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Best Homemade Brownies
The ultimate recipe for brownies! They’re fudgy, moist, and super chocolaty, with perfect crispy edges. From Weeknight Baking by Michelle Lopez.
Prep: 5min
Yield: 16
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar*
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup cocoa powder (sifted if lumpy)
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar (sifted if lumpy)
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- 3/4 teaspoons sea salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup canola oil or extra-virgin olive oil**
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instruction:
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. Lightly spray an 8×8 baking dish (not a 9×9 dish or your brownies will overcook) with cooking spray and line it with parchment paper. Spray the parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, powdered sugar, chocolate chips, and salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, olive oil, water, and vanilla.
- Sprinkle the dry mix over the wet mix and stir until just combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan (it’ll be thick – that’s ok) and use a spatula to smooth the top. Bake for 40 to 48 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with only a few crumbs attached (note: it’s better to pull the brownies out early than to leave them in too long). Cool completely before slicing.*** Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. These also freeze well!
Homemade Brownies
Gooey chocolate brownies made from scratch!
Prep: 15min
Total: 45min
Yield: 24
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 302 kcal, Carbohydrate 37 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 16 g, Saturated Fat 9 g, Cholesterol 52 mg, Sodium 113 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 26 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter ((2 sticks))
- 2 1/4 cup sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instruction:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Add sugar and stir until just combined.
- Remove from heat and pour into heat-proof mixing bowl. Stir in eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla and stir until combined.
- Stir in cocoa powder, salt, baking powder and flour until combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Spread brownie batter into prepared, parchment-lined 9×13 pan. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean. Don’t over-bake.
Fudgy Chocolate Brownies Recipe
FAQ
How to make brownies in 5 steps?
Fudgy brownies have a higher fat-to-flour ratio than cakey ones. So add more fat — in this case, butter and chocolate. A cakey batch has more flour and relies on baking powder for leavening. The amount of sugar and eggs does not change whether you’re going fudgy or cakey.
What makes brownies fudgy?
For cake-like brownies, take them out of the oven when they just begin to pull away from the sides of the pan, or when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
What is the toothpick rule for brownies?
According to the headnotes for this recipe, the key to the texture of the beloved box-mix brownie is the ratio of saturated to unsaturated fat. The box-mix brownies have a 28% to 72% ratio while a classic homemade brownie recipe has a 64% to 36% ratio. Big difference!
