Easy Homemade Cocoa Brownies

Name: Easy Homemade Cocoa Brownies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 8 tablespoons butter; 1 cup sugar; 1/3 cup cocoa powder (unsweetened); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 large eggs; ½ cup all-purpose flour; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon baking powder; cooking spray

March 29, 2019 by Michelle | 36 Comments

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Making brownies from scratch is a breeze when you have the right recipe! These Easy Homemade Cocoa Brownies are everything a brownie should be: fudgy, moist and chewy with lightly crispy edges. Give them a try and get ready to ditch the box for good!

close up of three brownies stacked on a plate

Raise your hand if you love brownies! I do! I’ll best most you do too.

In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who doesn’t. I have never seen someone turn down a brownie. I mean, come on, all that chocolatey, fudgy, chewy deliciousness…what’s not to love?

For that reason, I think every home cook should have a really good basic brownie recipe. This, my friends, is IT!

All you need is a few simple ingredients and about 30 minutes to make homemade brownies that everyone will love!

I always used to make brownies from a box, and I loved them. I started making them from scratch when I had a craving for brownies one night but had no brownie mix in the house.

I tried the easiest recipe I could find. They were just as easy to make AND they were sooo much better! Bye-bye, box!

This recipe uses cocoa powder, so you don’t have to chop or melt chocolate. You don’t need to pull out a mixer or any fancy equipment.

You just melt some butter, add everything else to that same pot, mix it, pour it in the pan, and bake. DONE!

If the kiddos like cooking with you, this would be an awesome recipe for them to help with!

INGREDIENTS YOU NEED TO MAKE EASY HOMEMADE COCOA BROWNIES:

Butter
Sugar
Cocoa powder (unsweetened)
Vanilla extract
Eggs
Flour (all-purpose)
Salt
Baking powder
Cooking spray

HERE’S A QUICK LOOK AT HOW TO MAKE EASY HOMEMADE COCOA BROWNIES:

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one image showing steps to make easy homemade cocoa brownies

One tip I have for making sure that your brownies are nice and fudgy and not overcooked: when you check the brownies with a toothpick, take them out of the oven when the toothpick is mostly clean but has just a few moist crumbs on it (no liquid batter, though).

When you have a well-stocked pantry, you can whip up these brownies whenever you want!

I have made many a batch when we decided at the last minute – after dinner – that we wanted some dessert. Even with giving them some time to cool off, you’re only looking at about an hour.

Speaking of cooling off…these are sooo good when they are still just ever so slightly warm!

four brownies stacked on a plate with a pan of brownies in the background

Oh, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with taking a slightly warm brownie and adding a scoop of ice cream on top and then drizzling it with some hot fudge or caramel (or both!). Yes, puh-leeze!!!

Now, I like my brownies plain – I don’t add nuts or frosting – but you go ahead and add them if you want. You might even want to add some chocolate chips or M&Ms or other goodies.

These are your brownies to enjoy! Have fun with them!

I hope you try this recipe for Easy Homemade Cocoa Brownies and love it as much as I do. Thanks for visiting today!