Easy Brownie recipe

How about a little brownie recipe ?

I will be offering simple recipes, no fuss. So let’s be honest : yes there will be a lot of sugar, flour, eggs, butter…An “old-style” brownie if you will, with its gluten, its refined sugar, its dairy.

I have no idea what the calories per serving are, but if this information is important to you I would advise not to eat it, it will hurt less !

It is possible to reduce the butter by replacing it with applesauce for instance if you want it “healthier”. I can give you the equivalence.

This brownie can be made with your kids (and by using a few of the tips and tricks you can find here you will be less likely to burn your house down afterwards) if you have an hour to lose. You can also make it alone in 15 minutes because you are worth it.

I recommend you have this brownie as a snack, or bring it to a little party with vanilla ice cream, or even have it for breakfast with your cup of coffee. Because why not ?!

Here is the recipe !

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Easy brownie

An easy simple brownie recipe with a good dose of cocoa. No fuss.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Servings 12 hungry people

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup flour

Instructions

1. Grease a brownie pan (8x8). Preheat oven to 340°F.

2. Melt the butter. Let it cool a little.

3. Mix together the sugar, cocoa and salt. Add the butter. Mix well.

4. Add the vanilla, eggs and flour. Mix.

5. Pour into greased pan. Level with spatula if needed.

6. Bake in the oven for 30 to 35 minutes. The brownie will be done when the tip of a knife inserted in the middle of the brownie comes out with a few crumbs.

Recipe Notes

Recipe adapted from the brownie recipe of Bon Appétit's essential recipes.

You can also download it here as a pdf.

Bon appétit !