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Seriously Fudgy Homemade Brownies

Sally · sallysbakingaddiction.com · 2026 · 16 brownies

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

More cocoa than 87% of recipes and more salt 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 cocoa than 87% of recipes: 67% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%, about 3.5 times as much.
  • More salt than 88% of recipes: 3.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%, about 3 times as much.
  • More chocolate than 75% of recipes: 234% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 150%.
Chocolate: 234%, 75th percentileCocoa: 67%, 88th percentileFat: 136%, 50th percentileSugar: 266%, 65th percentileEgg: 120%, 46th percentileLeavening: 0%, 30th percentileSalt: 3.6%, 90th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 3/4 cup (12 Tbsp; 170g) unsalted butter, sliced into 12 Tbsp-size pieces170 g
  • 4 ounces (113g) semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped and divided*113 g
  • 1 and 2/3 cups (333g) granulated sugar333 g
  • 3 large eggs, at room temperature≈ 150 g
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 1 cup (84g) unsweetened natural or Dutch-process cocoa powder*84 g
  • 1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)125 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt≈ 4.5 g
  • 1 cup (180g) semi-sweet chocolate chips180 g

flour 125 gbatter 1168 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.

  • Chocolate234% · 75th percentile
  • Cocoa67% · 88th percentile
  • Fat136% · 50th percentile
  • Sugar266% · 65th percentile
  • Egg120% · 46th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 30th percentile
  • Salt3.6% · 90th percentile

Oven

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

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