Description
Easy one bowl, no mixer brownies made with cocoa powder only in just 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/3 cup granulated sugar (266g)
- 2/3 cup melted butter (150g or about 11 tbsp)
- 2 large eggs
- 2/3 cup all purpose flour (86g)
- 1/2 cup Dutch processed cocoa powder (50g)
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- Optional: 100-150g chopped chocolate or chocolate chips of choice
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 350F (conventional / no fan).
- Line a 9×9 light colored metal baking pan with butter / baking spray and parchment paper.
- Measure the granulated sugar first, then add it to a food processor. Blitz for 30-60 seconds or until the sugar turns powdery.
- Melt the butter in the microwave in 15 second increments.
- Add the melted butter and ground sugar to a bowl. Whisk with a hand whisk for about 60 seconds or until the mixture looks smooth.
- Add the eggs and whisk again until the eggs are fully combined and the mixture looks smooth.
- Sift in the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt directly into the bowl.
- Gently mix in the dry ingredients using slow folding motions until just combined.
- Add in the optional chopped chocolate / chocolate chips and fold until evenly dispersed.
- Spread the brownie batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake the brownies in the pre-heated oven for 20-25 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let the brownies rest for 20-30 minutes in the pan.
Notes
- Use a rubber spatula to mix in dry ingredients.
- Do not over-mix to prevent gluten formation.
- Reserve some chocolate to press on top of the brownies.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20-25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: brownies, cocoa powder, easy dessert, baking