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Feb 10, 2023 · Brownies may be easy to make—but it turns out, it's hard to make them moist, chewy, and delicious. Here's how to do it.
- The Cocoa Powder
- The Chocolate Chips
- The Sugar
- The Eggs
- The Flour
- Cornstarch in Brownies?
- Can I Double This Chewy Brownies Recipe?
- Brownie Substitutions
I recommend using Dutch-processed cocoa powder for a deeper flavor and fudgier texture. Natural (aka unsweetened) cocoa will offer a milder chocolate flavor and a slightly drier but chewier texture. My favorite Dutch cocoa powder for brownies is Penzey’s or Guittard. Learn more about how Natural and Dutch-process cocoas affect your bakinghere.
I prefer semisweet chocolate chips, but you can use any kind you like–just keep in mind it will affect the sweetness of the brownies. You can also add 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans in addition to the chocolate chips. Just don’t skip the chocolate chips entirely, as they’re key to achieving that shiny, crinkly crust on top of brownies. Learn my ...
Don’t reduce the sugar in these brownies, as this will cause dry, crumbly brownies that will stale faster. Learn more about sugar’s functions in brownies here.
These Chewy Brownies use two whole eggs plus an additional egg yolk for extra chewiness and richness. Using cold eggs prevents doming and increases moisture.
A small amount of all-purpose flour is essential for creating chewy brownies – but avoid adding too much, as this can cause dry, cakey brownies. Use a digital kitchen scale to prevent accidental overmeasuring. If you don’t have a digital scale, use the spoon-and-level method described here.
Cornstarch mimics the texture of box mix brownies, creating thicker, chewier brownies with a nice shiny crust. Don’t skip it if possible!
Yes! Double all ingredients and bake in a 9 by 13-inch light-colored metal baking pan (don’t use a glass pan!) and add a few minutes to the baking time.
This Chewy Brownie recipe is written to yield a perfect chewy brownie. Altering any ingredients will change the outcome. If you can’t use one of the ingredients listed, check out my extensive brownie recipe index for tons of other brownie options (including coconut oil brownies). This recipe was originally published in 2017 and has been updated wit...
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Apr 26, 2022 · Chewy brownies have a deep chocolate flavor and are well-structured and chewy around the edge with a tender, moist, and slightly gooey center (although not quite as dense as a fudge brownie).
Jul 4, 2022 · First, melt the butter and sugar together. The path to brownies with a fudgy, chewy center — so dense their crumb becomes fine enough to almost (but not quite) disappear — is the combination of melted butter and sugar.
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Jul 1, 2019 · These brownies are made with unsweetened cocoa powder and melted chocolate, which gives them a dark, intense flavor. Frosting on top packs in a powerful punch of sweetness that ties everything together. Homemade vs. Box Mix Brownies.
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Dec 6, 2020 · What Is It About Chewy Brownies? It's the elusive gold standard of the most homey baked good. But how did chewy brownies become so revered (and cakey so reviled)? And why is...
These exceptionally chewy brownies are decadently rich and chocolatey. Their deeply fudgy flavor and supremely chewy texture is due to the combination of melted butter and oil in the batter, plus the use of cocoa powder instead of melted chocolate.
