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Ultimate Fudgy Cocoa Brownies

[heart_this] · Feb 21, 2018 · 13 Comments

Ultimate Fudgy Cocoa Brownies

The ultimate fudge cocoa brownies with huge chunks of dark chocolate!

Brownies have to be one of my all time favourite treats and I like them nice and thick, moist and fudgy! The trick to getting fudgy brownies is to have a higher fat to flour ratio and to have more moisture and this recipe accomplishes this by using 1 cup butter, 2 cups sugar, and 4 eggs to 1 cup flour and 1 cup cocoa powder. Using half brown sugar increases the moisture in the brownies and adds an extra layer of flavour and a small amount of oil also adds to the fudgy-ness. The next trick to keeping these brownies nice and moist is to not over bake them! You want to pull these brownies out of the oven a little early and allow them to finish baking in the pan as they cool outside of the oven; having said that, these brownies are so easy to make! You simply mix the wet ingredients, mix in the dry ingredients, pour into a baking pan and bake! All said and done you are in the ultimate fudgy cocoa brownie heaven in about 30 minutes!
Oh, right, I almost forgot to mention the huge chunk of dark chocolate! I like to cut 2 full dark chocolate bars up into huge chunks and bake them into the brownies! Those chunks of chocolate are so amazing when they are still warm from the oven and the chocolate is nice and melted, ooey-gooey and good! Lava brownies anyone? The chunks of chocolate are also fantastic when cool, giving the fudgy brownies a nice solid bite! Enough talking about these brownies, it’s time to get to baking some!

Ultimate Fudgy Cocoa Brownies
Ultimate Fudgy Cocoa Brownies
Ultimate Fudgy Cocoa Brownies
Ultimate Fudgy Cocoa Brownies
Ultimate Fudgy Cocoa Brownies
Ultimate Fudgy Cocoa Brownies
Ultimate Fudgy Cocoa Brownies
Melted chocolaty goodness!

Ultimate Fudgy Cocoa Brownies

Ultimate Fudgy Cocoa Brownies
Ultimate Fudgy Cocoa Brownies

Ultimate Fudgy Cocoa Brownies

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Servings: 30

The ultimate fudge cocoa brownies with huge chunks of dark chocolate!

ingredients
  • 1 cup butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons oil (vegetable or coconut)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (optional)
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 7oz (200g) dark chocolate chunks or chips (optional)
directions
  1. Mix the butter, oil and sugars before beating in the eggs and vanilla extract.
  2. Mix in the flour, cocoa powder and salt, mix into the wet ingredients until just combined, before mixing in the dark chocolate chunks.
  3. Pour the batter into a greasde (optionally foil or parchment paper lined), 9×13 inch baking pan and bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until the top looks just set but still jiggles a little, about 18-22 minutes, before pulling out of the oven and letting it cool in the pan for 30 minutes.
  4. Slice and enjoy!
Note: For fudge like textured brownies a toothpick pushed into the centre will come out dirty when you pull it out of the oven. It will continue to bake in the pan as it cools and have that perfect texture!
Nutrition Facts: Calories 147, Fat 8g (Saturated 4g, Trans 0.2g), Cholesterol 41mg, Sodium 51mg, Carbs 18g (Fiber 1g, Sugars 13g), Protein 1g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. Deborah - Miami says

    February 21, 2018 at 10:13 pm

    OMG Kevin, this looks death defying… I am leaving my computer right now to try your recipe.

    Reply
  2. Isadora Guidoni says

    February 23, 2018 at 8:09 pm

    Omg, these brownies look soooo good!! Thank you for sharing the recipe, I can't wait to try them myself!

    Reply
  3. Karen M says

    December 31, 2018 at 6:32 pm

    I just made these brownies, but I made them gluten free. They came out great! I used Cup 4 Cup gf flour and did add 1/2 tsp. baking powder ( I didn’t think they would rise without it). I also added big chunks of walnuts and bar chocolate chopped. My husband didn’t know they were gluten free. Great recipe!!!

    Reply
    • Francine Jacobson says

      June 9, 2022 at 8:01 pm

      Good idea for the BP thank you!

      Reply
  4. Connie says

    January 8, 2019 at 12:23 pm

    The narrative preceding the recipe talks about 2 full chocolate bars broken in large pieces and added to the batter. But the recipe doesn’t mention them. Are they in addition to the 7 oz. of chunks/chips? Can you please clarify this?

    Reply
    • kevin says

      January 10, 2019 at 9:26 am

      The last ingredients in the recipe “7oz (200g) dark chocolate chunks or chips (optional)” is the 2 (3.5oz) chocolate bars broken up into chunks.

      Reply
  5. Darlene says

    February 9, 2019 at 3:56 pm

    How many brownies did you make to match the macros?

    Reply
  6. Chuck says

    December 17, 2019 at 7:13 pm

    What type of dark chocolate bars do you use – semi-sweet, bittersweet, or unsweetened dark chocolate?

    Reply
    • kevin says

      December 18, 2019 at 10:39 am

      You can use your favourite chocolate here! I usually use a 70% dark chocolate and some bittersweet’s will get up to 70%.

      Reply
  7. Veronica says

    May 2, 2021 at 5:47 pm

    I don’t like dark chocolate. Can I use milk chocolate or semi sweet chocolate?

    Reply
    • Joy says

      June 12, 2021 at 9:46 am

      He does say in the comment above ‘You can use your favourite chocolate here’.

      Reply
  8. Shirley says

    June 11, 2021 at 9:31 pm

    This is the perfect recipe. I have been using this recipe for 34+ years. Everything is identical except mine doesn’t have the extra 2 T. of oil and I only use 1 chocolate bar instead of 2 and a little less cocoa powder. Going to try adding the extra 2 into mine. My same proportions I have always baked in a 9X9 pan for extra thick brownies! Thanks for posting!

    Reply
  9. Tara says

    June 18, 2021 at 5:48 am

    I made these today and they taste great!!

    Reply

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