Editors' Pick
The Best Brownies
"These brownies are not cake-like. They are more moist and gooey. I always undercook them a bit because we like them very moist."
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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10
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 large eggs
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄3 cup cocoa powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup flour
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit or 180 degrees Celsius.
- Mix oil and sugar until well blended.
- Add eggs and vanilla; stir just until blended.
- Mix all dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
- Stir dry ingredients into the oil/sugar mixture.
- Pour into greased 9 x 9 square pan.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until sides just starts to pull away from the pan.
- Cool completely before cutting.
- Note: I usually double the recipe and bake in a 9 x 13 pan. If you double the recipe, you will need to cook longer than 20 minutes.
Questions & Replies
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Can I just say thank you for keeping the recipe simple and directions and ingredients side by side instead of writing a whole novel like i find with a lot of recipes on the internet!!!! i am old school and like recipe cards myself..........it was very easy because i didnt have to sort through all the other non sense. my brownies are baking as i type this and I am excited to see how they turn out!!!!!! Thank you again for keeping it simple!!!! -
Has anyone made a Gluten Free Alterbative recipie of this? I did sub coconut flour (1/4 cup) and they came out okay but I am looking to get thicker brownies. Any suggestions? -
Could i add butter instead of oil? -
Um... I made the brownies without coco powder and put them in the oven and when I checked after 5 min it started to boil is this normal??? -
Does the recipe need slight changing for an altitude of 5,000 feet?
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Reviews
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I logged into this website for the first time in over 4 years to rate these brownies. They literally are THE. BEST. BROWNIES. I've been making the recipe for years, following it perfectly, and I've never been disappointed. I do always double the recipe and bake by checking every couple minutes. <br/>There are brownies on this website with more ratings than these, they're not as good. Make these now. :)
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I followed the recipe except didn't have vanilla extract. Came out great! Gooey & a shiney flaky top. Those who said it was cake like changed the recipe. They are not cake like at all. Just don't over cook! I doubled and baked at 350 the for 30 minutes. So easy my 3 year old mixed everything after I measured it for her. So even without vanilla, they are great. I know the oil seems like a lot, but its needed. They are brownies after all, not supposed to be good for you.
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I am an advanced, and well-experienced home cook. I am baffled at the 5 star rating on these brownies. I followed the recipe to a T, I used good quality cocoa, and was not impressed. They are cloyingly sweet, and are missing the rich chocolate flavor I love. Mine were also very thin, despite following the recipe exactly as written, and yes, my baking powder is fresh. I suppose we are all looking for different things when it comes to brownies-but these most certainly dont earn the title the best brownies from me. sugar left a granular texture, and I should have known to use butter instead of a neutral oil.
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The most disgusting thing I have ever tasted. I followed the recipe exactly how it said. DONT MAKE THEM!!! -
Followed recipe, and they are not good at all.
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Tweaks
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Made these with butter instead of oil, and topped them with powdered sugar...I may have eaten half the pan before telling my guy that I made them -
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Okay, I used more cocoa powder than the recipe called for, and I added a splash of buttermilk. This cut down on the sweetness wonderfully, and made them deliciously rich. I also added chocolate chips, because they aren’t proper brownies, otherwise. The result? Pure heaven. -
I made these yesterday. I doubled the recipe. But since I'm Type 2 diabetic, I used 1 cup of Splenda Baking mix equal to 2 cups regular sugar) and substituted 1/2 cup applesauce for part of the oil (I did use I/2 cup of vegetable oil. I also added 1/2 cup of crushed walnuts. The coca I used was Hershey's 100% Special Dark powdered.<br/><br/>Wow! I don't ever think I'll make brownies any other way! And that's saying something as my kids and DH loved them ! Until now, I've always made the boxed things and could never partake. Now I can have a piece! -
I was skeptical because I'm not a fan of using vegetable oil in baking but these turned out beautifully subbed with coconut oil (equal amount to recipe). I also replaced half the sugar with coconut sugar, and half the vanilla with almond extract. Left the rest of the recipe as is. It turned out beautifully with 5 additional minutes.
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remove the baking powder, that makes it more cake like. i tried it according to this recipe and they were not fudgy at all,
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