Fudgy Brownies without Cocoa Powder

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Fudgy Brownies without Cocoa Powder

These homemade fudgy brownies without cocoa powder are delicious and so easy to make. It takes only 10 minutes to prepare these from scratch, soft and moist brownies with the crackly top!

Prep Time10

Cook Time35

Total Time45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: bars

Calories: 252kcal

Author: Meymi

Ingredients

170 grams (6 oz) semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped into small pieces
150 grams (⅔ cup) unsalted butter
170 grams (¾ cup and 1 tablespoon) granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
105 grams (¾ cup) all-purpose flour, dip and sweep
⅛ teaspoon salt to taste (optional)
130 grams (4,6 oz) semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F(177C°). Grease 8 inch (20cm) square oven-proof dish and line the bottom and sides with parchment paper, about 2 inches(5 cm) of overhang on each side.
Put the flour and salt if using in a small bowl and mix.Set aside.
Melt the butter in a small pan over medium heat until it is halfway melted. Take it from the heat and stir until it is all melted. The butter shouldn’t be hot but warm. Add the roughly chopped chocolate (with small pieces-170 grams-6 ounce) into the butter and stir with a spatula. It may take 20-30 seconds until all the chocolate melts. Set aside.
Place the sugar and eggs into a large bowl and stir until it is just combined for almost a minute. Don’t over mix so the brownies will be fudgy instead of cakey. Mix in the vanilla.
Pour the butter-chocolate mixture into the sugar mixture and mix until combined, do not overmix.
Add the flour and gently stir with a spatula until just totally combined.
Fold in the large chocolate chunks into the mixture.
Place the batter into the dish and bake for 35 minutes or until the toothpick has wet crumbs when inserted. When there are some crinkles on top, and the top of the brownies set, it is a sign that it is almost done. The middle of the brownie may look puffy after baked but it will come back to normal as it cools. Check your oven after 30 minutes as baking time may change from oven to oven.
Let it cool in the pan at least 1 hour but preferably longer to cut neat slices. Cut into 12-16 slices.

Notes

How to Store Brownies: You can keep totally cooled brownies in an airtight container up to 3 days at room temperature or up to a week in the fridge and up to 3 months in the freezer.

How to Freeze Brownies: If you want to make a brownie ahead, let it totally cool at room temperature. Don’t slice. First, gently cover the cooled brownie with a plastic film, and then with an aluminum foil. If you want to freeze the leftovers, you can wrap them the same way. Either way, thaw overnight in the fridge or at room temperature. Finally cut into pieces and enjoy!

The calorie information above is an estimate that is provided by an online nutrition calculator

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