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Best ever chocolate brownies
- Janine Ratcliffe
Published: September 19, 2024 at 10:36 AM
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Serves 12
Easy
Prep: 25 mins
Cook: 30 mins
plus cooling
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A classic, gooey chocolate brownie recipe that can be ramped up with added ingredients. We’ve included three suggestions to add chocolate chunks, nuts or marshmallows
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Try our classic chocolate brownies recipe, then check out our vegan brownies, chocolate orange brownies and Oreo brownies, or try these chocolate dessert recipes.
If you ever wondered how to make best chocolate brownies and what ingredients you going to need to achieve this perfect chewy and gooey result we all love, olive is here to help.
What type of tin do I need to make brownies?
This homemade brownie recipe uses a square tin, but you can use an oblong or even round cake tin provided it is roughly the same size – just keep an eye on the brownies, you may need slightly less or more time than the recipe states.
What is the secret to perfectly fudgy brownies?
We've found that the following help to achieve brownies with a texture which is just about set, but still rich and fudgy in the centre:
- Use high quality melted chocolate (we think dark works best for flavour but you can use other types) and cocoa powder. Many recipes use just cocoa powder, resulting in a drier texture and less depth of flavour.
- Using butter rather than oil gives more of a rich, nutty flavour.
- Adding chocolate chunks to the batter takes these brownies up a notch, creating pockets of gorgeously melty chocolate, as well as the extra chocolate merging into the batter as it bakes.
We have provided some great ideas to make variations on the classic chocolate brownie, too, so you can get creative with your baking.
Best ever chocolate brownies recipe
Ingredients
Nutrition
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100g butter
chopped
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200g dark chocolate
chopped
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4 eggs
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250g golden caster sugar
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100g plain flour
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1 tsp baking powder
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30g cocoa
BROWNIE VARIATIONS
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100g white or milk chocolate chunks
chopped
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100g hazelnuts
toasted, roughly chopped
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100g pecans
toasted, roughly chopped
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baby marshmallows
2 handfuls
Nutrition: per serving
- fat14.7g
- carbs40.5g
- fibre0.9g
- protein4.25g
- salt0.3g
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Method
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step 1
Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
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step 2
Line a 22cm square brownie tin with baking parchment. Melt the butter and chocolate together in a microwave or in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Cool to room temperature.
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step 3
Whisk the eggs and sugar together until the mixture is light and fluffy.
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step 4
Fold the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture and sift on the flour, baking powder and cocoa.
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step 5
Fold this in to give a fudgy batter.
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step 6
(To ramp it up, add 100g chopped white or milk chocolate chunks OR 100g toasted, roughly chopped hazelnuts or pecans OR 2 handfuls of baby marshmallows.)
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step 7
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the top is cracked but the middle just set. Cool completely, then lift out of the tin and cut.
More brownies ideas below:
Vegan brownies
Bake a batch of our decadent vegan chocolate brownies for an indulgent treat. Our unique recipe is super chocolaty so vegan and non-vegan friends and family will all love it!
Air fryer brownies
Chocolate brownies are made even speedier by baking them in an air fryer. If you want extra flavour, add nuts or dried fruit to the batter.
Oreo brownies
Classic brownies are taken up a few notches with the addition of Oreos, indulgent dark choc chips and cocoa powder.
Crème egg brownies
Chocolate cake + Cadbury's Creme Eggs = HEAVEN. Whip up our chocolate traybake for a special Easter treat, or make it any time of the year (we certainly do)!
Chocolate orange brownies
What could be better than scoffing a Terry's Chocolate Orange? Adding it to a brownie batter, of course! Try our deliciously decadent recipe today.
Sweet potato brownies
Sweet potatoes add natural sweetness so you need to use less sugar than a regular brownie recipe. It also makes the texture incredibly fudgy.
Gluten-free brownies
Our gluten-free recipe is just as rich and fudgy as classic brownies, so no one will miss out.
Authors
Janine RatcliffeFood director
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