Indulge in the richness of the ultimate homemade brownie recipe that’s set to be your new favorite! These brownies are a chocolate lover’s heaven, packed with a melt-in-your-mouth, lavish cocoa flavor. With an inviting crackly top and gooey center, they are sinfully decadent. They’re absolutely perfect for any special occasion, or simply when you need a sweet pick-me-up!

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Key to Success #1 – Use One Bowl

This Fudgy Brownies recipe is a pretty simple recipe but it simply cannot be beat.

A nice, thick brownie is perhaps the best dessert out there and it’s one of the easiest too, especially this one-bowl recipe.

You do not need a mixer for this recipe. You just need a bowl and a spoon.

I even melt the butter in the same bowl that I have my cocoa powder + oil mixed in.

Just pop it into the microwave for about a minute then stir together.

I have talked about this before but the best mixing bowl is one with high and straight sides and a relatively flat bottom.

This Sunbeam brand mixing bowl is the perfect one.

It is actually the replacement part for a Sunbeam stand mixer.

Key to Succes #2 – Do Not Overmix

Be sure to mix the brownie batter only until it’s completely combined. You don’t want to overmix it.

Mix until the batter is just combined then spread into a 13×9-inch baking dish.

I have several Pyrex baking dishes that have lids and those are some of my favorites to use because it makes storing the food so easy.

But I also really love the Fiesta baker dishes. They come in so many pretty colors and they are very durable.

A Funny Kid Story

I was not planning to post about brownies tonight but some things you just have to share.

After Noah got home from school, he helped me whip up a pan of brownies for dessert.

We’d done really well getting together all the wet ingredients and he helped me stir it all together.

Then he was helping me read the recipe on my phone and I was getting the dry ingredients out of the cabinet for him.

I’d put the flour in the bowl and was digging through the cabinet looking for the baking soda when a can of baking powder fell into the brownie bowl.

The flour went all over Noah – on his shirt, on his face, in his ear!

I’m probably pretty lucky that he wasn’t super mad at me since it was all my fault, but he thought it was hilarious!

I recorded a little video of him for your viewing pleasure.

Tell me you didn’t smile while you were watching that excited little boy.

They are perfect with a tall glass of milk. We were a bit low on milk tonight though so we didn’t do that.

Save this Brownies recipe to your favorite Brownies Board or your Chocolate Desserts board.

Homemade Brownies

These brownies are so rich and fudgy that they don’t require any frosting. And they are easy to make in one bowl, no mixer required. How much easier can you get?

4.78 from 9 votes

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 30

Total Time: 40

Servings: brownies

Calories: 506kcal

Author: Jennifer

Ingredients

6 Tbsp cocoa powder + 1 Tbsp oil
1 cup butter
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup chopped nuts optional
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips optional

Instructions

Mix cocoa and oil. Add butter and melt in the microwave.
Cool slightly. Add sugar and eggs, mix well.
Add flour, baking powder, and salt to the chocolate mixture.
Stir in nuts, chocolate chips, and vanilla.
Pour batter into a greased 13 X 9-inch pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.

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