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Fudgy Brownies
Fudgy Brownies

For all the chocolate lovers out there, get ready to experience a treat that’s straight out of a Willy Wonka dream! Yes, it is the Best Fudgy Brownie Recipe I am talking about.

Fudgy brownies are one of my top choices for chocolate cakes. Their gooey texture and concentrated chocolate flavor make every bite a delightful experience. While the perfect brownies look fantastic on their own, they are always dressed for celebration—no extra decoration is needed!

The Best Fudgy Brownie Recipe with a knife
The Best Fudgy Brownie Recipe

Perhaps the best part of a fudgy brownie lies in its perfect contrast of textures. The top has a crispy layer with a slight crunch, while the insides remain gooey and melt as soon as you take a bite. Chewy and crunchy—that is exactly why this best brownie recipe is my favorite go-to every time I am craving a snack!  

Ready to try out this fudgy delight? Let’s start mixing up the delicious batter to make brownie recipe!

How To Customize Perfect Fudgy Homemade Brownie Recipe?

We all have our favorite spices, nuts, fruit slices, or other ingredients that we would love to include in our recipes. The good news? You can add any of these personal touches to your fudgy brownie recipe! 

Here are some fun options to customize your brownie:

Spice

Adding spice to your brownie is a fantastic way to personalize its flavor. For this recipe, you can choose from a variety of spices, including cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, ginger, or ground cloves, and use them to make a new recipe.

To mix a bit of heat with sweetness, try adding chili powder to the batter and taste to see if it matches your creativity and madness just right!

The general rule for adding spice to any recipe is to start small and adjust accordingly. However, if you have added too many spices that overwhelm the brownie taste, pour in some cream or sprinkle some sugar to balance

The Best Fudgy Brownie Recipe on a board
Fudgy Brownie

Nuts

Mix some nuts into the brownie to add some textures and delightful crunches to the brownie! Walnuts are a classic choice to pair with fudgy brownies. The bitter taste of this nut goes well with dark chocolate desserts.

If you prefer a sweeter version, go for pecans, which have a slight buttery flavor. Almonds have a nutty flavor that complements milk chocolate brownies, while Hazelnuts pair with Nutella or dark-flavored chocolate brownies. 

Depending on your taste or which chocolate you prefer in the recipe, you can add the nuts of your choice while mixing the batter. Toast the nuts before adding them to the batter for extra flavor and crunch.

Fruit Slices

Fruits add a completely different flavor profile to the fudgy brownie recipe compared to nuts or spices. Both fresh and dried fruit slices add a juicy and refreshing taste to the brownies.

You can add any fruit you choose to make the best brownie; however, some fruits pair well, like bananas, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, and cherries. You can either spread the fruit slices throughout the batter or arrange them on top as decoration. 

Tart fruits like raspberries, cherries, and blackberries go well with dark chocolate, while sweet fruits like mangoes, strawberries, blueberries, and bananas complement milk chocolate. 

Caramel Sauce

Want your brownie a bit more moist? Drizzle some caramel sauce on top to add an extra layer of moistness!

Caramel sauce adds a buttery flavor to the fudgy brownies with a hint of vanilla and salt. The sweetness of the caramel sauce creates a stark contrast with the bittersweet note of the chocolate, making every bite dripped with sticky deliciousness!

The Best Fudgy Brownie piece on hand
The Best Homemade Fudgy Brownie

To enjoy your brownies with caramel sauce, you need to allow the brownies to cool down after baking. Once they have completely cooled off, spread a layer of caramel sauce on top and sprinkle some sea salt over the sauce. Let the sauce set before cutting the brownies into slices. 

Healthy Alternatives For Best Homemade Fudgy Brownies

Enjoying a chocolaty dessert is a delightful experience for everyone, right? But what about those who can’t join in? While we can’t make this dessert completely guilt-free, we have some alternatives for anyone who wants to avoid certain ingredients:

Flour

If you are following a gluten-free diet for health purposes, the regular flour I used in this recipe isn’t an option anymore. 

Don’t worry; there are still plenty of options, including almond flour, oat flour, and coconut flour. Almond flour is rich in healthy fats, oat flour has a higher fiber content, and coconut flour is low in carbs. All three flours are excellent gluten-free alternatives and blend with the recipe without sacrificing the taste or texture. 

Sugar

For those who want to avoid sugar for health reasons, there are natural sweeteners available as substitutions. You can use coconut sugar, maple syrup, or honey in place of white sugar and still enjoy the same chocolaty flavor from the fudgy brownie. 

For coconut sugar, use a 1:1 ratio to replace the white sugar in this best fudge brownie recipe. If you want to use maple syrup or honey, use ¾ cup of the sweeteners for every 1 cup of sugar to keep the texture and flavor profile intact.

The Best Fudgy Brownie Recipe in a baking bowl
Fudgy Brownie Recipe

Chocolate

No, I am not going to leave chocolate out of a chocolate recipe because that would be an absolute crime! However, it is a healthier alternative to semi-sweet dark chocolate and chocolate chips. I have used dark chocolate or unsweetened cocoa powder in this easy brownie recipe. 

Dark chocolates contain less sugar than the semi-sweet version and are rich in antioxidants. Cocoa powder, on the other hand, has a concentrated chocolate flavor while being in lower fats compared to chocolate bars. While replacing these ingredients with alternatives, make sure to adjust the sweetness with sugar or sweetener if needed.

Fudgy Brownies

Recipe Card

The Best Fudgy Brownie Recipe

4.7 from 224 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
These are the Most Fudgy brownies you can ever think of. They have a perfect crisp, crackly top, a super fudgy center, and moist and gooey in every bite.

