30 Minute Fudgy One-Bowl Brownies

These quick one-bowl brownies are perfect for when you need a chocolate fix fast. They’re chewy, delicious, and have a classic crinkly top. The recipe uses both melted chocolate and cocoa powder for a really intense chocolatey flavor. They make for an easy cleanup too because you only use one bowl! Quick homemade brownies with minimal clean-up, coming right up!

There is just something so comforting about these SUPER fudgy brownies. They have crinkled tops, are warm and gooey on the inside and have just the perfect amount of chew. They are 30 minute brownies that you can make in one bowl just like my red velvet brownies or brownies with cream cheese frosting.

As a trained professional baker, I also played around with this recipe and decided it was the perfect brownie batter to make homemade brookies with! You can also jazz up this quick brownie recipe with ice cream, whipped cream, or this decadent brownie frosting. Or, eat them straight out of the pan- sometimes that the best way!

If you are looking for something dairy free, try these dairy free brownies!

When I was developing this recipe, it was really important to keep it simple. No extra bowls and separating wet and dry ingredients. I wanted the best one bowl brownie recipe – I tested this recipe 6 times to get these brownies perfect!

Seriously, throw away the box mix of brownies because these are SO much better and so easy to make! Grab your bowl and spatula and let’s get baking!

Ingredients Needed

• Unsalted butter– you will melt this with the chocolate
• Semi sweet chocolate chips– you can use milk or bittersweet but I think semi sweet gives the best flavor
• Granulated sugar- When you whip the sugar with the eggs, you get the shiny crackled tops.
• Eggs– These need to be at room temperature to mix well with the sugar.
• Vanilla Extract– This helps with flavor.
• All purpose flour– We only use a bit of this to keep the brownies fudgy.
• Cocoa Powder– For extra chocolate flavor.
• Kosher Salt– To bring out the flavor.

This recipe uses both melted chocolate and cocoa powder for a really intense chocolatey flavor. The rest of the ingredients are fairly standard baking pantry staples. It’s more important to pay attention here to how the ingredients are used.

How to make brownies in one bowl

Use your preference of hand mixer, standup mixer, or mix by hand.

1. Preheat your oven at 350 F and line an 8×8 pan with parchment paper OR spray with a nonstick spray.
2. Melt the butter and chocolate in the microwave at 30 second increments until melted. Don’t go over 90 seconds! Then allow the chocolate to cool for 5 minutes before adding your eggs. (We don’t want chocolate scrambled eggs here!)
3. Mix in the eggs and sugar with a whisk or a hand mixer and mix on high speed for 3 minutes. The whisk creates air bubbles which creates the crackled brownie tops. If you use a spatula for this you will have different results. Switch to a spatula to add in the vanilla.
4. Now you can add the dry ingredients into the batter. Stir until combined and there are no longer any dry streaks.
5. Bake for 25-28 minutes and allow to cool before diving in. The brownies will cut much easier if you allow them to cool all the way.

Best type of pan for baking brownies

The best types of pans for baking brownies are either glass or a light colored metal baking tray because they are even conductors of heat. What you dont want to do is bake them in a dark colored pan because it will get too hot and possibly burn the brownies.

Best Chocolate to use for brownies

I like to use a semi sweet dark chocolate for brownies because it gives off a super rich chocolate flavor. Bittersweet chocolate can be used too. A milk chocolate would make the recipe sweeter. The best kind of chocolate to use is from a bar that you chop up. In this recipe I used chocolate chips because it’s what I had on hand and they still came out delicious!

Recipe TIPS

• To get the crinkled shiny tops- Make sure you are whipping the eggs and sugar well. The longer you whip the eggs in the chocolate, the lighter the brownie will be and give you that classic crackly top. This also helps to create a taller brownie because of all the air that is getting incorporated into the batter.
• Make sure the brownies bake evenly– Line the pan with parchment paper and hold it down with clips while pouring the batter in. Check the photo above! Make sure to remove the clips before placing it in the oven.
• Best way to cut brownies– Cut the brownie square vertically in half, then cut the halves in half again. Then do the same horizontally. You’ll have 16 perfect squared brownies.

Toppings

You can frost these brownies with my brownie frosting or add these fun ingredients to the top of the brownies before baking:

• m&ms
• pretzels
• Oreos
• walnuts

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