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These Simple Homemade Brownies are rich, fudgy, and made with just a few basic pantry ingredients. No box mix needed!
Sometimes you just need a really good brownie, and this simple homemade brownie recipe delivers every time. It is made with ingredients you likely already have on hand, these brownies are easy to whip up and bake into a rich, chocolatey dessert that everyone loves.
These brownies are fudgy in the center with perfectly chewy edges, making them ideal for serving warm with ice cream, topping with my favorite Chocolate Frosting, or enjoying straight from the pan. I have been making this exact recipe since I was 5 years old, and still come back to it all the time!
Ingredients You’ll Need
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- Unsweetened Chocolate
- Oil – see recipe tips section for oil vs butter
- Eggs
- Granulated Sugar
- All-Purpose Flour
- Salt
Yep – just 6 ingredients is all you need! So much better than a box mix and just as simple.
Homemade Brownies
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Ingredients
- 2 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted
- 1/3 cup canola or vegetable oil
- 2 whole large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º F. Grease and flour an 8 inch baking dish. Or line with parchment paper.
- In a bowl combine melted chocolate with canola oil, mix until smooth.2 oz unsweetened chocolate, 1/3 cup canola or vegetable oil
- Add sugar, and eggs, beat until well combined and the eggs are fully incorporated.2 whole large eggs, 1 cup granulated sugar
- Stir in flour and salt until the white streaks just disappear.3/4 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes, until a tester comes out mostly clean.
- Remove from the oven and allow the brownies to cool completely, then top with your favorite chocolate frosting.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How To Make Brownies From Scratch
- Chocolate. Melt chocolate in a microwave safe bowl, mixing ever 30 seconds, until it is smooth. Add the oil and melted chocolate and stir until it is well combined and smooth.
- Beat. Beat in the eggs and sugar until everything is well blended. You really want to beat vigorously, this is what gives it a crackly top.
- Flour. Stir in the flour and salt until just combined. As soon as there are no more white streaks you want to stop.
- Bake. Pour into a greased and floured baking dish (or a dish lined with parchment paper) and bake until a tester comes out just barely clean. You want a few crumbs to stick, but not batter.
Recipe Tips & Suggestions
- Butter vs vegetable oil – really either works, it depends on the recipe. I usually use oil, but have a couple recipes with butter. Butter can be a little more greasy if you use too much. And it gives it a slightly different flavor. But both work and taste great, you just have to try to see which you prefer.
- Cocoa powder vs melted chocolate – again both work. You can even look at the back of your cocoa powder container to see what the substitution is. So if you don’t have one, you can definitely substitute the other. I like melted chocolate personally, I think it gives a richer chocolate taste.
- Baking – You really do not want to over bake brownies. The pan is super hot, so when you take them out of the oven then continue to cook. When inserting a toothpick to test for done-ness you want crumbs but not batter. So I like to start checking early to make sure I don’t over cook them.
- Mix-Ins – you can go crazy and add whatever you like to the batter. M&M Brownies are always fun or if you like nuts you can mix in chopped walnuts. Make them your own!
Storage
Cover the pan of brownies and keep them at room temperature for 4-5 days. If you want to freeze brownies, I recommend skipping the frosting. But they do freeze really well, you can wrap them individual or freeze a whole pan. They will last in the freezer for about 3 months.
This recipe is really delicious myself and my family love the chocolate square. I give you a 10 on recipe. The recipe was so easy to make.