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HERSHEY'S Best Brownies

hersheyland.com · 2024 · 16 brownies

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

More cocoa than 80% of recipes and more sugar than 78%.

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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 80% of recipes: 52% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%, about 3 times as much.
  • More sugar than 78% of recipes: 320% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 224%.
Chocolate: 136%, 46th percentileCocoa: 52%, 81st percentileFat: 182%, 74th percentileSugar: 320%, 81st percentileEgg: 160%, 71st percentileLeavening: 1.8%, 70th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 50th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 1 cup butter or margarine (2 sticks)≈ 227 g
  • 2 cups sugar≈ 400 g
  • 2 tsps vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 4 eggs≈ 200 g
  • 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa≈ 65 g
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour≈ 125 g
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • 1/4 tsp salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)≈ 120 g
  • 1 cup HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate Chips (optional)≈ 170 g

flour 125 gbatter 1319 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.

  • Chocolate136% · 46th percentile
  • Cocoa52% · 81st percentile
  • Fat182% · 74th percentile
  • Sugar320% · 81st percentile
  • Egg160% · 71st percentile
  • Leavening1.8% · 70th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 50th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
30 to 35 minutes
median 30 minutes

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