Easy Basic Chocolate Brownie Recipe
I love using chocolate bars while baking and definitely feel like the taste and texture is significantly better when I do. The only thing that I don't look forward to is the melting of the chocolate, especially if it involves a double-boiler set up.
That's why these brownies are so ideal when you want a fuss-free, easy and yummy snack. The ingredients are most probably lurking in your pantry already and you need less than 20 mins to whip them up before sticking it into the oven.
Basic Chocolate Brownie Recipe with Cocoa Powder
Makes about 12 large squares
Adapted from here
Ingredients:
1/2 cup unsalted butter (doesn't have to be room temp, isn't that awesome?)
1 cup regular white sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/3 cup unsweetened baking cocoa powder
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
A pinch of salt
How I Made It:
1. Preheat oven to 350F / 180. Grease a 9" square (or round, who will know) pan.
2. Heat the butter on low flame until just melted (use the microwave or stovetop works just fine too). Stir in the sugar and vanilla.
3. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the cocoa; beat well until well blended.
4. Finally, add the flour, baking powder and salt; beat well.
5. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from the pan sides.
That's why these brownies are so ideal when you want a fuss-free, easy and yummy snack. The ingredients are most probably lurking in your pantry already and you need less than 20 mins to whip them up before sticking it into the oven.
Basic Chocolate Brownie Recipe with Cocoa Powder
Makes about 12 large squares
Adapted from here
Ingredients:
1/2 cup unsalted butter (doesn't have to be room temp, isn't that awesome?)
1 cup regular white sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/3 cup unsweetened baking cocoa powder
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
A pinch of salt
How I Made It:
1. Preheat oven to 350F / 180. Grease a 9" square (or round, who will know) pan.
2. Heat the butter on low flame until just melted (use the microwave or stovetop works just fine too). Stir in the sugar and vanilla.
3. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the cocoa; beat well until well blended.
4. Finally, add the flour, baking powder and salt; beat well.
5. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from the pan sides.
There are a dozen different ways you can customize this brownie, that's why this is the basic brownie recipe. Add orange zest, white chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, let your imagination go wild!
This basic brownie recipe is heading to The Chocolate Fest over at Cook Curry Nook.
I also want to congratulate Divya, one of my fave bloggers, on her 3rd blogging anniversary. Sending these basic brownies to her e-party!
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On an unrelated note, a good friend who introduced me to the world of Yoga is now celebrating 10k hits to her blog - Back to Basics. She has some cool things to giveaway so go ahead and check them out before time runs out!
I also want to congratulate Divya, one of my fave bloggers, on her 3rd blogging anniversary. Sending these basic brownies to her e-party!
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On an unrelated note, a good friend who introduced me to the world of Yoga is now celebrating 10k hits to her blog - Back to Basics. She has some cool things to giveaway so go ahead and check them out before time runs out!
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Its almost midnight here - but I do have all these ingredients with me now - and I'm tempted to actually make them coz your picture makes me want to eat these like now...
ReplyDeleteNothing like a warm brownie with a cold glass of milk.
Can you ask these to stop over at my place before heading to Mads' choco fest!
of course they can stop over at your place, they can always stop over at your place! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you. Very Kind of you.
ReplyDeleteI'll just have a short word with them - and then send them on their way!
Nags ... i have always found taking a picture of brownie most difficult . I make many variations of brownie ..ranging from fudge to cake but never have got a decent pic and now i have given up . This is one thing i bake regularly for my husband'e sweet tooth as well as for gifting . As a photography pro you should include tips to photograph a brownie .. I am not going to praise the recipe as your blog is always a resource for good ones.
ReplyDeleteyummy brownies. I'm actually drooling here
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely delectable, am drooling here..
ReplyDeleteAm putting on weight just virtually devouring the chocolaty goodness here and all the Diwali sweets desserts floating around..Sigh!!
ReplyDeleteFabulous Nags!!
Nags, Ive always liked your simple recipes that I can jot down and make. However, you sometimes dont mention if its unsalted or salted butter, if its sweetened or unsweetened cocoa powder and even if its granulated or caster sugar.. i believe all these things does make a diff to the recipe. thnks..
ReplyDeletevery fair point. I have updated the post now :)
ReplyDeleteoh wow..a recipe that sounds soo simple ..it def sounds like a keeper..will try it out and let u know!
ReplyDeleteWowww.. Looks amazing and tempting :)
ReplyDeletewow! My Fav! Happy Deepavali
ReplyDeletewow! Happy Diwali...
ReplyDeleteLooks yummy & happy Diwali .........
