It’s National Brownie Day: Here are 7 super-decadent brownie recipes, plus one for brownie pie

It's National Brownie Day, which happens to be a legitimate excuse to eat a pan of brownies. We're sure that if pressed, one could find multiple reasons to eat a pan of brownies. But again, this one is official.

Here are seven recipes for brownies worthy of National Brownie Day. And there's also a recipe for brownie pie, because why not?

Le Pain Quotidien's Belgian Brownies

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These brownies are more like mini flourless chocolate cakes than your traditional brownie, but just as good.

Clementine's butterscotch brownies

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Clementine's butterscotch brownies are perfectly chewy, with plenty of toasted walnuts for a nice crunch.

Boudin Bakery's brownies

Perfect for the chocolate lover.
Recipe: Boudin Bakery’s brownies

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Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times

That classic brownie you've been dreaming of? This is it.

Spicy chocolate cherry brownies

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(Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times

These brownies get an extra kick from cayenne pepper. The heat pairs nicely with the rich and sweet cherry chocolate brownies.

Midnight chocolate brownie bites

These rich brownies combine no less than three types of chocolate.
Recipe: Midnight chocolate brownies

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Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times

Decadent dark chocolate brownies are laced with sweet citrus from orange liqueur and orange peel.

Recchiuti fudgy brownies

Better have extra napkins handy when you tackle these. Recipe: Recchiuti fudgy brownies

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Jacky Recchiuti, chocolatier at Recchiuti Confections in San Francisco, uses 100% cacao Valrhona Etienne Guittard Artisan line, or 99% cacao Scharffen Berger in her brownies, creating an exceptionally rich brownie.

German chocolate cake as brownies

It’s German chocolate cake. As a brownie. Recipe: German chocolate brownie bites

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Why not use that German chocolate cake batter for brownies?

Brownie pie

Brownie pie.

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Adapted from "Momofuku Milk Bar," by Christina Tosi, this brownie pie has a graham cracker crust and a fudgy filling.

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