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Chewy M&M Brownies

Jenna Barnard · butternutbakeryblog.com · 2025 · 16 brownies

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

More cocoa than 91% of recipes and more salt than 82%.

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How it compares

Against the typical pan: the median of 1221 brownie recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More cocoa than 91% of recipes: 77% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%, about 4.5 times as much.
  • More salt than 82% of recipes: 3.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More sugar than 77% of recipes: 315% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 224%.
Chocolate: 196%, 64th percentileCocoa: 77%, 92nd percentileFat: 168%, 66th percentileSugar: 315%, 77th percentileEgg: 154%, 62nd percentileLeavening: 1.8%, 70th percentileSalt: 3.1%, 83rd percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 1/4 cup (55g) unsalted butter, melted55 g
  • 1/4 cup (54g) vegetable oil54 g
  • 1/2 cup (50g) regular unsweetened cocoa powder50 g
  • 3 oz dark chocolate, chopped85 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar150 g
  • 1/4 cup (55g) dark brown sugar, packed55 g
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 1/2 cup (65g) all purpose flour65 g
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt≈ 2 g
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder≈ 1.2 g
  • 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips≈ 43 g
  • 3/4 cup regular M&M’s, plus more for topping≈ 178 g
  • 1/4 cup mini M&M’s, plus more for topping≈ 59 g

flour 65 gbatter 905 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 1221 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Chocolate196% · 64th percentile
  • Cocoa77% · 92nd percentile
  • Fat168% · 66th percentile
  • Sugar315% · 77th percentile
  • Egg154% · 62nd percentile
  • Leavening1.8% · 70th percentile
  • Salt3.1% · 83rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
25 to 28 minutes
median 30 minutes

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