Valentine’s Day is a perfect excuse to make fudgy brownies

FOR many of us, it’s not really Valentine’s Day unless there is chocolate involved. What an excellent reason to mix up a pan of brownies. And these — these are the brownies you want to make.

If I had to say which of my recipes were most popular, these One-Pot Fudgy Brownies would be in the top five. I’ve received wonderful little tributes to the recipe from people who make these brownies regularly. Some make it for their friend’s or kids’ birthdays every year because the kids requested them instead of cake. So cool.

This whole recipe takes less than 15 minutes to get into the oven, which is a fact that you can keep to yourself. All anyone will know is that you made these fudgy brownies from scratch.

The recipe shaves off two common brownie-making steps. Often, a recipe will tell you to chop the chocolate before melting