How to Store Brownies (2024)

FAQs

How to Store Brownies? ›

Brownies should be wrapped tightly in plastic wrap, and placed in an airtight container to help keep them from drying out and going stale. (You can also use a layer of aluminum foil around the layer of plastic wrap to help protect them from air exposure.)

Airtight Containers

Use parchment paper to layer brownies into an airtight container for best results. Tip: When storing brownies in an airtight container, add a slice of bread in with them. The moisture from the bread will help keep your brownies fresh and soft for a couple more days.

Do Brownies Need to Be Refrigerated? Brownies don't need to be refrigerated, but they'll hold up a few more days if they are. Unless your brownies include more perishable ingredients like fresh fruit or cream cheese frosting, they'll be fine at room temperature as long as they're stored in an airtight container.

To store brownies at room temperature, it's best to always keep them in an airtight container. You can store them in a container with a lid, a cake container, or wrap them tightly in plastic and place them into a storage bag. Alternatively, you can also use a glass jar to store brownies at room temperature.

Keep your leftover brownies fresh (and ready for snacking!) in an airtight container or the pan covered tightly with aluminum foil.

Brownies can last even longer in the refrigerator—up to two weeks. Again, you'll want to wrap in plastic wrap and place in an airtight container, to help reduce the air exposure and the exposure to any odors and flavors in your fridge. (No one wants oniony brownies!)

However, if you are making them for a special event, such as a bake sale, then you may prefer to make them 1-2 days ahead to be sure that they are at their very best.

You can keep brownies in the fridge for up to one week on average. You might want to do this if you add sour cream, cream cheese, or any other perishable ingredients. Store brownies in the freezer for up to 3 months, wrapped in aluminum foil, and stored in an airtight container.

If your self-control will allow it, we highly recommend eating your homemade brownies the day after you've baked them. Unlike most baked goods, chocolate brownies actually taste better the next day. It's thought the cooling time allows the flavours to meld together and lock in.

As with any other food you want to preserve, edibles should be refrigerated or frozen and kept away from oxygen and light to prolong their shelf lives.

How do you cover brownies overnight? ›

Brownies taste better the next day. Cool in the pan then set aside, uncut, overnight in an airtight container or 2 layers of foil. To freeze, wrap uncut brownie in 2 layers of foil and 1 layer of plastic wrap and freeze for up to 4 months. Slice brownies just before serving, as cutting cracks the top.

How Long Should You Let Brownies Cool? It can be difficult to resist a warm, gooey brownie straight from the oven, but letting the brownies cool for at least an hour before cutting them helps the brownies set in the middle, especially if you're following a recipe for fudgy brownies.

They'll finish cooking after you take them out of the oven. If you're cooking chewy or cakey brownies, you shouldn't see any movement in the middle of the pan. If you do, put the brownies back in the oven and recheck them in a few minutes.

Uncut brownies that are carefully sealed with plastic wrap, aluminum foil, or another airtight container will stay fresh for up to 4 days at room temperature, up to a week in the fridge, and up to a month in the freezer.

Make a ⅔ batch of the recipe, and bake in the same 9" pan for 15-18 minutes (check after 15 for doneness). This variation is extra good if you put it in the fridge for a few hours or overnight before cutting into it as it makes them super fudgy.

Honestly, there is a slim chance they are underbaked, but it's more likely that they just need to firm up in the fridge. Our brownies are basically a chocolaty puddle when they come out the oven.

Making Brownie Batter in Advance

Because most brownie recipes call for eggs, the batter shouldn't sit out for longer than two hours before baking. On the other hand, the sauce and dry ingredients can be made a few days in advance and refrigerated for freshness.

Always cool the brownies in the pan set on a wire cooling rack, but don't turn the whole cake out of the pan and onto that wire cooling rack. In fact, cut the brownies right in the baking pan, not with a chef's knife (you'll scratch the pan) but with a flatware knife or a plastic pizza wheel.

Yes. You can freeze brownies with or without nuts in an airtight container for up to two months. If wrapping brownies still in the pan, ensure it is airtight and sealed before placing them in the freezer.