Fudgy and Chewy Homemade Brownies
I’ve been wanting to try creating a homemade brownie recipe that comes out nice and chewy and fudgy like box mixes. So last week, when my sister sent me some special cocoa she found at an Amish market, it seemed like fate.
This recipe turned out great and even my child who normally turns his nose up to everything chocolate asked for seconds and, and…the next day when he got home from school the first thing he wanted to know when he got home was…”are there any of those brownies left mom?”
I’m still shocked.
Most fudgy and chewy brownie recipes require you to melt down bakers chocolate and I just don’t keep that stuff on hand. However, there is an easy way to get around that little step….
You make your recipe think that you melted down the chocolate by heating and combining the butter, cocoa and sugar. You can do it very quickly and easily in the microwave. It looks like this.
We ate our brownies warm out of the oven with ice cream and chocolate sauce. TO.DIE.FOR! I think this recipe just pulled ahead of my old go-to brownie recipe. Don’t get me wrong the other recipe is still a super yummy but they are a totally different texture. These brownies are much chewier and fudgy-er. You are going to have to try them both and see what you think.
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- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 2¼ cups sugar
- ¾ tsp salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1¼ cup all-purpose flour
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease and flour (I like to use cocoa powder instead of flour) a 9x13 pan and set aside
- In a microwave safe dish combine butter, cocoa powder and sugar.
- Microwave in one minute increments, stirring after each minute, until butter is melted and cocoa and sugar are incorporated nicely.(see picture) In my microwave it takes three one minute increments to get the right consistency.
- Transfer cocoa mixture to mixing bowl add salt and vanilla then and add eggs one at a time and mix until they are well combined.
- Add flour and mix until combined.
- Spread mixture evenly in the prepared 9x13 pan,
- Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean
Rachel
February 17, 2016 at 2:12 pmI was looking for a chewy brownie recipe and came across yours. And oh my goshhh. Literally the best ever! They’re so delicious!!!! I added some peanut butter chips to mine because I’m a peanut butter freak lol. 10 out of 10!!
Maria
February 19, 2016 at 2:00 pmYay! So glad you like the recipe. We love it too! Peanut butter chips are a great idea. Yum!
Kathi
March 6, 2016 at 9:55 pmI made these last night and they were phenomenal! Delicious last night, but even better today after having time for the fudginess to develop. My mom’s recipe has always been my favorite, hands-down, but these are every bit as good and soooo much easier to make! These will be my go-to brownies from now on. I used 1/2 cup Hershey’s Cocoa and 1/2 cup Hershey’s Dark Cocoa, because that’s what I had on hand. It made deep, rich brownies. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Maria
March 7, 2016 at 2:44 pmThis makes me so happy, thank you for taking time to come back and let me know. So glad you like the recipe! 🙂
Whitney
May 27, 2016 at 8:36 pmThese are delicious! I’ve always been sketchy of homemade brownies cause they never seem to turn out right but these were amazing! I added some white chocolate chips & it was heaven on my mouth!!! Thanks for the recipe!
Maria
June 1, 2016 at 2:30 pmWhat a great idea with the white chocolate chips, YUM! Glad you like them.
Megan
October 8, 2016 at 6:30 amMade two budges of this brownies yesterday for my daughters bakesale….I definately don’t regret it! They all sold in just 10 minutes and I luckily got to save myself a piece…. Absoloutely amazing fudgy deliciousness! Thankyou so much for the recipe Maria.
Maria
October 9, 2016 at 9:32 pmGreat! LOVE hearing this. Thank you so much for coming back to let me know. I love these brownies too!
Rose
November 1, 2016 at 7:12 pmHello Maria, first of all thankyou so much for this fantastic recipe, I have already made them about 5 times this month, but I just habe a doubt: my brownies take about an hour in the oven because at 30 minutes they just seem way too raw. Shall I put the temperature higher or make any other modification?
Thanks again for the recipe!!!
Maria
November 2, 2016 at 9:49 amHi Rose, I am glad you like the recipe. What size pan are you using? I use a 9×13 and 30 minutes is just right. If you are using a 9×13 and it is taking longer than 30 minutes, just increase cooking time. Raising the temperature will most likely result in burnt edges.
Megan
December 6, 2016 at 9:44 pmI’ve made these basically every week now. Jon said they’re the perfect brownies! I melt the butter mixture on the stovetop because I hate my microwave. Everything still seems to turn out amazing!
Maria
December 6, 2016 at 10:15 pmWow! I am so flattered by the high praise from Jon! I do agree that they are the perfect brownie ;). Infact, I just made some today and frosted them with peppermint buttercream and a layer of chocolate on top. So good! Good call with the stove top. My mom always did that with cocoa and butter when she would make fudgy frosting. (cause we didn’t have a microwave) #backintheday 🙂
Rita Scruggs
February 21, 2017 at 5:29 amJust dearly love this recipe. I intend to use it over and over again. MmmmsoooGood ❣️
Rita Scruggs
February 21, 2017 at 5:29 amJust dearly love this recipe. I intend to use it over and over again. MmmmsoooGood ❣️
Maria
February 23, 2017 at 8:43 pmYay! I am so glad Rita!
Chan
March 13, 2017 at 7:52 pmQuestion… can I substitute 1 cup of granulated sugar for brown sugar without changing anything? Will they still be chewy??
Maria
March 14, 2017 at 4:17 pmHi Chan, I have never tried using brown sugar so I can’t say. Don’t pack it if you use it, and they should still come out chewy.
Nichole
October 28, 2017 at 9:03 pmMolly made these tonight and they are to die for!! Greg and I were both saying that we could eat the whole pan.
Maria
October 30, 2017 at 12:33 pmLol, I love it that Molly made them! I am so glad you guys liked them, I love them too!
Nastia
February 10, 2018 at 8:48 pmFirst time making brownies – success! Loved your recipe! I halved the ingredients for a 9×9 pan, and also added Trader Joe’s semi sweet chocolate chips and some chopped walnuts. Will definitely be making again!
Maria
February 11, 2018 at 10:29 pmyay! So glad to hear this Nastia!!! I bet they were delicious with the chocolate chips and walnuts. Yum!
Ann
May 11, 2018 at 2:03 pmI add, walnuts, c.chips and raisins to my brownies. Makes them like a chunky candy bar.
Going to try this recipe soon.
Maria
May 26, 2018 at 10:59 amYum! That sounds delicous!
Dee Her
January 9, 2019 at 3:41 pmMaria, I found your recipe by accident today after I could not find my box mix. You are SOOOOO right about melting the butter, cocoa powder and sugar!!!! Split batter into two 9×6 pans; Added chocolate chips to one and cream cheese to the other. Absolutely fudgy!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Maria
February 28, 2019 at 10:43 pmYay! Sounds delicious, I love those brownies!
Maddy
May 19, 2019 at 4:17 pmI tried this recipe and I loved it! I don’t like homemade recipes because they turn out weird but this one turned out wonderful!!
Maria
May 20, 2019 at 10:13 pmYay! Thanks Maddy, that is how I feel about them too! So fudgy and chewy!