Most fudge brownie recipes call for bittersweet, semisweet, or dark chocolate—but in a pinch, milk chocolate will work in any recipe too! Milk chocolate makes my best fudge brownie recipe sweeter and chewier. It’s perfect for those folks who find the flavor of dark chocolate too rich and intense. The best part? Even with milk chocolate, these brownies still have their signature flaky and paper-thin sugar top. Why You Should Make Homemade Milk Chocolate Brownies Melt the Chocolate: Place the chocolate and butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat them in the microwave at half power in 30-second increments until the butter melts completely and the chocolate melts when stirred. Stir them together until the mixture smooths out. Set the bowl aside to cool slightly. Ghiradelli milk chocolate chips . Didn’t frost them although I usually do but they were sooo good and

Use High-Quality Chocolate: You don’t necessarily have to use gourmet chocolate in this recipe, but you don’t want to use store-brand either. Just be sure to use a chocolate that you would happily eat all on its own. These milk chocolate brownies have the perfect dense, chewy and slightly gooey brownie texture with crinkly tops. Using melted milk chocolate in the brownie batter gives a creamy milk chocolate flavor that’s not too rich or overpowering. Then they’re filled with even more milk chocolate chips!Because I am a chocolate fiend, I always sprinkle a handful of chocolate chips over the batter to give it texture and yes, to make it look “kewt”. For this recipe, I found that mini chocolate chips didn’t sink as much as regular-sized chocolate chips (Here’s some fun food science: the chips don’t sink in my original recipe that uses dark chocolate. Why? The extra cacao in the dark chocolate helps keep them afloat!). I also experimented with using milk chocolate chips versus dark chocolate (er, semisweet and bittersweet) chocolate chips and found I liked the contrasting flavors of the latter better. But you do you. I used Ghirrardelli’s Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Baking Chips. How to Make Milk Chocolate Brownies From Scratch

Preheat the oven to 350F (180C or 170C fan forced) degrees. Line a square 8 inch (20 cm) baking pan with aluminium foil or baking paper leaving an overhang around the sides. Alternatively, lightly grease the pan. A lot of research and consideration went into the creation of Milka Brookie. First, we carefully listened to our consumers' wants and needs in the creation process: Milka Brookie was inspired as we saw consumers proudly share their homemade Brookie style recipes on social media. Second, we took the time to get it right and were beyond excited when after several rounds of making and baking by our passionate RD&Q and Supply Chain teams Milka Brookie was finally ready to hit the shelves a few months ago. Most people consume too much salt (on average 9 to 12 grams per day), around twice the recommended maximum level of intake. I’ve included recipe tips and step-by-step photos to ensure success – but to get straight to the ingredient amounts and condensed recipe format (without tips) feel free to scroll down. Once you’ve gathered your ingredients, it’s time to make the brownies! While this recipe is not quite as easy as pulling out a box mix and adding in oil and sugar, it’s still pretty easy breezy. Here are the steps to making brownies from scratch:Milk chocolate has a low percentage of cocoa – typically around 30-35%. When we use chocolate in baking, we end up diluting the cocoa flavor because of the other ingredients (butter, milk, flour, etc). So if we start off with milk chocolate, then the chocolate flavor is too weak. Don’t Overdo the Sugar: These brownies have less sugar than your average recipe, but it’s that way by design. Since milk chocolate is already higher in sugar, these brownies don’t require quite as much to be added. Tartaric acid: Tartaric acid is a white, crystalline organic acid that occurs naturally in many fruits, most notably in grapes, but also in bananas, tamarinds, and citrus. Its salt, potassium bitartrate, commonly known as cream of tartar, develops naturally in the process of winemaking. It is commonly mixed with sodium bicarbonate and is sold as baking powder used as a leavening agent in food preparation. The acid itself is added to foods as an antioxidant and to impart its distinctive sour taste. Tartaric is an alpha-hydroxy-carboxylic acid, is diprotic and aldaric in acid characteristics, and is a dihydroxyl derivative of succinic acid. Pan Sizes: This recipe does not have quite enough batter to be made in a 9x9 inch (23x23 cm) baking pan. The recipe can be doubled and made in a 9x13 inch (23x33 cm) pan - the bake time will probably be about 5 minutes longer. I typically don't lift the brownies out of the pan to slice if using a large pan.