Fudgy Dirty Chai Dark Chocolate Brownies

Have you ever had a dirty chai latte? I had my first one a couple years ago and was absolutely HOOKED.

I found my love for chai teas at this local coffee shop. The aroma was intoxicating and I couldn’t imagine anything better until my friend told me that if you add in a shot of espresso, it makes it dirty.

I like things dirty. Like dirty martinis and dirty chai lattes.

What is it about dirty things that make them that much better?

The base brownie recipe is based off of my sister-from-another-mister’s brownie recipe that she has been dying for me to make. She sent it to me ages ago and I never got around to making it because I had such a hard time finding dark chocolate cocoa powder. I swear she would ask me every week if I had made the recipe yet.

Finally, she sent me two canisters of the dark chocolate cocoa powder.

I guess being an Amazon fiend, I failed cause I don’t know why I didn’t even think to order off Amazon, lol

Anyway, so I decided to combine my homemade chai spice blend with two shots of espresso in this recipe to make it a DIRTY CHAI BROWNIE.

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These exceptionally decadent and aromatic brownies will be your new favorite dessert!

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, melted

2 cups granulated sugar

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 large eggs

2 shots espresso

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoon chai spice

3/4 cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper with sides hanging off the sides and lightly spray with cooking spray. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine melted butter and sugar. Using a hand mixer, mix well for 2 minutes. Add vanilla and espresso, mix for another minute. Add eggs one by one mixing for 1-2 minutes after each addition.

Sift in flour, chai spice, cocoa powder, and salt. Using a spatula, fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined.

Fold in the chocolate chips until just combined.

Pour batter into the prepared baking pan into an even layer. Smooth out the top with the back of your spatula.

Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until the center of the brownies in the pan no longer jiggles and is just set to the touch (the brownies will keep baking in the hot pan out of the oven). If testing with a toothpick, it should come out slightly dirty for fudgy brownies.