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German Chocolate Brownies Recipe

crazyforcrust.com · 2026 · 24 servings

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

More sugar than 94% of recipes and more fat than 88%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 94% of recipes: 444% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 224%, about twice as much.
  • More fat than 88% of recipes: 229% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 136%.
  • More egg than 81% of recipes: 179% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 125%.
  • No salt at all, where 67% of recipes use some (most of those 1.2 to 3.2% of the flour weight).
Chocolate: 91%, 31st percentileCocoa: 8.1%, 41st percentileFat: 229%, 88th percentileSugar: 444%, 94th percentileEgg: 179%, 82nd percentileLeavening: 0%, 30th percentileSalt: 0%, 16th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 4 ounces (113g) unsweetened baking chocolate (coarsely chopped)113 g
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter≈ 170 g
  • 1 ½ cups (300g) granulated sugar300 g
  • 3 large eggs≈ 150 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 tablespoons (10g) unsweetened cocoa powder10 g
  • 1 cup (124g) all-purpose flour124 g
  • 1 cup evaporated milk≈ 252 g
  • 1 ¼ cups (250g) granulated sugar250 g
  • 4 large egg yolks (lightly beaten)≈ 72 g
  • ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter (sliced into tablespoons)113 g
  • 1 ½ cups (112g) shredded sweetened coconut112 g
  • 1 heaping cup (120g) chopped pecans120 g

flour 124 gbatter 1791 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.

  • Chocolate91% · 31st percentile
  • Cocoa8.1% · 41st percentile
  • Fat229% · 88th percentile
  • Sugar444% · 94th percentile
  • Egg179% · 82nd percentile
  • Leavening0% · 30th percentile
  • Salt0% · 16th percentile

Oven

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

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