These Sweetened Condensed Milk Brownies are rich, fudgy, and loaded with deep chocolate flavor. The sweetened condensed milk gives them a soft, almost melt-in-your-mouth texture that's a little different from your classic brownie, in the best way!
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8x8 square baking dish with parchment paper. Leave some parchment paper hanging over the sides of the pan. Place binder clips on both sides with the parchment paper to prevent the parchment paper from falling down into the pan.
In a small saucepan, add the 1/4 cup unsalted butter. Place over medium heat and let melt while stirring continuously. Once melted, let the melted butter/milk solids become golden brown while continuing to stir. It will smell nutty. Remove from the heat.
Add half of the 8 ounces chopped semi-sweet chocolate baking bar to the hot butter and mix together until completely melted and smooth.
In a separate bowl, add the 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk, ¼ cup granulated sugar, 2 large eggs, and 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract. Whisk until thoroughly combined.
Pour the butter/melted chocolate to the bowl of sweetened condensed milk and whisk until combined.
Using a spatula, fold in the ½ cup all purpose flour, ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, and ¼ teaspoon salt until combined. A hand mixer will over-mix the batter.
Set 1 to 2 tablespoons of the remaining chopped semi-sweet baking chocolate aside and fold the rest into the brownie batter.
Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish.
Sprinkle the 1 - 2 tablespoons of chopped chocolate on top of the batter.
Place in the preheated oven and bake for 40 - 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the brownies comes out clean or with moist crumbs. Wet batter means it needs to bake longer.
Let cool for 30 minutes before cutting.
Place in an airtight container at room temperature.
Notes
Storage: Store covered or in an airtight comtainer at room tempreature for up to 5 days.