Published 2/5/2021
Truly the BEST Fudgy Brownies
Yes, we have our signature healthy brownies on Fit Foodie Finds, but we’ve been itching to create the real deal. Indulgence is the key to health, people 😛 These fudgy brownies from scratch have been tested again and again and we’re so excited we finally nailed the recipe.
What You Need for Homemade Fudgy Brownies
No store-bought brownie batter necessary! These fudgy brownies from scratch calls for just 7 ingredients. Here’s what you need:
Ingredient Swaps
Fat: We tested this recipe swapping the butter for coconut oil and while this totally works, you’re definitely going to taste a coconut flavor. If you do want to make this swap, up the coconut oil to 3/4 cup. Sugar: if you want to try and swap the brown sugar for another sugar, give coconut sugar a try. We haven’t personally tried this, but for most of our other baked goods, this seems to be a 1:1 swap. Flour: If you can’t find white whole wheat flour, try either all-purpose flour or a gluten-free all-purpose flour. We didn’t test either of these, but these are what we would chose! Whatever you do, don’t sub the flour for coconut flour or almond flour. Please and thanks.
Top Tips for Super Fudgy Brownies
More fat to flour ratio: there are cakey brownies and there are fudgy brownies. To get fudgy brownies, you want to make sure you use more fat than flour and that’s exactly what we did this recipe to make them extra fudgy. Don’t over bake: ain’t nobody like an over baked brownie! When in doubt- under bake your brownies. This will make they ooey-gooey delicious. Use an electric mixer: an important step worth noting is an electric mixer. You really want to make sure you get all those lumps and bumps out of your batter and either a hand-held mixer or electric stand mixer will do the trick. Only use a metal baking dish: through our many rounds of testing, we found a drastic difference in bake time between a metal baking dish and a ceramic baking dish. Ceramic dishes cook faster and get hotter and we suggest only using a metal baking dish.
Brownie Q’s
What makes brownies fudgy?
What makes a brownie fudgy is actually the flour to fat ratio. You want to make sure that you use more fat than flour to prevent it from being cakey. Removing the leavening agent also helps make brownies fudgier.
What is better fudgy or cake brownies?
Fudgy brownies are 100% better, but that’s just our opinion 😀
What does cocoa powder do in brownies?
Cocoa powder helps intensify the chocolate flavor in brownies. Don’t skip it!
Is it better to use butter or oil for brownies?
We prefer butter ten fold over oil because the taste of butter is just so much more pleasant in brownies.
Storage
Let brownies cool completely, then transfer to an airtight container and store in a cool, dark place for up to 5 days.
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