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Date Brownies

Suzanne Podhaizer · tasteofhome.com · 2025 · 16 servings

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

No cocoa, unlike 62% of recipes and more chocolate than 78%.

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How it compares

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

  • No cocoa at all, where 62% of recipes use some (most of those 20 to 59% of the flour weight).
  • More chocolate than 78% of recipes: 249% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 150%.
  • Less fat than 79% of recipes: 81% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 136%.
Chocolate: 249%, 78th percentileCocoa: 0%, 19th percentileFat: 81%, 20th percentileSugar: 190%, 37th percentileEgg: 107%, 37th percentileLeavening: 1.6%, 67th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 58th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 1-1/2 cups date syrup≈ 356 g
  • 2/3 cup butter, cubed≈ 151 g
  • 1/4 cup water≈ 59 g
  • 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules, optional≈ 4.8 g
  • 2-3/4 cups bittersweet chocolate chips, divided≈ 468 g
  • 4 large eggs, room temperature≈ 200 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 188 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g

flour 188 gbatter 1440 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.

  • Chocolate249% · 78th percentile
  • Cocoa0% · 19th percentile
  • Fat81% · 20th percentile
  • Sugar190% · 37th percentile
  • Egg107% · 37th percentile
  • Leavening1.6% · 67th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 58th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
40 to 50 minutes
median 30 minutes

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