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Best Homemade Brownie Recipe (from Scratch)

joyfoodsunshine.com · 2023 · 16 brownies

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

More chocolate than 95% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • More chocolate than 95% of recipes: 442% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 150%, about 3 times as much.
  • No leavening, like 59% of recipes.
Chocolate: 442%, 96th percentileCocoa: 6.5%, 39th percentileFat: 136%, 52nd percentileSugar: 180%, 34th percentileEgg: 120%, 46th percentileLeavening: 0%, 30th percentileSalt: 1.8%, 64th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • ⅔ cup all-purpose flour≈ 83 g
  • 1 Tablespoon cocoa powder≈ 5 g
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 10 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate* ((1 ½ cups) )284 g
  • ½ cup salted butter≈ 114 g
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar≈ 150 g
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • ½ cup of mix-ins ((chocolate chips, nuts, etc. if desired))≈ 85 g

flour 83 gbatter 831 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.

  • Chocolate442% · 96th percentile
  • Cocoa6.5% · 39th percentile
  • Fat136% · 52nd percentile
  • Sugar180% · 34th percentile
  • Egg120% · 46th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 30th percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 64th percentile

Oven

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

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