Best Brownie Recipe Ever
These fudgy homemade brownies are rich, intensely chocolatey, and loaded with melted chocolate in every bite. Made with Dutch-process cocoa, dark chocolate, butter, and a touch of instant coffee, they're the ultimate bakery-style brownies with chewy edges and a decadent fudgy center.
Servings 20 brownies
Calories 259kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup dutch process cocoa powder
- 6 oz dark or semisweet chocolate plus 4oz more for inside brownies
- 1.5 tablespoon instant coffee powder
- 1 cup melted butter
- 1 ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and grease 9x13 metal baking dish with non-stick spray.
- In a bowl, whisk together cocoa powder, chocolate chips, and instant coffee powder.
- Melt butter in separate dish and immediately pour hot butter on top of chocolate mixture. Stir until all melted. If chips aren't melting, place in microwave in 15 second increments until totally melted. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, using a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat together white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla for 5-6 minutes or until fluffy, thick, and creamy. Slowly beat in chocolate mixture until all combined.
- Using a spatula, mix in flour and salt slowly until all combined and no flour pockets left. Fold in remaining chocolate chips.
- Pour into prepared baking dish spreading to edges with spatula. Bake for 22-24 minutes or until set. Let cool for an hour before cutting into.
Nutrition
Calories: 259kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 205mg | Potassium: 156mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 335IU | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 2mg