One Bowl Fudgy Chocolate Brownies
How to make the easiest and quickest rich, decadent, fudgy, homemade chocolate brownies. These homemade brownies will knock your socks off!
Chocolate is something I can't live without. Around 3:00 every day, I am searching for some kind of dark chocolate to satisfy my cravings. Brownies are one of my all-time desserts and I take them seriously! If I am going to eat the calories, they better be worth it!
A few months ago, I was on the phone with my daughter at college and she wanted to whip up some chocolate brownies but she doesn't have a mixer. The lightbulb went on and I created this one bowl brownie recipe. I am going to share the tips and tricks for making homemade brownies in less than 5 minutes!
You ended up with the richest, the most decadent, the fudgiest homemade brownies on the planet...with minimal effort.
There's no creaming the butter and sugars. The fudgy brownies are as simple as melting the butter in the microwave and stirring in the sugars. All you need is a bowl, a spoon, a baking pan, and the ingredients!
You can make these brownies start to finish in about 30 minutes. When the chocolate cravings strike, you can have fresh, hot brownies straight out of the oven in no time at all. If you love fudgy brownies, this is the recipe for you!
If you love one-bowl recipes, check out my recipe for ONE BOWL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES.
How to make the Best One-Bowl Brownies:
- Melt the butter in a microwave. Add the brown sugar and sugar and stir until dissolved. This is best done while the butter is hot so the sugars dissolve and lose their grainy texture.
- Stir in eggs and vanilla and stir well. Fold in the rest of the ingredients. The unsweetened cocoa powder can make a difference in the richness of these brownies. I usually buy my cocoa powder in bulk at Winco because they usually carry Callebaut at a reasonable price.
- Fold in 1 cup of the chocolate chunks. You can use chocolate chips or a chopped up chocolate bar. Chocolate chips hold their shape while chocolate bars will usually melt and add to the decadence of these brownies. I prefer to chop up a large dark chocolate bar from Trader Joe's (the Pound Plus Bars from Belgium).
- Pour into pan and sprinkle with remaining ½ cup of chocolate. To make cutting the brownies easier, I line the baking pan with a parchment paper sheet.
Here are some more popular dessert bar recipes:
Better than a Boyfriend Brownies
Brookies -- Chocolate Chip Cookies + Brownie Bars
Cheesecake Brownies
Browned Butter Blondies
Here are some of my favorite baking tools:
My favorite 9 x 13 baking pan
Parchment Paper Sheets
Classic Pyrex Glass Bowls
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The Best One Bowl Fudgy Brownies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter (melted)
- 1 ½ cups Sugar
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 4 large Eggs
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 1 ¼ cups Flour
- 1 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 ½ cups Chocolate Chunks* (divided)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large, microwave-safe bowl, melt butter. Remove from the microwave and stir in sugar and brown sugar until dissolved. Make sure to take time to stir well to remove all graininess from the sugars. Stir in eggs and vanilla.
- Fold in flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Fold in 1 cup of chocolate chunks, reserving ½ cup to sprinkle on the top.
- Pour into a lightly sprayed 9 x 13 baking pan. I prefer to line the baking pan with parchment paper for easier cutting. Spread batter evenly in the pan. Sprinkle with remaining ½ cup of chocolate chunks.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for at least 10-15 minutes before cutting into pieces. If you prefer, sprinkle with Maldon sea salt flakes.
Notes
- If you want the chocolate chunks to melt, I suggest using a chocolate bar and cutting it up. Chocolate chips hold their shape. Either works though!
Addie
I don’t think I’ll ever use the boxed mix again! These are so easy and soooo good. I added some chopped up chocolate to the batter and put some flaky salt on top. Incredible!
Kristen
These are the perfect brownies! So easy and quick to make and wayyyy better than the box brownies. I will be making these a lot!
Donna
How can you say it’s 5 mins of prep when we’re trying to dissolve the grainy sugar ?
Megan
I agree! After arm cramps I switched to the kitchen aid.
Klev
Favorite brownie recipe!
Traci
These were fantastic! For the past few years I have only made the Baked brownie but they are kind of a chore and I was looking for something easier - this recipe is it! I cooked the brownies for 24 minutes and they were super fudgy and moist. I added chocolate chunks, dark chocolate chips and peanut butter chips and I also sifted the dry ingredients first. These could not have been easier and I will definitely be making them again in the future! Thank you!
Melissa Stadler
Hi Traci! I am so happy to hear that you love this recipe. I am always a fan of easy and simple recipes, too! Thanks for trying it out!
Terri Griffis
Amazing!!!!
I don’t even eat sweets but my husband wanted brownies.
They are the best I’ve ever eaten.
Moist and ooey gooey chocolaty!!!!
Kalena
Hi! How do these do in a 9 x 9 pan? Longer cook time or do you not suggest using a smaller pan?
Bec
I cut the recipe in half and baked in a 9x9 pan for 20 minutes. Then let them cool in the pan for 10 minutes. They came out perfect!
Kalena
Thank you!
Amanda
Way better than boxed brownies!! So decadent and fudgy.
Cindy
Easy and delicious! I’m giving most of them away and expecting rave reviews.????
Linda
I made this for our 4th of July celebration and everyone raved about them. I usually go easy with a box mix but thought I would try these. They were so moist and good! They didn't even get hard but the next day (there were only a few left!) Great fudgy flavor too!
Pete.L
Just to let you know I made your recipie for sweet cream ricotta pancakes they were excellent appreciate the effort to put the “how to do “ on website thanks Pete
Dawn
These are the best brownies. Super easy to make.
Lilliana
IKR
Melanie
Definitely fudgy!
Alexandra Campbell
These were thee easiest and yummiest brownies!! I usually go high end boxed brownies because of the convenience and taste. But thanks to this recipe I have FINALLY found brownies that compare on ease and are so tasty. My family and I loved them!!
Donna A Pollock
Hey Melissa
I made these Brownies, and they were so good that I thought I would make some for The Priest at my Church. He hasen't told me yet what he thinks, but If I know him, he ate all of them and is not feeling well. He loves goodies. Thank you for this delicious recipe Melissa, my boys love these too. Merry Christmas and thank you for sharing your recipes all year long.
Donna Pollock