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Easy Basic Chocolate Brownie Recipe

Updated: Dec 3, 2025 · Published: Nov 4, 2010 by nags · This post may contain affiliate links · 51 Comments

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Easy basic chocolate brownie recipe, a recipe for simple chocolate brownies using basic ingredients already in your pantry. I love using chocolate bars while baking and definitely feel like the taste and texture is significantly better when I do. The only thing that I don't look forward to is the melting of the chocolate, especially if it involves a double-boiler set up.{Check out more brownie recipes here like the eggless biscuit brownies, whole wheat brownies, and twix brownies}

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That's why these brownies are so ideal when you want a fuss-free, easy and yummy snack. The ingredients are most probably lurking in your pantry already and you need less than 20 mins to whip them up before sticking it into the oven.

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Easy Basic Chocolate Brownie Recipe

nags
Easy Basic Chocolate Brownie Recipe, a basic recipe to make brownies at home with ingredients most likely already available in your pantry.
4.97 from 31 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 40 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr
Course Dessert
Cuisine International
Servings 12 squares

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup unsalted butter doesn't have to be room temp, isn't that awesome?
  • 1 cup regular white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • ⅓ cup unsweetened baking cocoa powder
  • ½ cup all purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • A pinch of salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350F / 180. Grease a 9" square baking pan.
  • Heat the butter on low flame until just melted (use the microwave, or stovetop works just fine too). Stir in the sugar and vanilla.
  • Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the cocoa; beat well until well blended.
  • Finally, add the flour, baking powder and salt; beat well.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan
  • Bake for 35-40 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from the pan sides.
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There are a dozen different ways you can customize this basic chocolate brownie recipe, that's why this is the basic brownie recipe. Add orange zest, white chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, let your imagination go wild! I have baked these with some a topping of chocolate ganache and it's really out of this world. If you prefer an eggless brownie, check out this fail-proof eggless brownie recipe.
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Comments

  1. Priya

    November 04, 2010 at 8:28 am

    Absolutely delectable, am drooling here..

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  2. Hari Chandana

    November 04, 2010 at 4:31 pm

    5 stars
    Wowww.. Looks amazing and tempting 🙂

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  3. s

    November 04, 2010 at 4:13 pm

    5 stars
    oh wow..a recipe that sounds soo simple ..it def sounds like a keeper..will try it out and let u know!

    Reply
  4. Nags

    November 04, 2010 at 1:00 pm

    very fair point. I have updated the post now 🙂

    Reply
  5. Nags

    November 04, 2010 at 6:36 am

    of course they can stop over at your place, they can always stop over at your place! 🙂

    Reply
  6. suma

    November 04, 2010 at 9:15 am

    5 stars
    Am putting on weight just virtually devouring the chocolaty goodness here and all the Diwali sweets desserts floating around..Sigh!! Fabulous Nags!!

    Reply
  7. Paaka Shaale

    November 04, 2010 at 7:57 am

    5 stars
    yummy brownies. I'm actually drooling here

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  8. sangeeta

    November 04, 2010 at 7:07 am

    5 stars
    Nags ... i have always found taking a picture of brownie most difficult . I make many variations of brownie ..ranging from fudge to cake but never have got a decent pic and now i have given up . This is one thing i bake regularly for my husband'e sweet tooth as well as for gifting . As a photography pro you should include tips to photograph a brownie .. I am not going to praise the recipe as your blog is always a resource for good ones.

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  9. Mriganayani

    November 04, 2010 at 6:55 am

    5 stars
    Thank you. Very Kind of you. I'll just have a short word with them - and then send them on their way!

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    • Anonymous

      January 27, 2013 at 1:04 am

      WHAT!!!

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  10. Mriganayani

    November 04, 2010 at 6:31 am

    5 stars
    Its almost midnight here - but I do have all these ingredients with me now - and I'm tempted to actually make them coz your picture makes me want to eat these like now...Nothing like a warm brownie with a cold glass of milk. Can you ask these to stop over at my place before heading to Mads' choco fest!

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