Super Easy Homemade Brownies
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These super easy Homemade Brownies are gonna have your back when you want an amazing ultra-chocolate brownies recipe made from scratch that are gooey, fudgy and irresistible chewy. Perfect easy brownie recipe for potlucks, celebrations and brownie hoarding!
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If you are looking for a healthy alternative to these brownies, consider our keto friendly chocolate cake that has all the moist fudge like texture of a brownie with the added benefit of cream cheese frosting all while keeping within the boundaries of the keto diet!
I’m a huge brownie fan, so it would make complete sense over the years, that I have consumed a ton of delicious brownie recipes and know what tastes good! This homemade brownies recipe is just one of many you will love, because it’s simple and irresistibly delicious!
Best Brownies for Brownie Hoarders!
This easy homemade brownie recipe is so awesomely good, you might definitely become a brownie hoarder! How would you like that title? I’ve been called worse, so I’m perfectly fine to take it on that title over others. ha!
No need for chocolate chips, because these brownies are rich and perfect enough not to include them. We used unsweetened cocoa powder
Happily, these brownies are not over the top sugary either! They are pretty much the perfect brownies! This is the perfect easy brownie recipe!
For more brownies, go here. There are 45+ kinds and I’m always adding, so check back the Brownies Category often.
Pssst…the boxed brownies really are not saving you much time in the end and you probably have everything on the ingredient list as you read through this post! Here, we’ll make homemade brownies easy so you can indulge in chocolate yumminess!
8 Ingredients for Homemade Brownies!
Best Brownie Recipe
- all-purpose flour
- unsweetened cocoa powder – I prefer to use Ghirardelli 100% Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
for Milk Chocolate flavor or Hershey’s Special Dark
or Black Cocoa Powder
to get super dark chocolate brownies.
- salt
- unsalted butter
- canola oil
or oil of choice if using coconut oil, melt it with butter
- granulated sugar
- eggs or applesauce, for vegan version
- vanilla extract
Check Out My Video How to Make These Chewy, Delish Brownies Easy
You can find the video in the recipe!
How to Make our Super Easy Homemade Brownies Recipe
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8×8 square baking pan, or line it with parchment paper.
- Combine flour, cocoa and salt and stir to mix, set aside.
- Melt butter in microwave until melted in a large microwavable bowl or after melted, transfer to a large bowl. (Can also melt butter in a large saucepan.)
- While the butter is still hot, mix in the oil and sugar and and whisk together until mixed well.
- Add eggs and vanilla and mix until well combined.
- Add flour to buttery mixture and whisk together until well combined.
- Spoon the batter into the pan and spread evenly. Batter will be thick.
- Bake brownies for 28-30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
How Long are Homemade Brownies Good For?
- Storing Brownies – Store brownies for 3 to 4 days in an airtight container at room temperature and up to a week in the refrigerator.
- Freezing Brownies – Brownies will last up to 2 months in the freezer,if frozen longer, their taste and quality will begin to deteriorate.
More Brownie Variations
Want to bump the goodies up in these brownies? Add some chocolate chunks, semi-sweet chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, peanut butter cups, walnuts or some m&m candies!
Top off a warmed up brownie with a huge scoop of vanilla ice cream and hot fudge for an extra special treat!
With just a few simple ingredients, you can make scrumptious, chocolaty brownies that are guaranteed to make your taste buds sing. So, what are you waiting for! Nix the boxed brownie mix!? Let’s get baking!
And remember – Don’t go over-baking this easy homemade brownies recipe (like I always preach), to get the perfect texture and choose which chocolate cocoa powder flavor you want to come through the most, from milk chocolate to dark to intense black for Halloween fun! Enjoy the video!!
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Super Easy Homemade Brownies
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder I prefer to use Ghiradelli 100% Unsweetened Cocoa Powder for Milk Chocolate flavor or Hershey’s Special Dark or Black Cocoa Powder to get super dark chocolate brownies.
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
- 2 tablespoons canola oil or oil of choice if using coconut oil, melt it with butter
- 1 ¼ cups sugar
- 2 large eggs or ½ cup applesauce for vegan version
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8x8 square baking pan, or line it with parchment paper.
- Combine flour, cocoa and salt and mix, set aside.
- Melt butter in microwave until melted in a large microwavable bowl or after melted, transfer to a large bowl.
- While the butter is still hot, mix in the oil and sugar and and whisk together until mixed well.
- Add eggs and vanilla and mix until well combined.
- Add flour to buttery mixture and whisk together until well combined.
- Spoon the batter into the pan and spread evenly. Batter will be thick.
- Bake for 28-30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with a few crumbs.
Yay! Thank you so much for trying them Lynne and for the compliments! WOW, you just made my day, seriously!!!
I made these to take to my 85 year old aunt’s house for the weekly visit we have with her, my mother, my cousin and a close friend of the family. I wanted to bring a dessert but didn’t really have anything around the house. After a quick internet search, I decided on this recipe. I followed it to a T with one boo-boo. I flip-flopped the combining of the buttery mixture to the dry ingredients. I really don’t believe it changed the way it baked or tasted because the brownie came out perfect and tasted amazing!! We were all impressed with it. I will definitely be keeping this recipe and making them again. Thank you!
Thank you for your 5 star rating! I’m so happy to hear you will be making them again Amanda!! That is so awesome! xo
Just made these brownies because I was craving something sweet and I had all the ingredients on hand. Let me just tell you, I will be making these again! So easy and delicious! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much Lori!! xo
Perfection! So easy to make and so good!
OMGoodness! I have NO IDEA what happened to the recipe but it’s added back in now! Thank you for letting me know it was missing and that these are your favorite brownies!! I’m so sorry about that! Have a great day!!!
Where did the recipe go? Now there’s only a video available with no ingredient amounts listed? These were our favorite brownies.. trying to make them now and can’t!
That’s so awesome to hear Rhonda!! Thank you so much!! xo
My husband says these are the best brownies he has ever eaten.
Thank you so much Amelia! I’m so happy to hear that! xo
Super easy, super basic, and delicious!
The best home made brownies I ever made. The only one my family walks for!