thick consistency, adding in her vanilla (and framboise, if using) right before it's done mixing. She then sifts together her cocoa powder and flour, incorporating that into her eggs and sugar mixture until it's fully combined. The cooled butter gets added in last.
She places the pudding mixture in a 2-quart pan, and here's the important part: Garten bakes the brownies in a hot water bath for an even bake. The pudding finishes with a crispy layer of crust on top, but instead of a thick and chewy center, it’s a gooey molten middle. Talk about mouth-watering.
The recipe lists six servings per dish, but folks have confessed to eating it in one full go. I'm not judging.
Find the full recipe here. Happy baking!
