Easy basic chocolate brownie recipe, a recipe for simple chocolate brownies using basic ingredients already in your pantry. 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.{Check out more brownie recipes here like the eggless biscuit brownies, whole wheat brownies, and twix brownies}
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.
Easy Basic Chocolate Brownie Recipe
Easy Basic Chocolate Brownie Recipe, a basic recipe to make brownies at home with ingredients most likely already available in your pantry.
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter doesn't have to be room temp, isn't that awesome?
- 1 cup regular white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup unsweetened baking cocoa powder
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- A pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F / 180. Grease a 9" square baking pan.
- Heat the butter on low flame until just melted (use the microwave, or stovetop works just fine too). Stir in the sugar and vanilla.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the cocoa; beat well until well blended.
- Finally, add the flour, baking powder and salt; beat well.
- 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 basic chocolate brownie recipe, that's why this is the basic brownie recipe. Add orange zest, white chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, let your imagination go wild! I have baked these with some a topping of chocolate ganache and it's really out of this world. If you prefer an eggless brownie, check out this fail-proof eggless brownie recipe.
harkejuice
Hi, I made these but I put in 1/2 cup of white sugar and 1/2 of light brown sugar. I also used dutch process cocoa since its what I had on hand, they came out a bit cakier but great.
Frank
thank you for your simple recipe.. you made our(family) night awesome!? God bless you..
Jyothi
Tried 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?
As a first timer on your site loved the ease and result of the recipe. Thanks, Jyothi
raaf
nags, your recipes are real nice but it would help.a lit of.u could mention the ingredients in grams and.mls as well thanks
Nagalakshmi V
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.
Nagalakshmi V
Thank you nithi. these are made each time i need to whip up some easy, basic chocolate brownies 🙂
Nithi
hi nags... this recipe was very easy and the results were fabulous... 🙂 I surprised everyone with this yummy recipe... good going gal...
Nags
manjima, 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.
Manjima
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!!
Ramya
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..
sums
Thanks for the tip! 🙂 will check it out!