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Homemade Brownies From Scratch

These Homemade Brownies From Scratch are so easy to make and a simple modification in the recipe allows you to get cakey or fudgy brownies!

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 32 brownies
Calories: 266 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Fudgy Brownies
  • ½ cup butter
  • 4 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 6 oz bittersweet chocolate SEE NOTES
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • ¼ cup coffee SEE NOTES
  • ½ cup Dutch process cocoa
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup flour
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ cup walnuts
Cakey Brownies
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 4 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 oz bittersweet chocolate
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • ¼ cup coffee
  • ½ cup Dutch process cocoa
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1.5 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 ½ cups flour

Instructions

Fudgy Brownies
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  1. Preheat the oven to 350°
  2. Grease your baking pan (I used an 8x8)
  3. Chop the walnuts and set aside
  4. Melt the butter
  5. Add the cooking oil and sugar to the melted butter and stir
  6. Add the eggs, melted bittersweet chocolate, vanilla essence, coffee and mix well
  7. Add the salt, baking powder, flour and dutch process cocoa and mix well
  8. Stir in the chopped nuts, pour into your baking tin and bake for 30-40 minutes (SEE NOTE)
Cakey Brownies
  1. Preheat the oven to 350°
  2. Grease your baking pan (I used an 9x9) (SEE NOTE)
  3. Melt the butter
  4. Add the cooking oil and sugar to the melted butter and stir
  5. Add the eggs, melted bittersweet chocolate, vanilla essence, coffee and mix well
  6. Add the salt, baking powder, flour and dutch process cocoa and mix well
  7. Pour into your baking tin and bake for 30 minutes (SEE NOTE)

Notes

  • Bittersweet Chocolate - Chop the chocolate into small pieces and melt slowly over a double boiler to insure the chocolate melts evenly and does not burn. If you don't have a double boiler you can melt the chocolate at 10 second increments in your microwave. Remember that slow is better when handling chocolate. 
  • Coffee - You can use ¼ cup of leftover brewed coffee or mix 1 teaspoon of instant coffee with ¼ cup of water to get the desired quantity. Coffee really helps enhance the flavor of chocolate and it's an old hack my mother taught me that I religiously use.
  • Baking Times - Since there is variation in ovens and bakeware, I always start checking my baked goods about 5-10 minutes before the time stipulated in a recipe. This insures perfect results.
  • Servings and Calories - The Number of brownies in the servings and the calorie count reflect two batches of cooked brownies, cakey and fudgy, so if you opt to make only one type these numbers will vary.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1piece Calories 266kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 33g (11%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 14g (22%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 43mg (14%) Sodium 191mg (8%) Potassium 134mg (4%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 22g (44%) Vitamin A 182IU (4%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 39mg (4%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 32brownies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 266

% Daily Value*

Serving 1piece
Calories 266kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 33g 11%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 14g 22%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 43mg 14%
Sodium 191mg 8%
Potassium 134mg 3%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 22g 44%
Vitamin A 182IU 4%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 39mg 4%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.