Super fudgy and dense cocoa brownies are gooey on the inside, have a crinkly top, and are made with just 6 ingredients in under 30 minutes! This easy recipe makes the BEST brownies and is the only brownie recipe you will ever need.
I’ve got a super-easy yet DELICIOUS fudgy brownie recipe for you today. Brownies can’t get any fudgier or easier to make than this folks!
These brownies are fudgy, dense, rich, and super chocolate and with just a few basic ingredients and 30 minutes of your time, you’ve got yourself a batch of brownies that is out of this world!
They’re so chocolaty and delicious my only worry is eating the whole batch right out of the oven…
The super fudgy interior along with the crispy crinkle top is a combo made in heaven and will become your new favorite brownies!
A few years back I was hooked on boxed brownie mix and to be honest I thought they were “alright”. I mainly used the mix because it’s very easy to use because the thought of making brownies from scratch terrified me. Turns out, it’s not hard at all!
It may take any extra step making it from scratch but I swear it tastes 1 billion times better and once you try it you will NEVER EVER go back to brownie mix again!
Like I said, these brownies are simple and easy to make. The entire brownie mixture will be made in the pot or bowl you decide to melt your butter.
To save yourself time and effort, melt the butter in the same bowl that you will be mixing the brownie mix in. I like to use a glass microwave-safe mixing bowl so I can go right in to add the rest of the ingredients after melting the butter.
After melting the butter add the sugar and cocoa and stir until fully combined. Then add the eggs, vanilla, flour, and salt; mix and you’re done!
If you like you can now add 1 cup of chocolate chips, nuts, m&m’s, marshmallows, Reese’s or whatever your heart desires!
TIP FOR MAKING THE BEST FUDGE BROWNIES
Don’t overmix the batter. Overmixing the batter will allow air to get trapped in the batter and will result in cakey brownies.
Don’t overbake the brownies. If you are looking for fudgy brownies then remove them from the oven when the sides have begun to shrink away from the sides of the pan but the center is still gooey.
Cool before cutting. As hard as it may be, resist the urge to cut the brownies right out of the oven. Instead, cool them to room temperature or place them in the fridge to cool for at least an hour before cutting into them. This extra step will result in perfect professional cuts.
If you’re like me and you love CHOCOLATE, then do yourself a favor and chop up 4 oz of baking chocolate and stir them into the batter. This will take the brownies (which are already AMAZING) to the next level and make them EVEN BETTER.
Easy One Bowl Fudgy Cocoa Brownies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup melted butter or 1 stick
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 cup sugar see note
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 tsp salt leave out if using salted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8x8 square pan or line with foil and set aside.
- In a medium bowl combine melted butter and cocoa and sugar stir until fully dissolved.
- Add eggs one at a time then vanilla and stir until well combined.
- Stir in flour and salt until the flour is fully combine. Be careful not to overmix mix.
- (optional) fold in 1 cup of nuts, raisins, chocolate chips or anything you desire.
- Spread in pan and bake for approximately 20-22 minutes or until the center is slightly set. Be careful not to over-bake!
- Cool completely then cut into 9 large squares or 16 small squares ( I cut mine into 16)
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worst brownies ever i had to spit it out and the instructions were not clear to follow it is so hard and crumbly not gooey at all has no flavour it was horrible
This has been my go to brownie recipe for a couple years now! I’m not sure what the other reviewers did wrong, but I’m a beginner baker and these are always fantastic and fudgey and deliciously rich.
One of the first times I make a recipe without checking the comments first and that was a big mistake. Like other commenters said, texture is totally off and looks nothing like in the photos/video, it’s more like a really dense thin cake. Flavour is not disgusting but I wouldn’t waste ingredients on this.
These are Awful
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These brownies were great, they were nice and fudgy. If you’re looking for a thicker brownie though, try doubling the recipe or using a smaller pan. I added sprinkles and semi-sweet chocolate chips, these we’re a big hit with my family and friends. Thanks for the recipe!
Awful. Not moist it’s like a rock.
Awful. Not moist it’s like a rock.
Looked nothing like the brownie shown. I used the exact ingredients and it made a very thin cake like thing. I’ve been baking consistently for a long time and I wanted to make something easy because I was feeling low. This was very disappointing.
these are delicious and so easy to make i changed up the recipe a bit though i did 3 eggs 1tbs of canola oil and i did half white sugar and half brown sugar and i used dark chocolate Hershey’s cocoa … they are not over the top sweet very moist and was done in 18min in my oven thank you for sharing your recipe def make these again! :^)
My friend made brownies the other day and that got my craving going today. I looked up recipes this afternoon and decided on this one. First of all, I love that it’s a 1 bowl recipe. Second, i love the simplicity of the recipe. I added in hersheys cookies n cream chips. I baked my brownies for 24 minutes. WOW. They turned out perfect. It took all of my willpower to not dig into them when they came out of the oven. I let the pan of deliciousness cool on a wire rack for close to 2 hours. I cut myself a small square and they turned out magnificent. I’m eating it as i write this. FABULOUS!!!