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spendwithpennies.com · 2025 · 16 brownies

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

More cocoa than 94% of recipes and more sugar than 93%.

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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 94% of recipes: 92% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 18%, about 5 times as much.
  • More sugar than 93% of recipes: 427% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 224%, about twice as much.
  • More salt than 94% of recipes: 4.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%, about 4 times as much.
  • More fat than 86% of recipes: 225% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 136%.
Chocolate: 272%, 82nd percentileCocoa: 92%, 95th percentileFat: 225%, 87th percentileSugar: 427%, 94th percentileEgg: 160%, 71st percentileLeavening: 0%, 30th percentileSalt: 4.8%, 96th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • ½ cup butter (melted)≈ 114 g
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil≈ 27 g
  • 1⅓ cups granulated sugar≈ 267 g
  • ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 57 g
  • 2 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 100 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 teaspoon espresso powder (or instant coffee)≈ 2.4 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour≈ 63 g
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (plus more for topping)≈ 170 g

flour 63 gbatter 807 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.

  • Chocolate272% · 82nd percentile
  • Cocoa92% · 95th percentile
  • Fat225% · 87th percentile
  • Sugar427% · 94th percentile
  • Egg160% · 71st percentile
  • Leavening0% · 30th percentile
  • Salt4.8% · 96th percentile

Oven

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

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