Are you a homemade brownie lover, do you have a loyalty to a particular boxed mix, or do you just buy whatever is on sale? No judgement here either way for sure, but every since I made these Extra Thick and Fudgy Homemade Brownies, I am a homemade brownie convert. Let me tell you why.
All along, I’ve been buying a boxed brownie mix at the grocery store thinking I was saving myself some time when really, homemade brownies are just as convenient. They are so easy! You don’t have to break out the mixer at all. Plus, you probably already have all of the ingredients in your pantry, so you can save yourself a trip to the store!
I like knowing all the ingredients that go into my baked goods rather than trying to read a label full of big words when I can. It makes me feel all warm and granola inside. You know that feeling?
The best way to make fudgy, moist homemade brownies is not over mixing the batter. It’s okay to leave a few little lumps of the dry ingredients in the batter for the sake of not over mixing. I promise, its okay!
And another trick is to add a little coffee extract. The brownies don’t taste like coffee, but it really helps enhance the chocolate flavor. I like using a combination of unsweetened cocoa powder and semi sweet chocolate chips.
So have I convinced you yet? If you give them a try let me know!
PrintExtra Thick and Fudgy Homemade Brownies
Let me convince you that homemade brownies are better than boxed!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 9 large brownies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon coffee flavored extract (optional)
- 2/3 cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9 by 9 inch baking pan by spraying with nonstick spray, and then lining with parchment paper leaving excess hanging over two sides of the pan.
- Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium low heat. Remove from the heat. Stir in sugar and chocolate chips. Stir until the mixture is smooth.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing between additions. Then add vanilla extract, and coffee extract (optional).
- In a separate bowl, mix cocoa powder, flour, salt, and baking powder. Add the dry ingredients to the saucepan, and mix together. Do not over mix. When there are still a few small lumps of unmixed flour and cocoa powder visible, stop mixing.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for 32-38 minutes. The top should look shiny and a little bit crackled.
- Allow the brownies to cool completely (this will take several hours), and then lift them out of the pan using the parchment paper. Cut into bars. A plastic knife if the best tool for cutting brownies!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Brownie
- Calories: 509
- Sugar: 50g
- Sodium: 340mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8.4g
- Trans Fat: 0.8g
- Carbohydrates: 65g
- Fiber: 2.1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 137mg
I’ll take a homemade brownie over a boxed mix any day! These look so incredibly fudgy. Is it bad that I want one and it’s only 6:15a.m.?
It’s always a good time for brownies!
I just made these brownies and they are AMAZING!! Today us Valentine’s Day, so I decided to cut them into heart shapes, drizzle with some simple powdered sugar and milk icing and red sprinkles and serve them up with a scoop of ice cream later! So easy and decadent! Thanks so much Julie! Also, because I didn’t have anything coffee, I added a tsp. of pure vanilla and love them! So sweet and delicious with my dark chocolate chips!! Happy Valentine’s Day!! <3
I didn’t have coffee extract on hand so I used pure mint extract! They’re baking now! Thx for the recipe!
These brownies are delicious…..im making them for a second time in a day. 😊
Sounds like a really great day, Mia!
Well there is coffee extract in there.😊
Excellent recipe!!! Came out moist and rich tasting with espresso powder added in place of extract,that I did not have. All in one pan preparation works for me too!!! Thanks for recipe!!!!!! Kathy
Thanks so much Kathleen. I need to try the espresso powder.
hi, can I use a 12X7.5 pan? and should I cook it less since? please let me know what I should do. thank you
Yes you can use that size pan. I think it will take just a little less time – check them at 30 minutes. Insert a toothpick into the brownies 1-2 inches away from the center, and if it comes out mostly clean without batter, they should be ready. The center will continue to set as they cool.
My husband loves fudgy brownies and these are now his favorite. They are so thick, rich and just decadent.
I loved this recipe. It turned out as fantastic as the recipe led me to believe it would. No more box mixes for me!!
Extra fudgy and thick brownies are definitely for me. They look so good:)
Thank you!
I am trying your recipe and there still in the oven and I am overly excited to try them!
Hope you enjoy Natasha!
These look delicious! Brownies are my favorite!
These brownies look like perfection.
Mmmm.. brownies are my favorite food of all time, and these look amazing!! 🙂 I used to be a box mix girl, but that was before I realized how easy it was to make the homemade kind! Now I’m all about the made from scratch kind! Can’t wait to try yours! 🙂
Thank you Anna! Hope you enjoy!
Homemade brownies are so much better than boxed. And since there are no scary ingredients in them I can eat more. Ha! These looks delicious!
That’s how I justify it too.
Homemade = Healthy
Thanks Allison!
I made these for a crowd at my house for dinner last weekend! Everyone loved them! Including my 2 year old sons! Couldn’t get enough!! Yummy, delicious and easy!
That’s great Tamara! Thanks for letting me know.
Hi I made your brownies yesterday, fabulous ! I got up in the middle of the night and my husband was enjoying one !
I’m making some for my husband to take into work and I’ll need to make a lot. Thank you for showing how to double or triple the recipe. But if I triple it , what size pan would be best ? Thank you , Theresa
Sometimes brownies call my name in the middle of the night, too! Haha, I’m so glad you are enjoying them. I’m not sure about the pan size for changing the recipe… the double and triple button are automated, so I would need to actually test the recipe to know what size pan and baking time to suggest. Sorry not helpful!
Do you have to use chocolate chips?
No, you do not have to use the chocolate chips. Thanks for your question!