Ingredients

  • 200 grams / 200 grams Semi-sweet dark chocolate
  • ½ cup / 115 g Butter
  • 1 cup / 200 g Granulated sugar
  • ½ cup / 110 g Brown sugar
  • 3 medium size Eggs
  • ¼ tsp / 1 ½ g Salt
  • 1 tsp / 4 g Vanilla essence
  • ½ cup / 62 g All-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup / 22 g Cocoa powder

Instructions

  • First, grease a 7×7-inch dark metal pan with melted butter and line with parchment paper, leaving overhang on all sides.
  • Then preheat your oven at 350℉ (180℃).
  • Now take a little water in a saucepan and bring it to a simmer.
  • In the meantime cut the chocolate into small pieces and place them in a heat resistant bowl.
  • Now place the bowl on top of the simmering water making sure that the bottom of the bowl isn’t touching the water.
  • Then add 1/2 cup of butter to the bowl.
  • Now whisk the chocolate and the butter together until melts.
  • After the chocolate completely melts and becomes smooth, take it off the heat and let it cool.
  • In the meantime, in a separate bowl, take both the sugar.
  • Now add 1 egg at a time and mix properly using a hand whisk.
  • When the mixture is a little creamy add the salt, the vanilla essence, and the cooled chocolate and butter mixture.
  • Mix everything well. The batter will have a thicker consistency.
  • Finally, sift the flour and the cocoa powder into the bowl and carefully fold them into the mixture using a spatula.
  • Now pour the batter into the prepared baking pan then gently shake and tap the tin couple of times to spread the batter evenly.
  • Bake it in preheated oven for about 30 minutes.
  • When your brownie is baked take it out of the oven and let it cool for at least 15 minutes.
  • Now slice them into 9 squares and enjoy your warm fudgy brownies.

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Notes

You can also make these brownies without an oven. For that preheat a heavy bottomed pan on medium heat with a small rack or stand inside for about 15 minutes. Then place the baking pan on top of the stand inside the pan, cover and bake on medium-low heat for about 35-40 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 9Pieces | Calories: 393kcal (20%) | Carbohydrates: 52g (17%) | Protein: 5g (10%) | Fat: 22g (34%) | Saturated Fat: 13g (81%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 82mg (27%) | Sodium: 172mg (7%) | Potassium: 84mg (2%) | Fiber: 3g (13%) | Sugar: 42g (47%) | Vitamin A: 394IU (8%) | Calcium: 26mg (3%) | Iron: 1mg (6%)

*This calculation is done by assumption calculated by an API. Please use our nutrition information just to get an idea about the recipe, consult a nutritionist if you need exact nutrition information.

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This amazing recipe for Fudgy brownies is easier to make with fewer ingredients and more straightforward steps than full-fledged cakes. It’s a one-pan recipe without layering, assembling, or decorating. 

The baking process is straightforward, resulting in a delicious and rewarding treat. All these factors make fudgy brownies an excellent starting point for beginner bakers! I hope you enjoy this fudgy brownie recipe as much as I love making them. Happy baking!

Recipe FAQs

The fudgy brownies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days. 

Preheat the oven properly to get the perfect crust and crackly top. Also, don’t forget to avoid overmixing the batter, as that introduces air bubbles and ruins the texture of the top layer.

To make the inside of the fudgy brownies extra soft, increase the amount of butter in the recipe while reducing the flour slightly. Stop baking when the edges are set so the center remains somewhat soft.

Absolutely! You can make an egg-free version of this recipe by replacing the eggs with soft textures like applesauce, mashed bananas, Greek yogurt, or chia seeds.

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  1. 5 stars
    This worked exactly as written, thanks! I’ve come back to this recipe after 4 years because I was craving those lockdown brownies that I used to make! Thank you so much for this. I didn’t know these would be my most favourite brownies ever! 🙂

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  2. 5 stars
    This is by far the only recipe i consistently turn to to curb my brownie cravings, its simply the best!! My brownies always turn out exactly as the pictures, the recipe is super easy, i usually decrease the sugar by a few tbsps but yes its perfect and my family loves this recipe!

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  3. 5 stars
    As my family loves brownies, I have tried out different recipes that I have found online, youtube etc. However, this is by far the best recipe that my family enjoy tremendously. It has the rich, dense cocoa flavour that taste even better when you eat it cold. As I try to bake a healthier version, I only use 1/3 cup of brown sugar, totally omit the white sugar. I used 70% dark chocolate with special dark cocoa powder from Hershey. So the end results is a very velvety, fudgy brownie. I used a 8×8 pan, which gives me 25 square brownies, each top up with a salted glazed whole pecan.

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    • I’ve wondered the same thing but would you still use cocoa powder or substitute it with toasted milk powder to stay closer to a white chocolate brownie? What do you think?

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      • I finally did it and yes it was superb!!! All I did replace the brown sugar with another cup of granulated sugar and if you’re in DMV region ( DC/Northern Virginia/Southern Maryland area) I used Signature Select White Chocolate Hot Cocoa instead of traditional cocoa powder. It was a white chocolate version of the port gooey butter cake. Once I added rebel salted caramel ice cream and sprinkled some ground cinnamon on top I’m heaven on earth for my taste buds.

  4. 5 stars
    a.1 cup granulated sugar (200g) + 1 Tablespoon unsulphured molasses increase to 2 Tablespoons of molasses if you would like to make dark brown sugar.
    b.Use ¾ cup of honey for every 1 cup of brown sugar. If there’s other liquid in your recipe, lessen it by 3 to 4 tablespoons per 1 cup substitution. If there isn’t any additional liquid, add 1 extra tablespoon of flour per ¼ cup of honey.
    c. make your own brown sugar using a combination of white sugar and liquid sweetener. Try maple syrup, agave nectar, or honey, and follow the same ratio as above.

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