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Brown Butter Brownie Recipe

livewellbakeoften.com · 2025 · 16 brownies

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

More chocolate than 87% of recipes and more fat than 84%.

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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 87% of recipes: 308% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 150%, about twice as much.
  • More fat than 84% of recipes: 208% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 136%.
  • More salt than 82% of recipes: 3.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More cocoa than 76% of recipes: 47% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%, about 2.5 times as much.
Chocolate: 308%, 88th percentileCocoa: 47%, 77th percentileFat: 208%, 85th percentileSugar: 316%, 77th percentileEgg: 158%, 63rd percentileLeavening: 0%, 30th percentileSalt: 3.2%, 85th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate (chopped (113 grams; I recommend using a chocolate bar))113 g
  • 14 tablespoons unsalted butter ((198 grams or 1 ¾ sticks; reduced to 163 grams after browning))198 g
  • ½ cup unsweetened Dutch process or natural cocoa powder ((45 grams))45 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar ((200 grams))200 g
  • ½ cup packed light brown sugar ((100 grams))100 g
  • 3 large eggs (at room temperature)≈ 150 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 6 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled (95 grams))95 g
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips ((180 grams))180 g

flour 95 gbatter 1090 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.

  • Chocolate308% · 88th percentile
  • Cocoa47% · 77th percentile
  • Fat208% · 85th percentile
  • Sugar316% · 77th percentile
  • Egg158% · 63rd percentile
  • Leavening0% · 30th percentile
  • Salt3.2% · 85th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
30 to 38 minutes
median 30 minutes

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