It’s worth noting that the best way to save brownies and make sure you only eat fresh brownies is to eat them all at once. That’s right, your stomach is the perfect place to store fresh pastries. Eat and never worry about storage again!
But jokes aside! When you take the time to make delicious brownies, you want to make sure they last for days or even months. After all, there’s no point in making or buying cakes if they go bad or go missing!
Here are some tips on how best to store and preserve brownies. To keep them fluffy and juicy inside. And also with crispy tops and crispy sides.
Storing brownies after cutting them into portions is quite a hassle. However, if you understand some of the basics, this won’t be such a problem anymore.
How Long Do Brownies Last?
If you have made your own brownies, they will keep for about 3-4 days at room temperature. And up to a week when stored in the refrigerator. Pretty much the same rules apply to the cakes you buy.
But the exact shelf life of brownies depends on the ingredients used and how sensitive and prone to spoilage they are. Some cakes can be refrigerated for up to 30 days, according to manufacturers.
Check the expiration date and the manufacturer’s instructions when ordering or purchasing brownies. Because the storage time can vary from 5 to 14 days when stored at room temperature and from 7 to 30 days when stored in the refrigerator.
What is the best way to store brownies?
Whether you’ve baked your brownies from scratch, made them with ready-made brownie mix, or bought them from a store or online, storage guidelines remain pretty much the same.
The most important task is to ensure that the brownies do not dry out. Most of the cakes offered in the store are sold individually wrapped. This will help prevent delicious and moist desserts from drying out when exposed to air.
If they are not already packed, be sure to place them in an airtight container. Wrap in plastic wrap or place in a freezer bag.
If your cakes are airy and light, not too moist, and don’t have a lot of frosting, you can store them at room temperature.
But if your brownies are very dense, moist, and crumbly, which means they contain more eggs, it’s best to store them in the refrigerator. If they have a creamy filling and milk-based icing, they should be refrigerated for safety reasons.
Can you freeze brownies?
If you can’t eat all the leftover brownies within the suggested expiration date, then the only way to preserve them is to freeze them.
As mentioned earlier, not all cakes freeze well. Classic brownies that aren’t as moist and dense don’t freeze very well. They can become grainy and start to crumble as soon as you defrost them.
Thicker and fluffier cakes can freeze well and remain delicious after thawing.
Before putting cakes in the freezer, be sure to place them in an airtight container. Or in well-sealed freezer bags. To protect them from cold air. You can also wrap the brownies in plastic wrap and then aluminum foil.
Here are some tips and tricks
How to store cakes. And make sure that these insanely delicious cakes are just as delicious the next day!
Don’t cut them
If you plan to store the brownies instead of eating them right away, it’s best not to cut them. Until you are ready to eat. When you cut brownies, you expose more of the surface of the brownies to the air. This can cause the brownies to dry out faster.
Keep the air away
No matter where you plan to store your brownies, one way to keep them fresh is to wrap them tightly. Air is your enemy of cakes, so you should definitely do everything so that the air does not touch your cakes.
Wrapping brownies in cling film is the best way to keep them fresh. Because you can completely block the drying air.
Foil is the second best option for storing brownies, as you can bend it so that it fits snugly around the brownies.
You can also keep brownies fresh by placing them in airtight plastic storage containers with lids. Cookie molds or cookie jars are other options, but they are not always airtight.
The tighter you can wrap them, the better! An important step in how to store cakes is, of course, to wrap them well.
Add a slice of bread
If you are storing brownies for several days in any type of container, place a piece of sliced bread on top of the container. The moisture from the bread will help keep the cakes soft and fresh for a few more days.
If you notice that the bread is starting to dry out, simply replace it with a new piece. It may seem surprising, but the bread trick really works to keep your brownies nice and soft!
Keep them at room temperature
Nearly all chocolate baked goods taste best when kept at room temperature. Chocolate is ideal when it is close to its melting point. And when you eat a brownie that has been stored at room temperature, it quickly melts in your mouth.
Storing brownies at room temperature makes them soft like they just came out of the oven! But remember that if you store them at room temperature, they will stay fresh for no more than 3-4 days.
Refrigerate for longer storage
If you want your cakes to stay fresh for more than a few days, wrap them tightly and refrigerate them. Stored this way, brownies stay fresh for up to two weeks.
But remember, the refrigerator can be a very dry place. Therefore, you should definitely keep this air away from the products!
Freeze for even longer storage
If you are making a large batch of cakes and want them to stay fresh for a long period of time. The freezer is the best option.
Again, you need to wrap the brownies very tightly, preferably in plastic wrap. Then store the cakes in the freezer for up to three months.
How to make brownies fresh again
Sometimes you forget about brownies or don’t store them properly and they dry out. Or maybe you just didn’t wrap them tightly enough. And some of that annoying air got into them, making them crispy and stale.
Do not worry! You can easily make your cakes fresh again using the microwave. Microwave the brownies for about ten seconds at a time. This is enough to heat it up and make it soft again. Your brownie will be fresh and delicious again!
If you follow these tried and true methods, you’ll never have to eat dried brownies again! So bake a batch of brownies or buy a big pack and wrap them tightly. And store as directed. And then enjoy fresh cake anytime.
Store properly and be healthy!