Tri-Level Brownies

Submitted by nancyal

"A friend gave me this brownie recipe many years ago. they are delicious. now i make them for my son who loves them."

 

• Ready In: 47mins
• Ingredients: 21
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• BASE First Layer

• 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1⁄2 cup flour
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons butter

• SECOND LAYER

• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 1 egg
• 2⁄3 cup flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

• FROSTING Third layer

• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons hot water

directions

1. BASE: Stir together oats, flour, brown sugar, soda, salt, and melted butter.
2. Pat into a 11x7x1 1/2 baking dish.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
4. Cool.
5. SECOND LAYER: Mix sugar, butter and melted chocolate.
6. Add egg: beat well.
7. Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt.
8. Add to chocolate mixture alternately with milk and vanilla.
9. Stir in chopped nuts if using.
10. Spread over baked cooled base layer.
11. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
12. Cool.
13. FROSTING: Melt chocolate with butter over low heat, stirring constantly.
14. Remove from heat and stir in powdered sugar and vanilla.
15. Blend in hot water to make an almost pourable consistency.
16. Frost brownies.
17. Cut into 16 bars.

Reviews

[daswanson9]

I have made these for years and lost my recipe. I was amazed to find it on line. The exact same one !. Don't over cook the first layer. I usually under bake a few minutes. Doris

 

[sprue]

tasty and fun brownies. i didnt wait for the first layer to cool all the way before adding the second layer (too long for the oven to be on) it turned out great. i also like the consistency of the frosting. i lined my pan with foil so i could easily remove them before cutting. thanks these were a hit.

 

[MicheleE]

These are yummy! I do not have a 11x7 pan, so I used a 9x13 pan and reduced the baking time of the second layer to 15 min.

 

[Indiana Girl 84]

This is my all time favorite brownie recipe. My mom has been making these since I was little, and I LOVE them! Everyone should try these at least once, they give a whole new meaning to the term "brownie".

 

[Shasha]

Great recipe! Stays moist even until the next day! And I love the consistency of the frosting. I do think next time I would take it out of the pan and cut them before I frost, just so that I have neater sliced squares. :)