The Best Brownie Recipe
There are two things I am an absolute perfectionist about: Chocolate chip cookies and brownies. I have probably tried hundreds of brownies throughout my life (not sure whether I should be admitting that or not) and these “better than box mix” brownies truly are the best I have had.
The Perfect Brownie Breakdown:
The Crust: The crust can never be dry and could never be “crunchy”. It must be chewy with a lightly crisp edge.The Center: When you pull the brownies out of the oven, the center of the brownies need to be hot and gooey (perfect for adding a a scoop of ice cream). When they cool, they should be soft and chewy (even for the next day or two).The Top: The top of the brownies should have an ultra thin, delicate, flaky layer. Thinner than tissue paper. See image below to see what I am talking about.
Tips for Making Brownies:
The biggest tip for making these brownies is to NOT OVER BAKE. They may seem slightly under-done when you pull them out and that is totally normal. When they cool, they will be soft and chewy. You want these brownies to fail the “toothpick test”. Brownies are not a cake. They don’t need to be “done” all the way through.
Additions/Subsititutions:
These really don’t need anything extra. They are perfect the way they are. If you want to swap out the dark chocolate chips for semi-sweet, that is totally ok. You can even use peanut butter chips or you want to switch it up. We have used mini-chocolate chips before and those work great too. The chocolate chip part is totally substitutable. Mint chocolate chips would be a fun substitution around the holidays. Get as creative as you want here.
GLUTEN FREE Brownies:
Because there is only just a little over a cup of flour in this recipe it makes it SUPER easy to make gluten free. You can use pretty much any 1:1 flour blend and you will not even be able to tell they are GF. You can use Better Batter, Namaste Four (Costco), or your own flour blend with this recipe. Trust us, we have made them GF for friends and family before and no one even suspected they were GF!
More Brownie Recipes
This is a recipe for good ol’ plain chocolate brownies. It is a no-frills homemade brownie recipe. If you are looking to try some other brownie variations, give one of these a try:
Pretzel Crust Cheesecake BrowniesAlmond Joy BrowniesWhite Chocolate Peppermint Bark BrowniesRed Velvet Brownies
How to Make the BEST Brownies EVER
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