Try this Best and Easiest Brownies recipe that you will ever make- it’s thick and fudgy and loaded with chocolate! This easy one-bowl recipe comes together in minutes.
The recipe has been updated. (April 2019)
I have always loved Brownies! If you have been here on my blog and YouTube channel for a while, you will know that my love for brownies eaten with ice cream is superb 🙂
Get your vanilla ice cream and eat it with this Best and Easiest Brownies, the Simply Bakings way!
Watch the video to see how I made it!
Tips and Tricks for Making This Best and Easiest Brownies Recipe:
- Before you start mixing the dry ingredients, it is very important to sift them first. A delicious brownie doesn’t have lumps of flour or baking powder in it 🙂
- Take your brownie to the next level! After cooling them completely, frost it with your favorite chocolate frosting or if you love cream cheese frosting, feel free to add some on top! Yum!
- Always use a nonstick baking pan or baking dish. If you don’t have those, place parchment paper on your baking pans before pouring in the brownie batter. You can also use a nonstick cooking spray to prevent your brownies from sticking to the pan after baking.
- To know if the brownie is baked to perfection, stick in a toothpick and if it comes out clean, then it’s ready to be taken out from the oven.
How to Make this Best and Easiest Brownies Recipe:
Preheat the oven to 350 F, prepare the pan by generously coating the pan with oil, and set aside.
In a large bowl, add the melted butter and melt for about 30 seconds on high heat:
Next, add the granulated sugar to the melted butter and mix until combined. Add in the eggs, and vanilla extract, and mix until everything is well combined:
Add the unsweetened cocoa powder, all-purpose flour, salt, and baking powder, and using a wire whisk, mix until well combined:
After mixing well, the brownie batter should look like this – smooth, velvety, and without lumps:
Pour the brownie batter into a greased pan or baking dish:
You can tap tap the baking pan or baking dish gently onto your table to let out the air bubbles and make the brownie batter level:
Bake for 25-30 minutes and voila!
You now have a delicious and easy brownie masterpiece!
Frequently Asked Questions for Best and Easiest Brownies Recipe:
Q: I often have lumps in my batter even if I sift the dry ingredients before mixing. Can I strain the batter before I bake them?
A: Yes, sure. That would ensure that no lumps would be included and you get perfect brownies baked from scratch.
Q: Can I use gluten-free flour instead of regular all-purpose flour?
A: Yes, you can use gluten-free flour for this recipe.
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Happy Baking!
Best and Easiest Brownies
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter melted
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F, prepare the pan (9×9 inch pan) by generously coating the pan with oil and set aside.
- In a large bowl, add the melted butter and melt for about 30 seconds on high heat. Next, add the granulated sugar and mix until combined. Add eggs, vanilla extract and mix until everything is just combined. (Don’t overmix)
- Add the unsweetened cocoa powder, all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, and mix until well combined. Then pour the brownie batter into the pan and bake for 25-30 minutes.
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Hi,
This is the first time I bake your recipe. My batter is thicker than yours. I just bake 15 minute not to over bake it and it came out cooked and didn’t look like yours at all. Not so soft and with little crust on it. It tastes o.k. . I tried a lot Brownies recipe. But this recipe is not the best recipe for me. I have a better one with a thin crust.
You don’t specify pan size…
In the video, the pan looks like a 9×9 size.
well, no body cares
lol don’t be mean
This is the best brownie recipe ever
really?
no
Hey I was just wondering if anyone know how many calories are in the brownie?
Just wanting to know if we are using baking soda or powder? 🤔 Ingredients said different from the instructions, thanks ladies
I think it’s baking powder
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Hello EvAnir,
Sorry, this recipe has been fixed, it’s 1/4 teaspoon baking powder. I’m sorry for the late reply too.
In the video she said the pain was a 8×8.
Amazing! This is so yum!
Hi Cath, thank you so much. I hope to see your chewy brownies version. Please tag me if you have photos of it. 🙂
My brownie was so soft like a cake.How to make it look like brownie?
Hi Tintu,
I apologize for the late response. Make sure you use the correct pan size, a 8×8 inch pan or 9×9 inch pan works best. 🙂
Hi how many grams is half cup butter? Can some1 help pls
Hello there, it’s equivalent to 113 grams. Thanks for swinging by. 🙂
Great basic brownie recipe. Mine came out really thin and cake-like, baked in an 8 x 8 in pan. However, if you want a 9 x 13 pan you will need to multiply the recipe x 4. Very good.
Hi Sonja,
Thank you for trying out this recipe and for visiting my blog! 🙂
Mine was overbaked at 23 minutes at 350.
Oh no, I’m so sorry. Oven temperatures varies, so maybe lower the heat to 325. I’m sorry for the late response too.
HORRIBLE!! The recipe made barely any batter to even coat the bottom of my 8×8 pan, i switched it into a 4×4, but my batter was far thicker than the pictures obviously stolen from the real recipe! Tasted unpleasant almost like a sponge cake you’d make in the microwave! Disgusting do not recommend!!!
Love this recipe! So easy and great for my grandbaby to help and learn with!
Butter
Cups Grams
1/4 cup of Butter 57 grams
1/3 cup of Butter 76 grams
1/2 cup of Butter 113 grams
1 cup of Butter 227 grams
8×8 pan and I used baking powder. Works great!
Hello Brenda,
Thank you so much. I’m glad you love this recipe. Yes, this is easy and great for family bonding. I hope you would love my other recipes too.
These turned out horribly and i Followed the recipe to a T! Do not recommend using this recipe. The batter was thick and there Was very little batter in the end. Cooked for 15 minutes based off of another comment I saw and they We’re so dry still. Do not recommend!