Desserts

Chocolate Brownies

Name: Chocolate Brownies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 16 squares
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200 g dark chocolate, chopped; 170 g butter; 250 g sugar; 3 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 100 g all-purpose flour; 30 g cocoa powder; 1/2 tsp salt; chocolate chips, optional

Dense, fudgy squares with a crackly top.

Vegetarian

Stack of fudgy chocolate brownies with a crackly top — A few moist crumbs on the toothpick mean it's done, not underbaked.

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total1 hr

Servings 12 servings

DifficultyEasy

Melted chocolate and butter whisked with sugar and eggs until glossy, baked just until set -- the crackly top is the sign you got it right.

Ingredients

200 g dark chocolate, chopped
170 g butter
250 g sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
100 g all-purpose flour
30 g cocoa powder
1/2 tsp salt

To finish

chocolate chips, optional

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 175C (350F) and line an 8x8 in baking pan with parchment.
Melt the chocolate and butter together in a saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth.
Remove from heat and whisk in the sugar until glossy.
Whisk in the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla.
Whisking hard at this stage is what gives brownies their shiny, crackly top -- do not skip it.
Fold in the flour, cocoa powder, and salt just until no streaks remain.
Pour into the prepared pan, scatter with chocolate chips if using, and bake until the edges are set but the center still looks slightly underdone. 28 min
Cool in the pan before cutting into squares. 15 min

Notes

Slight underbaking is what keeps brownies fudgy -- a toothpick should come out with a few moist crumbs, not clean.
Keeps 4 days in an airtight container at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts

Per serving (1 square) -- estimated, not lab-tested.
Nutrient	Amount
Calories	260 kcal
Total Fat	14 g
Saturated Fat	8 g
Carbohydrates	32 g
Fiber	2 g
Sugar	23 g
Protein	4 g
Sodium	110 mg
Cholesterol	55 mg
Values are estimates based on standard ingredient data, not laboratory analysis.

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