Forget the box mix, these easy homemade Fudge Brownies are made from scratch! They are chewy, gooey and totally decadent and delicious. You won’t find a better brownie recipe than these!
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Homemade Fudge Brownies
I’m not ashamed to say that this recipe came about due to my own forgetfulness, anger and intense cravings for a brownie. See, I always make brownies from a box mix. God knows that I can’t criticize boxed cake or brownie mix- I usually find that they are just as good (or in the case of white cake) better than what I could make myself from scratch. Why expend the extra time, effort and money? Frankly, I think that Duncan Hines fudge brownie mix yields just about the best brownies you can make. I made brownies from scratch before and decided they were not worth the effort.
So why change now?
Well, I’ll tell you. I wanted brownies, thought about them intensely, and then forgot to get a box of mix THREE TIMES IN A ROW that I went to the store. When I got home the last time and realized that I forgot it yet again, I was so irritated at myself that I said, ” *$%! this. I’ll just figure out how to make them from scratch.“
So I did! Turns out theres a couple ways to make brownies from scratch- the cocoa powder route and the melted chocolate route. For sake of simplicity, less dishes, and a desire to get as close as possible to the brownies that I love, I went with the cocoa route. The second step is lots of butter. Really. Lots. I’d like to say that I felt guilty about the amount of butter that I put into these, but that would be a bold faced lie. They were worth every. single. calorie.
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Decadent Fudge Brownies
Ingredients
- 2 sticks of butter melted
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup cocoa
- 3 eggs
- 1 c flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 350F.
- Add all ingredients to a large mixing bowl. Mix together (either by hand or using a mixer) until batter is smooth and thoroughly combined. Pour into a 9×9 pan sprayed with cooking spray.
- Bake in preheated oven for 45-50 minutes. Cool slightly before cutting into squares.
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
Oh god these brownies look so fudg-y, soft and delicious. Wish I had one now!
Go Go Go Gourmet says
I think that should be tomorrow’s project 🙂
yummycrumble says
These look incredible! I’m a huge fan of boxed brownies…cheap…easy…still stinking delicious. These though, they look amazing enough to sway me from the box 🙂
Go Go Go Gourmet says
I totally agree! If I didn’t keep forgetting to buy it, I wouldn’t have even come up with this!!
Mira says
There is nothing better than homemade brownies, made from scratch! These look fantastic!!!
Ella-HomeCookingAdventure says
These look wonderful.. Always loved brownies.
Go Go Go Gourmet says
Thanks! I can tell you for sure that they are totally out-of-this world!
laura says
Were these a chewy brownie? Also once you cut them up,did they start to get hard again? How do you keep them chewy without getting stale like?
Jacqueline says
I only make chewy brownies 🙂 Anything will get stale if you cut it up and leave it out, but you can slow it down by covering the plate or pan with plastic wrap. 15 seconds in the microwave doesn’t hurt either.
Gina Herrera says
I love how moist and fudgy they look! I’d make them over and over again too!