Old Fashioned Lunch Lady Brownies Recipe - Back for Seconds (2024)

This Old Fashioned Lunch Lady Brownies Recipe is a tried and true, favorite dessert! No one can resist the rich, fudgy brownies and crackly, cooked icing!

Surely you are aware of my love for brownies by now, but just in case you are new to Back for Seconds, allow me to share with you a very important piece of information: I LOVE brownies! I love making them, I love eating them, I love coming up with recipes for new variations of them!

A few of our favorites, just to get you started, are theseSalted Caramel Turtle Brownies (for all of my fellow salty and sweet lovers!),No BakeReese’s Pieces Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownies, and theseFudgy White Chocolate Brownies.

None of these last more than a hot minute in our house!

Let’s talk about theseOld Fashioned Lunch Lady Brownies for a second. Are you familiar with lunch lady brownies?

This type of brownie was made popular in school cafeterias years ago. If you were lucky, a lunch lady has served you one of these brownies at some point in your school career.

If not, let me break them down for you.

They start off with a rich, fudgy, chewy homemade brownie. These are 100% amazing all on their own, but every once in awhile, a brownie with frosting is necessary!

This is no ordinary frosting. This is a cooked icing that almost tastes like fudge! When warm, it is gooey and delightful, and darn hard to resist atop a fresh from the oven brownie!

When the brownie icing cools, it forms a shell that crackles on the top and remains irresistibly fudgy underneath.

Either way, I promise, you can’t go wrong!

More Brownie Recipes to Try:

  • Homemade Butterfinger Fudge Brownies
  • Marshmallow Fudge Crunch Brownies
  • Peanut Butter Truffle Brownies
  • How to Make Brownies in the Crock Pot
  • Homemade Samoas Brownies

Pro Tips and Questions you may have about making thisOld Fashioned Lunch Lady Brownies Recipe:

  • Make sure to use unsweetened cocoa powder when making homemade brownies. You can even use dark chocolate cocoa powder for a deeper, richer chocolate brownie, or a mix of the regular and dark!
  • Should I use a stand mixer when making homemade brownies? It’s actually better just to use a bowl and a spoon. Using a mixer can cause you to overtax the batter, which will result in a tough brownie.
  • Can theseOld Fashioned Lunch Lady Brownies be made in advance? Yes! Make them the day before serving, to save some time. The cooked brownie frosting will have a nice crackle by then!
  • Can these brownies be frozen? The brownies themselves freeze beautifully, however, I would freeze them prior to frosting them. Add the icing after the brownies are thawed.

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Old Fashioned Lunch Lady Brownies Recipe

Stephanie Brubaker

This Old Fashioned Lunch Lady Brownies Recipe is a tried and true, favorite dessert! No one can resist the rich, fudgy brownies and crackly, cooked icing!

4.50 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 24

Ingredients

BROWNIES

  • 1 cup unsalted butter (melted)
  • 3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour

ICING

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

Brownies

  • Preheat oven to 350

  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the melted butter and cocoa powder.

  • Add the sugar, salt, and vanilla, and stir to combine.

  • Mix in the eggs, one at a time.

  • Stir in the flour, then spread the batter into a greased 13"9" pan.

  • Bake on the center rack for 20 minutes to until toothpick inserted into the center of the brownies comes out mostly clean with fudge crumbs. Allow to cool 10-15 minutes before adding the icing.

Icing

  • Add the butter, milk, and cocoa to a medium saucepan over medium low heat, whisking until melted and smooth.

  • Whisk in powdered sugar and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Boil for 2 minutes, then remove from heat and evenly pour over brownies. Allow the icing to set up before serving.

  • Store covered at room temperature.

Keyword brownies with cooked icing, frosted fudge brownies, lunch lady brownies, old fashioned brownie recipe

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Originally published on Oct 23, 2019

Old Fashioned Lunch Lady Brownies Recipe - Back for Seconds (2024)

FAQs

What are Katharine Hepburn brownies? ›

The brownies are made with unsweetened chocolate, which is also known as baking, plain or bitter chocolate. It is chocolate in its rawest form and this means that unsweetened chocolate is just ground cocoa nibs that have been refined and contain between 50-55% cocoa butter (cacao fat).

How to pimp brownies? ›

Almonds, walnuts, peanuts, cocoa nibs… adding a little textural crunch elevates your brownies from blah to bomb. Mix your crunchy bits into the batter or sprinkle on top to make your boxed brownies look even prettier. Just make sure you're using raw nuts and not the pre-salted ones!