ReplyDeleteHappy Diwali.. Brownie looks yumm...
ReplyDeleteDear Nags,Wishing You and Your Family a very happy Diwali :)
ReplyDeleteLovely brownie!!
Happy Diwali Nags to u and family!
ReplyDeleteits happily baking in my oven RIGHT THIS MOMENT...my first try at Brownies but I do love them so :)
ReplyDeletewill try this version and let you know how this turns out....
ReplyDeleteHappy Diwali ....This is yummy ...Nags ...if dont have unsalted butter can i use normal ???Cant wait have to try .....
ReplyDeleteUnsalted butter is preferred but really, you cant go wrong with this brownie recipe, it's that simple. try with salted butter and let me know how it turned out :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Diwali Nags !
ReplyDeleteBrownies look very tempting. hmm... should wait for some more time, to be able to make them :)
Hiii...Nags...made it ...did not want to go wrong so got unsalted butter ...and the result ...SUPER :))
ReplyDeletelovely recipe...
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteI tried them twice last week..
1st try: very tasty & hubby happy :)although there was a hard lighter coloured crust which cracked as I cut pieces.Any ideas why the crusting??
2nd try: Doubled proportions...was a disaster!!turned out to be chocolate cookies and the lighter brown crust remained.
Advice pleez
The crust is usually formed by the whites of the eggs you use in the brownie recipe. If you want to completely avoid them, try to just incorporate the eggs and don't beat at all.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure why doubling the recipe didn't work, it really should. Maybe the pan size was too big. Try using a smaller pan.
Thanks so much for being a part of the Chocolate Fest, as part of Cook-curry Nook's 1st Anniversary celebrations! Hope you had a rollicking time preparing all those chocolate goodies and devouring them. The winner of the giveaway will be announced shortly, along with the round-up. Keep those fingers crossed! May lady luck be with you :)
ReplyDeleteCheers
Madhuri
Thank you so much for sending these to my event Nags!
ReplyDeleteI tried this recipe the first time and turned out great. When I tried it out again today though,a part of the brownie was how it should be but a part of it became very hard. Could it be because the batter was not spread evenly in the cooking pan? Or some other reason?
ReplyDeletePlease advice..
P.S. this blog is awesome..simple but great tasting recipes!Took to baking thanks to you! :)
Thank you sums :)
ReplyDeleteI feel the main reason for the brownies not baking properly could be the oven temperature. i am guessing your oven has "hot spots" where its hotter than the rest of it. you can't really control this except making sure all wiring is fine or getting it serviced. using an oven temperature may also help to see what temp your oven is actually at, cuz usually the knobs lie.
Thanks for the tip! :)
ReplyDeletewill check it out!
Hi Nags...I made this brownie today for Father's Day party at home..I served it with vanilla ice cream and all the guests really loved it...Thanks for this simple and delicious recipe..
ReplyDeleteRamya of Ramyasrecipe
Nags, I am on a baking spree and have been looking at many recipes for brownies, but the ones I find in allrecipes.com are for the fudgy ones which most people like. I wanna make ones that taste just like the ones in our Hyd office. The last set I made was tasty but more like cake and way too soft for brownies. I thought I'd check with you for some tips before trying out yours. Hope yours take me back to the ones I have in mind!!
ReplyDeletemanjima, so good to hear from you and glad to see you are baking!! :) i don't exactly remember the texture of the brownies in the hyd office although i am sure i have eaten them many times. i think you want the crumbly brownie and not the fudgy ones. try this link and you may find it useful. the basic ingredients are the same, just depends on quantity and process used. http://www.finecooking.com/articles/how-to/brownies-chewy-cakey-fudgy.aspx
ReplyDeletehi nag... this recipe was very easy and the results were fabulous... :) I surprised everyone with this yummy recipe... good going gal...
ReplyDeleteThank you nithi. these are made each time i need to whip up some easy, basic chocolate brownies :)
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ReplyDeleteyour recipes are real nice but it would help.a lit of.u could mention the ingredients in grams and.mls as well thanks
i usually prefer to measure in cups because it's easier. you can find many online conversion sites that will help you convert cups into ml and grams.
DeleteTried out your recipe yesterday and it was awesome. Have been asked to have a brownie stall at a carnival this weekend and that's why I was trying out different recipes. Just wondered if I need to make around 150 of them, will multiplying the figures above be ok to make in two batches or should I do lots of small batches? By how much have you multiplied the above figures when you've made large batches?
ReplyDeleteAs a first timer on your site loved the ease and result of the recipe. Thanks, Jyothi