I just made these today and they are amazing. They’re not cakey (usually my problem with brownies)…they’re moist and fudgy just like the description. Thanks for the recipe!!
I totally agree Lizzy, so glad they worked out well for you!
Just put them in the oven. They already smell sooo good! Can wait to try them!!!
Enjoy Kelly!
Can I just add walnuts too
Sure!
Can I replace the 1\2 cup of chocolate chips with Andys candies thin mints chopped?
Sure thing, sounds good!
I made this recipe, but dubled it and it won’t cook! They have been in the oven for almost an hour!
I have not tried doubling this recipe before, so I’m not sure how long it should need in the oven. They are already pretty thick, so I’m not surprised they are taking longer.
The same thing happened to me. I tried to double the recipie and split the batter into 2 separate 9×9in pans but it will not cook!:/
I just made this recipe and didn’t double it but it took a good hour, if not longer, to bake. They’re cooling as we speak!
ok i just made these today and doubled the recipe also and mine dont look like the picture shown. i am gonna make again in a single batch…i was careful to measure right and used 2 different pans….also it seems like alot of butter….ill let you know, i am commenting since i just read the other person doubled theirs and was having issues…
Hi! I have these in the oven now but I only had an 8×8 pan. They’ve been in 35 minutes at 350° but are still suuuuuuper runny. How much longer do you think they’ll need to be in there?
Hi Ashlee! Just keep them in until a toothpick an inch away from the center comes out mostly clean. Should be fine!
Just made these and they turned out great! Thank you so much for spending the time to post this recipe Julie! You are an unbelievably talented baker, Happy Holidays 🙂
Jackie, I’m so glad you like them and thank your for your kind words! Hope your holidays are cozy, warm, and wonderful!
Do we beat the batter or just mix everything ?
I tryed your recipe and it was wonderful, my new go to recipe thanks
So glad Rolf, thank you!
So easy to make and absolutely delicious…I will never make boxed brownies again..made these for the family over the holidays and of course they were a huge hit…
Teresa, that’s great! Glad you loved them too.
Will they turn out in a 9X13 pan?
Yes, they will just be thinner and may not take as long to bake.
I am making in a 9 × 13 pan. I still want them thick 8and as your recipe descrbes. Should I double all ingredients? Four eggs is my main question I guess I do not want them cakey. I need to make 20 for a bake sale.
I made these today. Ohhhh, they are absolutely wonderful. Thank you for the recipe… Definitely will be making them again!! They were a big hit!!
Lorri, that’s great! You are very welcome!
I made these tonight, and they are so delicious! My kids and husband raved over them! I used dark chocolate cocoa and dark chocolate chips and baked them in an 8×8 pan, which was the only size available. As expected, it took extra time to bake (about 50 minutes total), and I stalked the oven for that extra 15 minutes. Was so worth it! Thanks for the recipe!
Oh I love your dark chocolate additions! Glad you waited the extra 15 minutes!
Ok. On day one of making the brownies I was definitely not a convert. I even lamented my craving for the artificial flavor and high fructose syrup in boxed brownies. Today is day two….. My husband said these were the best brownies he’d had in 43years. I just ate one bite and………… Lord have mercy! Julie, you win. These are phenomenal and boxed brownies don’t come close. Thank you for showing me the light.
Tanisha, that’s awesome! Haha, thanks for making my day!
I agree. They taste much better the second day. At first we all thought they were just alright but now everyone says they’re the best brownies ever.
I found this recipe on Pinterest tonight, because my DH and I had a mad craving for brownies and no box mix in the house. And it’s freezing here so no way were we leaving to go get some. I turned to Pinterest, and lo and behold, we had everything to make these in my ‘baking things’ cupboard (and exactly 4 eggs in the fridge, it was meant to be!) so I decided to give it a whirl. I melted the chocolate chips into the butter after misreading the recipe, so the middle was extra fudgey. I used an 8×8 pan because it’s all I had, and ended up baking them for 55 minutes. They are a huge hit, though I’m not sure if it’s a good thing that they are so easy to make!
HOLY COW. I have one box mix I love, but hate the ingredients…now I can make it at home with my own organic, grass-fed, free-range, what-have-you ingredients. I love you. You are now my new favorite person. (oh, I subbed in brown sugar for half the sugar, which gives them that bit of chewy I like when they are cooled–not that I waited, mind you.)
Awesome!!!
Can I use regular cocoa?
Katie, I’m not quite sure what you mean by regular cocoa? This recipe calls for the type of cocoa you would find in the baking aisle.
CAN’T WAIT TO MAKE THIS…HAVING FRIENDS OVER THE WEEKEND AND I DEFINITELY MAKE THIS
Enjoy, Rita!
Thank you for making my day! I would always buy box brownies from the store until I stumbled upon your brownie recipe! I feel silly for not realizing how easy they are to make and they taste so much better! Thank you!
Yay Krissy, that’s so awesome!
Do you have any idea what the nutritional information is?
BwHahahaha just slap it on your thighs. 🤣
Do you buy or make your own coffee extract?
I used McCormick’s coffee extract, but I think if you added a bit of strongly brewed coffee it would have the same effect.
I just add 1/4 tsp of instant coffee to the butter.
I made these last night and erroneously used a cup of cocoa instead of 2/3. They turned out delicious!! Further, I added a half teaspoon of cardamom which helped the rich flavor even more. I can’t wait to make them again!
I’m so glad to hear that Devon!
These are amazing!! I just made them. Best recipe I’ve found.
Oh that makes my day Becky!