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Everyone wants a box-mix style brownie, with their thick chewy texture and rich chocolate taste. Let’s face it. The texture is hard to duplicate from scratch at home.
However, I have found a magic secret ingredient that will give these brownies the characteristic chewiness everyone desires. A simple tablespoon and a half of corn syrup will do the trick.
I know, I know, corn syrup is the bane of a healthy diet, but who says brownies are healthy anyway. My theory is, if you’re going to splurge, you might as well have the best brownie you can possibly have. You can have a kale salad the next day to make up for it.
The recipe is simple, both the ingredients and the technique. As I researched brownie recipes and techniques, I preferred to find a recipe that only uses cocoa and not a combination of cocoa and chocolate in a bar form.
Most of the time the only form of chocolate that I have on hand is cocoa, and I don’t want to have to run to the grocery store to get bittersweet chocolate before I make brownies every time. I want a go-to recipe I can make in a pinch.
The recipe presented below is a combination of several recipes and techniques I researched and tested. In addition to the magical corn syrup, the recipe also includes a bit of brown sugar which helps the texture and brings a richer taste to the chocolate making them my favorite brownie ever.
What are your must have characteristics for brownies?
Fudgy Cocoa Brownies
Ingredients
- 10 T butter
- ¾ cup white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 and ½ T corn syrup
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 F. Grease and flour a 9 x 9 baking pan.
- In a large glass bowl, melt the butter in the microwave. Stir in white sugar, brown sugar and corn syrup.
- Beat in eggs and vanilla. Gently stir in cocoa powder, salt and flour.
- Bake for 25 for 30 min or until a few crumb cling to an inserted toothpick.
- Cool completely before cutting into bars.
Oh wow, these look fantastic!! I’ve never managed to make a brownie that I like as much as boxed mix brownies, so the description of these definitely caught my eye – yum!
Fudgy brownies are the best and these look especially good!
Thanks, Joelen. I agree with you 100%.
Hi, it’s me, LindySez from Bloppy Bloggers. Just wanted to stop by and say hi and to tell you your site and photos are really nice. I don’t do a lot of baking stuff, so this will be a great site for me to share, your brownies look fab. Corn syrup? All things in moderation. Right? We can have that kale salad to balance it. Cheers ~ Lindy
Hi Lindy, Its nice to meet you. I hope you enjoy them! (along with the kale salad afterwords 😉
You had me at Fudgy!
I prefer brownies with just cocoa powder in them also…this recipe looks like a keeper!
I’m sucker for brownies for sure! They look perfect. Pinning!
Have a wonderful Wednesday!
Brownies are an important part in my diet 🙂 These look delish!
I love a good chewy brownie. These look great!
These look perfect. I love a thick fudgy brownie!
How did you know that fudgy brownies are my very favorite in the world?!! These look AH-mazing! Pinning to make ASAP! Thanks for the recipe!
Thank, Jen!