Gemma's Best Ever Brownie Recipe

Name: Gemma's Best Ever Brownie Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 16 Brownies
Ingredients: 4 large eggs; 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons; 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (6 ¼ oz/177 g); 1 cup (8 oz/225 g) butter; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 4 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup (5 oz/142 g) all-purpose flour; 1 cup (4 oz/115 g) unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 ½ cups (9 oz/255 g) roughly chopped bittersweet chocolate

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Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings
16 Brownies
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American

Gemma's Best Ever Brownie Recipe

Naomi Lloyd

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Try the Best-Ever Brownie Recipe—one bowl and under an hour! Rich chocolate flavor, fudgy centers, and a crackly top will impress every time.

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Ingredients

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4 large eggs, at room temperature
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (8 ¼ oz/227 g) granulated sugar
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (6 ¼ oz/177 g) dark brown sugar
1 cup (8 oz/225 g) butter, melted
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (5 oz/142 g) all-purpose flour
1 cup (4 oz/115 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ½ cups (9 oz/255 g) roughly chopped bittersweet chocolate, divided in half

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Notes

Brown sugar is a key ingredient! It makes the brownies moister, more flavorful and makes for a more fudgy final product. You can easily make your own brown sugar at home.
Use a good quality, unsweetened cocoa powder for the ultimate decadent brownie. Don’t use hot chocolate powder which contains sweeteners and other ingredients.
We prefer extra rich bittersweet chocolate (70%) chunks for this recipe but you can use semi-sweet or even milk chocolate if you like that better.
Don’t forget to season your brownies. Salt and Vanilla are key ingredients, adding essential flavor and dimension. Please don’t leave them out!
Be careful not to over-bake! Brownies are perfectly cooked when they are firm around the edges but still soft to the touch in the middle, as they will continue to set once they come out of the oven. After baking, cool completely in the pan at room temperature before slicing.
For extra neat slices, cover your cooled brownies well and chill (or freeze) until cold and firm, about 2 hours, before slicing. Once sliced, store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Brownies can be stored at room temperature for 3 days or frozen for longer storage: place them in a single layer on a parchment-lined tray. Freeze until firm, then transfer to an airtight container. Defrost at room temperature for about 1 hour (or microwave briefly).
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