How to keep brownies soft and chewy? ›

Using airtight wrappings (including using plastic wrap right against the brownies) is key to keeping your brownies fresh, whether you're keeping them at room temperature for short-term storage, or planning to freeze them so you can have a fresh brownie ready whenever you need it.

How to make hard brownies soft? ›

On an electric stove turn off the heat, Put about 5 ml (1 teaspoon) of water in the pan, quickly put the brownies in and cover it with a lid. Let it sit about 5 minutes. For a gas stove, put the water in the pan before turning off the heat, but turn off the heat when you put the brownies in.

What is a New York brownie? ›

Description. The classic brownie. Rich, moist, soft, chewy and filled with white choc chunks of deliciousness. Vegetarian • No artificial flavours • No artificial colours • No added preservatives • Certified Halal PORTION GUIDE: Approx 20 – 30 portions | SHELF LIFE: Room Temp: 28 Days.

How long to bake Katharine Hepburn brownies? ›

Pour into a well buttered 8-inch square baking pan. Bake at 325 degrees for about 40 minutes till a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely and cut into squares.

What does adding an extra egg to brownie mix do? ›

If you want to get a little more creative with your brownie mix hacks, add an extra egg to the batter. The extra protein will help thicken up the batter and make it fluffier, creating a more decadent, fudgy texture. You can also add the yolk by itself in addition to the 2 eggs a box brownie mix typically calls for.

What can you add to boxed brownie mix to make it better? ›

Here's what you need to make box brownies taste homemade: Butter – Boxed brownie mix typically calls for vegetable oil. Using butter is the secret to brownies that taste like they're baked from scratch (use unsalted butter to control the salt level). Espresso powder – Intensifies the chocolate flavor.

How do you jazz up brownies? ›

Crushed potato chips, pretzels, and salted nuts stirred in or sprinkled on before baking can add textural interest, plus a little savoriness that can make the rich chocolate flavor more pronounced. A shower of sea salt or flaky salt like Maldon over baked brownies before slicing makes for a dramatic, sparkly finish.

Should I refrigerate brownies after baking? ›

Do Brownies Need to Be Refrigerated? Brownies don't need to be refrigerated, but they'll hold up a few more days if they are. Unless your brownies include more perishable ingredients like fresh fruit or cream cheese frosting, they'll be fine at room temperature as long as they're stored in an airtight container.

Why are my brownies burnt on the edges raw in the middle? ›

If the middle is raw but the edges are burning, your oven is too hot. For a standard recipe, cooked in an 8 inch square tin, we'd look to cook the brownies low-and-slow - around 30 minutes at 160C.

Why did my brownies come out so hard? ›

Unbalanced temperature settings make your brownies hard and dry, another undesirable thing. These are just a FEW of the many brownie fails that people face.

Can I put my brownies back in the oven? ›

Put the brownies back in the 300 degree oven and bake until a cooking thermometer reads 195 degrees, or about 30 more minutes. Finally, you'll cool the brownies for 30 minutes in the pan, then for 10 minutes on a cooling rack before slicing with a pizza cutter (my favorite tip) and serving.

What is the best oven setting for brownies? ›

Brownies: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and place the oven rack in the center of the oven. Line the bottom and sides of an 8 inch (20 cm) square baking pan with foil.

How long should I let brownies rest? ›

How Long Should You Let Brownies Cool? It can be difficult to resist a warm, gooey brownie straight from the oven, but letting the brownies cool for at least an hour before cutting them helps the brownies set in the middle, especially if you're following a recipe for fudgy brownies.

Why are brownie fairies called brownies? ›

They received their name from the fact that they are usually described as brown-skinned and completely covered in hair. In the earliest traditions, brownies are either the same size as humans or sometimes larger, but, in later accounts, they are described as "small, wizened, and shaggy".

What did Katherine Hepburn like to eat? ›

Red meat, big salads, tea, butterscotch pudding, ice cream, meatloaf, homemade cookies… those were some of Katharine Hepburn's most favorite foods.

What is the movie brownies about? ›

It is about a career woman who falls for an entrepreneur over their mutual love of brownies.

What are brownies in folklore? ›

brownie, in English and Scottish folklore, a small, industrious fairy or hobgoblin believed to inhabit houses and barns. Rarely seen, he was often heard at night, cleaning and doing housework; he also sometimes mischievously disarranged rooms.

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