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    Home » Recipes » Dessert: Cakes

    Classic American Brownies

    Published: Dec 1, 2019 · Modified: May 8, 2024. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.

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    These brownies are devilishly delicious, and unhealthy. With plenty of eggs and butter, they are so chocolaty and gooey. So don’t indulge, if you can resist them!

    These American brownies are devilishly delicious, and unhealthy. With plenty of eggs and butter, they are so chocolaty and gooey. So don’t indulge, if you can resist them!

    American Brownies stacked up on top-1-2
    Jump to:
    • What are American brownies?
    • Why this is the best brownies recipe
    • Preparing the pan
    • Melting the chocolate
    • Making the batter
    • Top tips
    • What to serve with it
    • Recipes you might also like
    • 📋Classic American Brownies

    What are American brownies?

    Brownies are halfway between a small chocolate cake and a cookie, they are square thin gooey chocolate cakes you can eat in 2 bites (some people even one). Originated in the USA in the 20th century, they spread around the world as a treat for children to be served with milk for a snack.

    There are many varieties of American brownies,  some with chocolate chips, nuts, frosting or cream cheese, but my favourite one is the simple version made with very, very dark chocolate.

    I tasted many recipes, with chocolate and with cocoa, but this is the best and there is a reason for it being so good. There are 6 eggs and almost one pound/half a kilo of butter, enough to block your arteries if you indulge. So I don't make them too often, but if there is a children party to celebrate, they are certainly on the menu.

    A hand picking a brownie

    Why this is the best brownies recipe

    Besides a large number of eggs and a lot of butter, the fluffiness and gooeyness of these brownies are due to the intense whipping of the eggs with sugar which makes a very light and foamy batter.

    There is no yeast in these brownies, and not much flour compare to the number of eggs. As long as you use good quality chocolate and you keep the cooking time at exactly 25 minutes, these brownies will be the best you ever tasted.

    Once you've tried this version, you can let your imagination go and add nuts, chocolate chips, serve it with ice cream or whipped cream. Be reassured, your friends and family will ask for more!

    Hands holding a brownie

    Preparing the pan

    Using the right pan is very important as you don't want them too thick or too thin. Use a rectangular pan with the following dimensions: 13 in x 10 in - 33 x 25 cm

    1. Butter and cover a rectangular pan with parchment paper. The butter under the parchment paper will help to keep it in place when you pour the batter
    tin to bake them

    Melting the chocolate

    You can melt the chocolate and butter in a bain-marie, over a pot of boiling water, or in the microwave. If you are using the microwave make sure you don't put it at high power otherwise the chocolate will burn.

    1. Put the butter and chocolate into a glass bowl
    2. Melt the butter and chocolate in the microwave for 2 minutes at 750W.
    3. Stir well
    4. Let the mix cool down completely
    Melt the chocolate

    Making the batter

    1. Whisk together the eggs, the sugar and the vanilla
    2. until puffy and foamy
    3. Add the melted chocolate and butter mix, making sure they are no longer warm and stir
    4. Add the flour gradually while whisking
    Making the batter
    1. Give a last manual stir to make sure the batter is well combined (you could add nuts or chocolate chips at this point)
    2. Pour into the baking pan
    3. Move the pan side to side to make sure the batter is uniformly distributed
    4. Cook in the oven at 355 F - 180 C for exactly 25 minutes
    Baking the brownies
    1. Let it cool down completely before transferring it onto a tray
    2. Cut it in squares
    serving the brownies
    1. Arrange on a serving plate and sprinkle with icing sugar
    brownies on a serving plate with icing sugar

    Top tips

    • Using the right pan is very important as you don't want them too thick or too thin. The dimension is 13 in x 10 in - 33 x 25 cm
    • Butter and cover a rectangular pan with parchment paper. The butter under the parchment paper will help to keep it in place when you pour the batter.
    • You can melt the chocolate and butter in a bain-marie, over a pot of boiling water, or in the microwave. If you are using the microwave make sure you don't put it at high power otherwise the chocolate will burn.
    • Make sure the butter and the chocolate are room temperature when you add them to the mix otherwise they will cook the eggs
    • Since there is no raising agent, you need to make sure that the butter and the egg are well whisked and foaming as that is what makes them soft
    • Bake the brownies no longer than 25 minutes
    • Before you remove them from the tray wait until they are at room temperature
    Brownies served with hot chocolate

    What to serve with it

    My boys like the brownies with simple dust of icing sugar and a cup of milk or hot chocolate to drink. You can also serve with a spoon of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. That is delicious if the brownies are still warm.

