Fudgy Brownies (Easy One Bowl Recipe)

This Fudgy Brownie recipe will become your new go-to brownie recipe. Not only are they super fudgy, rich in chocolate flavor, but they use only 7 simple ingredients and are mixed up by hand in one bowl (no mixer needed). You can even customize them with other mix-ins like chopped walnuts.

⭐Why I Love It:

• Easy to Make - I love that these mix up in one bowl without needing to use a mixer.
• Super Rich and Fudgy - These brownies were one of my very first recipes that I posted and even years later they are still one of my go-to recipes. For a small batch treat, try this Single Serve Brownie Recipe.
• Simple Ingredients - The recipe uses only 7 ingredients (including salt!) that you might even already have on hand.

🥘Ingredients

• Dark/Bittersweet or Semisweet Chocolate - I prefer to use a bar of dark chocolate (72% cacao) or bittersweet chocolate (70% cacao) to get a deeper chocolate flavor. If you want a milder chocolate flavor, then semisweet can be used. I like to use a bar as it melts better than chips. If you don't have chocolate, I have another recipe for Hot Chocolate Brownies that uses hot cocoa mix!
• Butter - I used unsalted butter. If you only have salted butter, that's okay. Just use a little less kosher salt.
• White Granulated Sugar
• Kosher Salt
• Eggs - room temperature eggs are preferred as they will mix into the batter more easily.
• All-Purpose Flour
• Chocolate Chips - Adding chocolate chips to the brownie batter adds extra pockets of chocolate. You can use extra chocolate chips to make this Single Serve Molten Lava Cake or Single Serve Chocolate Chip Cookie!
• Optional Mix-Ins - You can also add mix-ins like chopped nuts (walnuts are great!) to the batter.

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

🔪How To Make Fudgy Brownies

This recipe for Fudgy Brownies is easy to make in one bowl and no mixer is needed!

Photo 1 - In a double boiler (a heatproof bowl set over a pot of simmering water) melt the butter and chocolate, stirring frequently.

Photo 2 - To the slightly cooled chocolate, whisk in the sugar and salt. Once smooth, whisk in the eggs until combined. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the flour (do not over-mix) and then fold in the chocolate chips.

Photo 3 - Grease a square 8x8 inch baking pan and line with parchment paper so you can easily lift the brownies out. Pour batter into greased pan and spread evenly.

Photo 4 - Bake in the preheated oven. When done, the brownies will be just set and a toothpick inserted in the middle will come out with a few moist crumbs but not wet batter. Be careful not to over bake. They will continue to cook and set up as the cool.

👩‍🍳Recipe FAQs

💭Recipe Tips

• Line with Parchment Paper - My biggest tip, line your pan with a strip of parchment paper. I know it seems like an extra step. But it is so helpful. Once your brownies are baked and cool you can lift them out of the pan and cut into squares. Not only will you get cleaner cut brownies, but you won't scratch up your pan by cutting in the pan itself.
• Let Chocolate Cool Slightly - After melting the chocolate and butter, it's important to let it cool for a few minutes otherwise you might accidentally cook the eggs.

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