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Fudgy Brownies
- Total: 1 hr 34 min
- Cook with: Microwave + Oven 175°C
- kcal: 170 kcal
- Level: Easy
Dense, fudgy one-bowl brownies with a shiny crackly top, made with real dark chocolate and cocoa. Beginner-safe: no mixer, and a toothpick test tells you exactly when to stop.
- Dessert
- American
- Vegetarian
- Contains Dairy
- Contains Eggs
- Contains Gluten
- Contains Soy
16 squares
Ingredients
For the melted chocolate
For the chocolate base
For the brownie batter
Steps
10 min hands-on · 1 hr 24 min hands-off
- 1.
Heat the oven to 175 C and line a 20 cm square pan with baking paper. Melt butter and dark chocolate together in a heatproof bowl in the microwave in 30-second bursts, stirring between, until smooth.
- Microwave
- 4 min
- wait 2 min
Done when smooth and glossy
- 2.
Whisk sugar and brown sugar into the melted chocolate, then whisk in eggs and vanilla extract hard for 1 minute until thick and shiny; this gives the crackly top.
- 3 min
Done when thick and glossy
- 3.
Sift all purpose flour, cocoa powder and salt over the chocolate base and fold in until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
- 2 min
Done when no dry streaks
- 4.
Spread the brownie batter in the pan and bake until the top is set and a toothpick 2 cm from the centre comes out with moist crumbs (not wet batter).
- C · 350°F
- 175°
- minutes
- 22–26
Done when top set, toothpick with moist crumbs
- 5.
Cool the baked brownies completely in the pan, at least 1 hour, then lift out and cut into 16 squares.
- wait 60 min
All done?
Nutrition
Per serving · Estimate
170kcal· 9% of your day
- 2.3 g
- Protein
- 21 g
- Carbs
- 10 g
- Fat
Worth knowing
- Saturated fat30%
- Cholesterol13%
Per square, without chocolate chips % of a 2,000 kcal day. General guidance, not medical advice.
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