    If you have any left, wrap them in a cling film and they will taste as fresh for 3 to 4 days. I never had the pleasure to have them longer than that.

    Brownies on a plate

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    Brownies served with hot chocolate

    📋Classic American Brownies

    5 from 5 votes
    Laura Tobin
    Servings 24 squares
    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 25 minutes mins
    Total Time 40 minutes mins
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    These brownies are devilishly delicious, and unhealthy. They are so chocolaty, gooey and there is so much butter in them.
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    Equipment

    • Mini Measuring Set
    • Measuring mugs
    • KitchenAid Mixer
    • Parchment paper
    • All-Clad Roaster with Nonstick Rack
    • Baking Utensil Set

    Ingredients
     

    • 1 ⅔ cup butter
    • 13 oz dark chocolate
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 6 fresh eggs
    • 1 ¾ cup caster sugar
    • 1 ¾ cup flour - type 00
    • icing sugar for serving

    Instructions
     

    • Melt the butter and the chocolate in the microwave for 2 minutes at 750W.
      1 ⅔ cup butter, 13 oz dark chocolate
    • Combine and let them cool down
    • Butter and cover a rectangular pan with parchment paper - dimensions: 13 in x 10 in - 33 x 25 cm
    • Whisk together the eggs, the sugar, and the vanilla until puffy and foamy
      1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 6 fresh eggs, 1 ¾ cup caster sugar
    • Mix in the melted chocolate with the butter, then adding the flour
      1 ¾ cup flour - type 00
    • Pour the mix into the pan and cook in the oven at 355 F - 180 C for exactly 25 minutes
    • Take it out of the oven and let it cool down completely,
    • before taking it out of the pan and cutting it into squares.
    • Place the square on a plate and serve them dusted with icing sugar
      icing sugar

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    Notes

    • Using the right pan is very important as you don't want them too thick nor too thin. The dimention is 13 in x 10 in - 33 x 25 cm
    • Butter and cover a rectangular pan with parchment paper. The butter under the parchment paper will help to keep it in place when you pour the batter.
    • You can melt the chocolate and butter in a bain-marie, over a pot of boiling water, or in the microwave. If you are using the microwave make sure you don't put it at high power otherwise the chocolate will burn.
    • Make sure the butter and the chocolate are room temperature when you add them to the mix otherwise they will cook the eggs
    • Since there is no raising agent, you need to make sure that the butter and the egg are well whisked and foaming as that is what makes them soft
    • Before you remove them from the tray wait until they are at room temperature

    Nutrition

    Calories: 310kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 3gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 131mgPotassium: 138mgFiber: 1gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 460IUCalcium: 23mgIron: 2.4mg
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    Comments

    1. Patty @pattysaveurs.com

      September 19, 2017 at 1:47 pm

      5 stars
      Oh YUM! Why should I even try to resist such a delicious treat, gooey to my liking! 🙂

      Reply
      • Laura

        September 20, 2017 at 3:11 am

        I couldn t

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    2. Michelle Frank | Flipped-Out Food

      September 19, 2017 at 9:56 pm

      5 stars
      You had me at "unhealthy". That's a prerequisite for any brownie recipe I try: I mean, it's not MEANT to be health food, folks! They're what I reach for on especially awful bad-hair days, and they make it ALL better. 😛

      Reply
      • Laura

        September 20, 2017 at 3:11 am

        Yes, turning a bad-hair day in a sweet one !

        Reply
    3. Corina Blum

      September 20, 2017 at 11:39 am

      5 stars
      Oh these look delicious and as they are just plain with no nuts and nothing extra they're exactly the type my husband would love too! He always complains if I sneakily add nuts to our brownies at home.

      Reply
      • Laura

        September 21, 2017 at 2:59 am

        That is funny

        Reply
    4. Elaine Benoit

      December 07, 2019 at 5:22 pm

      5 stars
      Brownies are my absolute favorite! These look moist and delicious!

      Reply
      • Laura

        December 08, 2019 at 7:12 am

        SOOO good

        Reply
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