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Best Cocoa Brownies

smittenkitchen.com · Servings: Makes 16 larger or 25 smaller brownies

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

More cocoa than 95% of recipes and no chocolate, unlike 83%.

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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 95% of recipes: 100% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%, about 5.5 times as much.
  • No chocolate at all, where 83% of recipes use some (most of those 111 to 250% of the flour weight).
  • More sugar than 89% of recipes: 385% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 224%.
  • More fat than 85% of recipes: 215% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 136%.
Chocolate: 0%, 8th percentileCocoa: 100%, 96th percentileFat: 215%, 85th percentileSugar: 385%, 90th percentileEgg: 154%, 62nd percentileLeavening: 0%, 30th percentileSalt: 2.3%, 71st percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 10 tablespoons (140 grams) unsalted butter140 g
  • 1 1/4 cups (250 grams) granulated sugar250 g
  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (65 grams, may vary by brands) unsweetened cocoa powder (natural or Dutch-process)65 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt (or a heaping 1/4 teaspoon flaky salt, as I used)≈ 1.5 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 2 large eggs, cold≈ 100 g
  • 1/2 cup (65 grams) all-purpose flour65 g
  • 2/3 cup (75 grams) walnut or pecan pieces (optional)75 g

flour 65 gbatter 699 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.

  • Chocolate0% · 8th percentile
  • Cocoa100% · 96th percentile
  • Fat215% · 85th percentile
  • Sugar385% · 90th percentile
  • Egg154% · 62nd percentile
  • Leavening0% · 30th percentile
  • Salt2.3% · 71st percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
not stated
median 30 minutes

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