These super easy to make Homemade Brownies are gonna have your back when you want amazing ultra-chocolate brownies made from scratch that are gooey, fudgy and irresistible chewy. Perfect for potlucks, celebrations and hoarding!
They are that 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. Happily, they are not over the top sugary either! They are pretty much the perfect brownies!
I'm a huge brownie fan, so it would make complete sense over the years, that I have sampled a ton of brownies.
Brownies are my all-time favorite desserts, and these babies are way up there on the radar scale with some of my favorites, like these Peanut Butter Stuffed Brownies (Easy & Epic!), these Rich Fudgy Flourless Brownies {GF}, and these OMG! Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosted Brownies to name a few.
For more brownies, go here. There are 45 kinds and I'm always adding, so check back often.
Homemade brownies are so totally worth the making from scratch with very easy steps and only 8 ingredients.
Pssst...that box really isn’t saving you much time in the end and you probably have everything on the ingredient list as you read through this post! 🙂
Ok, just don't go over-baking these brownies (like I always preach), to get the perfect texture. Enjoy the video!!
Super Easy Homemade Brownies
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder I prefer and use Ghiradelli 100% Unsweetened Cocoa Powder or Hershey’s Special Dark or Black Cocoa Powder to get super dark 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.
- Pour the batter into the pan and spread evenly.
- Bake for 28-30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with a few crumbs.
Notes
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!
Thank you so much Abigail! I hope you find them super easy and yummy! xo
Wow, these brownies look delicious. I look forward to making these soon.
So happy you thought they were so good Tiggy! I love the idea of the Himayalan salt and the peanut butter is always a great option! You can always add less sugar next time as well. Thank you so much for your feedback!! xo
These brownies were so good! They cooked in the recommended time, which isn't common in the past recipes I have used, so kootos for that. They were pretty sweet, so before i out them in i put some Himilian sea salt which evened out the taste. I think peanut butter would also be good to out on after they come out. Lots of thanks! my household loved them! 😍🍫
Thank you Hila!!
Just wanted to let you know in step 4, you wrote "and" twice.
Otherwise, I love this!!
Thank you so much Mellie! That makes my day!! xo
This was the perfect, quintessential, addictive brownie. No more boxed for me. A million thanks.
I would triple it for thicker brownies, for thinner, double recipe. Baking time will increase for thicker brownies.
Can I make these brownies in a sheet pan? If so, would I double or triple the recipe?
Thanks!
Those are the most awesome, coolest comments ever! 🙂 Thank you so much for trying them Bonnie and I am so honored that you want to save the recipe! Makes my day for sure! I love the Reeses and salt! YUM!!
So easy and so good. (Takes maybe 10 minutes to put together.) My kids went CRAZY for them. Their comments were "heaven", " a million out of a million" and " everytime you make brownies, make these." I didn't have vanilla either of the 2 times I made them so I added a tsp of instant coffee. The second time I made them, I put reeses pieces on top and sprinked a bit of sea salt on top before popping them in the oven and they were the best! I think it's a really durable base recipe that you can add whatever you want and it will still amaze people. (My favorite is the salt on top.) I'm saving this recipe for the next family or school event. Thank you!
Awesome Christina! Thank you so much for trying it and I'm so happy to hear your review!
Great tasting! I tripled recipe.. put in 13x9 pan greased. Baked at 350 for 37min 👌
Awesome with ice cream I'm sure! Thank you so much for trying the recipe Anthony! That makes me so happy!
First time making them from scratch and they smell amazing and the batter tasted great!!! Getting ready to devour them with some vanilla bean ice cream.
I made these for my boys and they absolutely loved them. I have a red copper brownie pan and its pretty big so I doubled your recipe and they came out perfect. Will definitely be making these again!
Thank you so much! I can relate to your chocolate lovers! So happy to hear they loved it and you are very welcome! xo
Im always searching for a brownie recipe for my chocolate lovers (sons) and they loved it! Thank you
Delicious! I normally use a box and was out so I decided to make homemade for the first time. These were great! I loved that the ingredients were all things I already had in my kitchen. I’ve made them twice now (in One week 😜). The first time I used regular unsweetened cocoa because I didn’t read her recommendation. The second time I used dark but cut the sugar down to 1 cup. There’s nothing wrong with the original amount; it was just a little too rich for me because I tend to eat a lot at once. So good! They remind me of the ghirardelli brownies. My husband is super picky and he loves them!
I'm so happy your tried them and found them easy to make! I love your description 🙂
You son and husband have good taste! Happy holidays to you and your family Sara! Thank you!
My 6 year old wanted to make brownies tonight after dinner. I didn'thave any box mix on hand. This recipe was great because I had everything I needed in my pantry. It was easy to follow. My 6 year old and 3 year old both enjoyed helping me make these brownies. They came out amazing!! My husband loves brownies and he said these were better than any box mix he's had. They were fudge, yet crunch on top. Absolutely my favorite brownies mix and will now be my go to.
I'm excited to hear that Jodi! Thank you so much for your review and your comment! Happy Holidays! 🙂
Made these to take to work for thanksgiving dinner! Super quick and easy recipe! I made them before I left for work and everyone loved them! Thank you. Making them again for my family at home today.
Oh yea definitely! Hope you enjoy Deana! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family my sweet friend! xo
I needed a good brownie recipe, and knew you’d have one. Thanks!!
Most definitely! Add as much as you like! YUM! Thank you Jenn!
Can you add walnuts to these?
I'm always looking for super easy anything! ha! Thank you so much Christie!
You had me at super easy because I'll admit I am lazy when it comes to baking lol. These look sooo good Kim! Bookmarking for later!
Awesome! Brownies are the best!!! Thank you Rohtak! 🙂
I make them all the time and everyone has LOVED them!
Kim
Those dearie brownies look so gorgeous and love them when they are so flaky yet chewy. Thanks
Thank you so much Catherine! They were delectable! xo
These brownies look superb! I love that beautiful crackly top, I can just taste deliciousness from here!
Yay! I'm so glad you approve Josiah! thank you so much! xo
These brownies look perfect!
You are so sweet! I love your style too Valentina and you make perfect sense to me! Thank you dear! xo
I love the way you write -- and bake! I would totally be a brownie hoarder -- but, impossible because I'd eat them all up before it could be considered hoarding. 😉 These look amazing. 🙂 ~Valentina
You and me both! Thank you Katherine! xo
Yes and yes! Thank you Laura!! xo
I'll never say no to brownies! These look amazing!! Love brownies!
Hi Lia! The Perfect Brownies are denser, but not quite as fudgy as these. Hope that helps! xo
Super-easy and chocolate? Im all in! these look and sound scrumptious and so easy! Great recipe!
Brownies make the world go round! Thank you Kelly! xo
They look awesome! Also, what's the difference between this recipe and https://www.thebakingchocolatess.com/perfect-brownies-for-that-chocolate-fix/ ? Thx! 🙂
You had me at easy and brownie!! I love me a nice rich, fudgy brownie! Pinning!
Thank you!! They are so delish!! xo
Mmm these brownies look wonderful!