The Most Amazing Brownies are the perfect chewy fudge squares of chocolate. You’ll never buy a boxed brownie mix again! You can make these brownies with either baking chocolate or cocoa powder too!
Looking for the perfect brownie recipe? Look no further! I’ve been making these brownies for years and have used them a base for some of my favorite brownie creations like my Oreo Fudge Brownies. Lately I’ve had so many friends ask for my basic brownie recipe I decided it was about dang time to publish just the brownie recipe itself.
These brownies are absolutely perfect. Several years ago my friend Sally had me make a boxed brownie mix for an event. We used a box so they’d all end up the same. Sally laughed when I told her I needed the box directions, not just the bag of mix because it had been so long since I had made a boxed mix. My kids and husband were stunned when they saw the completed box mix brownies. They wondered why anyone would ever eat that instead of homemade. Once you go from scratch, you’ll never be able to go back. It ruins you! Even the best, highest end of brownie mixes just don’t compare
I’ve included two recipes below, one where you use baking chocolate and one that is based off of cocoa powder. Both of them are absolutely fantastic and are really the same recipe. The only difference is where the chocolate flavoring comes from and the amount of fat needed to balance it out. Some people are all about using real chocolate in their brownies, and others love the convenience of cocoa powder so use whichever one suites your fancy!
Once again your recipe hasn’t failed me! Thank you so much. I used cocoa powder instead of the melted baking chocolate(didn’t have it) and they still came out wonderful. They were for my son’s birthday, he was very happy. We like fudgy brownies and these were exactly that. Again, thank you!
I have made this recipe many many times. I do not buy box brownie mix anymore. This recipe is so easy and delicious! Love this! Try it, you wonโt regret it! So yummy ๐
Hi am Rakhee from India. i follow your receipe whenever am making brownies and the end result is always always a sucess! You are really awesome and the steps you shared are super simple and.easy for anyone to use!! Much love to you and thanks a lot for sharing this
The brownies were delicious but they could barely hold their shape since they were too gooey and stuck to the parchment paper.
So easy, limited ingredients and DELICIOUS!!! I love this recipe! thank you so much! highly recommend! Enjoy!
The flavor is wonderful. I baked it in a 8×11 glass dish. The top got almost crispy preventing the inside from baking thoroughly. After baking for 50 minutes I took it out and the center fell. Weโre going to eat it but I am disappointed.
What caused this??
I printed the recipe after having watched the video and followed the instructions EXACTLY. I didn’t pick up on the obvious misprint saying to bake for 30 minutes. I took them out of the oven and the inside of the brownies were almost like frosting…..very soft and runny. I put them back in the oven for another 20 minutes and they finally were the correct consistency for chewy brownies. When I watched the video a second time, I realized that Rachel said to bake them at 45 – 50 minutes or until done. Please check the recipe before submitting it to the website. If I hadn’t seen the video, I would have thought that I had done something wrong. These are TRULY amazing brownies!
I know this sounds stupid but could I use dove chocolate instead of baking chocolate? I would love to make these. I’ve made a ton of your recipes and they are always a huge hit unless I manage to mess up lol.
I’ll never turn down dove chocolate ๐
Yes you can use dove! as Long as it’s still the same measurements and it’s just chocolate with no caramel or other added goodies, your set! hope you enjoy! happy baking!
Rachel,
I just made your cocoa powder version as I was watching the brownie taste test on my computer, these are wonderful, and so easy to make,. My husband loves the middle and I love the outside, not a crumb is going to waste. It’s hard to believe that any other could beat yours..
Love them! Thank you!
Can I use Hershey’s cocoa ?
Yes.