These lusciously thick and fudgy chocolate chip brownies are my go to brownie recipe. These brownies were the first brownie recipe on this blog and it’s become the basis for so many more.
From my Drunken Hazelnut Cranberry Brownies to Chocolate Caramel Brownies and even my Fudgy Marshmallow Brownies, they all start with one deliciously simple and deliciously rich brownie batter.
What is the perfect brownie for you? For me they should be
- Big on chocolate flavour
- Fudgy and rich
- Super moist
- Incredibly easy to make
How to make homemade brownies
This homemade brownie batter could not be easier – you’ll have them in the oven in 15 minutes or less.
- Melt butter and chocolate together in a bowl in the microwave. Set aside.
- Mix wet ingredients making sure to beat the sugar and eggs until really light and fluffy – this will help to get that all-important crust on top.
- Add the melted butter and chocolate and stir through
- Add the dry ingredients and mix until almost combined
- Add the chocolate chips and mix until just combined.
Tips for making brownies
- Sift your your cocoa so there are no lumps in the finished brownies
- Use good quality chocolate – a dark (70%) chocolate is best. I like Lindt, Cadbury or Green and Blacks 70% best.
- Beat the eggs and sugar well – This is your chance to do everything you can to get a nice crispy top on your brownies – beating the eggs and sugar until fluffy creates an almost meringue texture for the top.
- Check your brownies at least 5 minutes before the recipe suggests – all ovens are different, so this is a really important step. See my How to Make Perfect Brownies to see what a done brownie looks like.
- Don’t overmix or they’ll be tough once baked and you may lose the air you’ve lovingly beaten into the eggs.
- Brownies are better underdone than overdone
Brownie filling ideas
- Milk chocolate chips in place of the white chocolate chips
- Nuts in place of all or half the chocolate chips (like in these Hazelnut Brownies)
- Add caramel like in these Chocolate Caramel Brownies
- Add chocolate candy like in these Ferrero Rocher Brownies
- Or add a topping like coconut, chewy caramel or marshmallow
Everyone needs an easy homemade brownie recipe in their life and if you really want to spoil your loved ones, these Thick, Fudgy Chocolate Chip Brownies are the ones you need.
With very little effort you’ll be rewarded with a batch of gorgeous brownies and the urge to grab a cuppa and a quiet corner. Enjoy ?
More brownie recipes
- Ferrero Rocher Brownies
- Fudgy Marshmallow Brownies [+ Video]
- Chocolate Salted Butterscotch Brownies
- Baileys Brownies
- Black Forest Brownies
- Brownie Blondies
Thick Fudgy Chocolate Chip Brownies
Ingredients
- 100 g dark (70%) chocolate (3.5oz)
- 113 g unsalted butter (1 stick / ½ cup)
- 3 large eggs, room temp
- 1 cup caster sugar
- ¼ cup dark brown sugar, packed (50g)
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 130 g plain (all purp) flour (1 cup)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 25 g cocoa (¼ cup)
- ¾ cup milk chocolate chips
- ¾ cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F / 160C fan forced. Grease and line an 8×8 inch square baking tin with baking paper.
- Place the butter and chocolate in a heat proof bowl and microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stirring between each until melted and smooth. Set aside.
- Place both sugars and the eggs in a large bowl. Whisk with a handheld mixer for around 2 minutes until light and fluffy (or in a stand mixer with paddle attachment for 3-5 minutes)
- Add the melted chocolate and butter and the vanilla and stir through with a spatula.
- Sift over the plain flour, cocoa and salt and stir through with a spatula until just combined.
- Add the chocolate chips and mix until just combined.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for around 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with some sticky crumbs on it (see notes).
Notes
- For best results, you should always weigh ingredients like flour and sugar. Kitchen scales are relatively cheap but if you can’t weigh the ingredients, use the spoon and level method (don’t scoop).
- Brownies are done when a toothpick comes out with a few sticky crumbs on it. They will carry-over bake in the tin.
- Toothpick comes out with wet mix – not done
- Toothpick comes out with sticky crumbs – DONE
- Toothpick comes out with no mix or crumbs – overdone (save these for serving with ice cream – yum
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4 Comments on “Thick Fudgy Chocolate Chip Brownies”
Hello. Delicious. Fudgy. Brownies.
My go to receipe for brownies. Just delicious.
So happy to hear this, Naomi. Thanks so much for using my recipe 🙂
You don’t have to tempt me, I love brownies in all shape and form, fudgy, chewy, caky, I’ll take ’em all!
Thanks Trang. Have a great day 🙂