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 1/2 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 butter, or oil
- 1 cup sugar, see note
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa, preferably, dutch processed
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 tsp salt, leave out if using salted butter
- 1/2 cup favorite adds-ins , (chopped dark chocolate, chocolate chips or walnut)
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350F. Grease an 8x8 square pan or a 9x5 loaf pan or line with parchment or foil; set aside.
- In a large microwave-safe mixing bowl, add the butter and microwave for 1 minute or until completely melted. Add the sugar and cocoa powder and whisk vigorously for at least a minute, until the sugar has dissolved.
- Add eggs one at a time then vanilla and whisk for at least 1 minute, until well combined and batter is shiny.
- Stir in flour and salt until the flour is fully combined. Be careful not to overmix mix.
- (optional) fold in 1/2 cup of nuts, raisins, chocolate chips or anything you desire.
- Spread in pan and bake for approximately 20 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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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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They’re very thin, fudgy, and a little on the bitter side.
BUT
That’s what I was going for anyway cuz I was gonna serve it with ice cream and other toppings. A sweeter brownie would have been *too* sweet with all that. The bitterness of this recipe balances out the ice cream quite nicely.
Not a great recipe if you’re gonna eat them solo. But if you plan on going a la mode, it works fairly well.
Very easy receipe. I’ve made 2 batches so far and are very delicious. It’s very important to use the right bakeware. I’ve tried other recipes with the wrong bakeware and the batch did not bake well. I also added some dark chocolate Toriani syrup to the last batch, soo good
The recipe is very forgiving with adaptations, but the original recipe lacks a LEAVENING INGREDIENT, which probably accounts for the hardness and flatness many of the commenters experienced. I put a but of baking powder in and they turned out alright.
Im not sure what the people leaving bad reviews did wrong. I followed the recipe Exactly, i only left the brownies in for about 18 minutes though. Super delicious and fudgy! Jesus loves you, God bless 🩷🩷
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.
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.
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! :^)
Im here for the second time because OHHH WE LOOOOVED IT. My family asked for a second round and i already know it by head. I came back because i wanted to confirm the sugar measurements. I added chocolate chips.
Can people pls give credit where its due. This is so easy and fast. And i advise those that failed to please check if their ovens work perfectly. Well done and i will recommend to anyone thats interested. Botswana lady typing from Namibia, Southern Africa.
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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!!!
They were delicious. Not to cake like but fudgy definitely saving this recipe.
Amazing brownies, only problem I had was not letting them sit long enough because I needed to head to my next class. Turns out they are also pretty good as a semi-liquid, semi-solid dessert. Really cool if you take the pan and put in a mixer, remix, and then let sit. Adds little pieces chunks from the edges throughout the mix.
It sounds like you’re baking skills are poor, and you have bad taste.
It sounds like you’re baking skills are poor, and you have bad taste.
Great recipe! Quick and easy! Delicious 😋! I was questioning 1/2 cup flour but they turned out very good! Baked 30-35 mins because I used chocolate syrup ice cream topping (I had no morsels lol) Talk about chewy and oh so chocolaty my partner in chocolate lol my GreatGranddaughter is going to Love these😁❤ We’re Chocolate Chocolate Lovers! I love to hear her say “Mmm Choc-o-late! Tyfs!
These brownies are absolutely DELICIOUS. This is my all time favorite recipe!!
These brownies are fricken delicious! I added Oreo’s to mine and they were a hit! Might even try making a “Marvellous Creations” style brownie next time – 🤤
I doubled the recipe as written. They were delicious fudgy and chocolate. Not dry. Very moist. Thick and delicious. Perfect. I did bake them at 350 in an electric oven for at least 45 minutes. will definitely make again.
A bit disappointed. Mine were dry. The kids liked them but they’d eat a sock if it had chocolate on it…. They’re ok if you need a quick easy chocolate fix. Not bad when covered in ice cream and choc sauce.
The best brownie I have made in a while. Thank you for sharing with us.
I was nervous after reading all the comments so I added a little bit more butter and about another 2 tbsp of sugar. I added approx 1 tsp of baking powder too. They were amazing. Cooked for 20 minutes and were fudgy. I’ll definitely make these again! 4 stars purely because I had to adapt a bit.
This is the same recipe I made for my children as they were growing, and I lost it! Easiest and best recipe there is. So glad I found it!
I used dutch processed cocoa and AP flour. Don’t use the more bitter and acidic natural processed cocoa…like Hershey. These were perfect and simple!
Not sure abt the negative reviews but I made this recipe exactly (except I added baking powder) and it turned out very moist and fudgy. I baked mine a little longer bc I don’t like it gooey.
This recipe is a lie! They turned out the opposite of fudge and delicious. They had the consistency of a hockey puck. I followed the whole recipe just the way it said to and ended up wasting ingredients. So gross, I had to throw them away. All in all, just find a different recipe 0/10 🙁
super easy to make and tastes delicious!
Really easy and gooey added 1 cup chocolate chips and added more on top
I just made these and they are super moist and fudge!
These were okay, but I would highly recommend doubling the recipe if you want fudgy thick brownies. These by themselves were flat and hardly fudgy at all.
Absolutely delicious and fudgy! Super simple and easy to make, and we all love them! 🙂
I used exact measurements and cooked it less than 20 Mins but came out cake like. No brownie crackly top… It’s like cake but a pretty good cake
Best brownies ever! This is exactly what I was looking for in a brownie—Easy to make, easy to clean, fudgy, and easily replaced with diary-free butter and chocolate chips! Will be saving this recipe for any time I need brownies!
I used a metal 8×8” for 21 minutes and they were perfect!
The taste is really good but 20-22 minutes is way too long. Unless my stove just cooks faster. Mines were ready in like 10 minutes. After 10 minutes they were overcooked.
I followed this recipe carefully and just didn’t love the results. I’ve had better for sure.
These were so good. They are the best brownies I ever made
So gooey and fudgey. Can’t wait to make again.
Super quick and easy recipe, had everything on hand made a double batch baked a 9 x 13 pan for 28 minutes came out perfect. half the pans empty 10 minutes after I got it out of the oven and not even cool I think they’re a hit.
simple and tasty! i used 1/2 cup of sugar sweet enough.brownies really dont rise its not cake.the only issue was to check on them at about 18 minutes.mine were alittle well done at 20 minutes.
Yum! I used canna butter, but otherwise followed the recipe. Will definitely make again.
Hi I’m going to make these brownies, can you tell me which flour has been used, is it plain or self raising, because it just says flour. Thanks
self raising flour
Use plain, brownies are not supposed to be like cake. They don’t need baking soda or powder.