I like to bake anything: cookies, cake, cheesecake, and especially brownies. After many trials and errors using my mom’s recipe and random recipes on the internet, I found the formula that never fails using only basic ingredients, with minimum kitchen mess (raise your hand if you love baking but hate to do the dishes afterward!).

oreo brownies
Oreo Brownies, because I don’t have anything else in my pantry hehe

Ingredients :

  • 200 gr chocolate (dark/sweet/milk, up to your liking)
  • 100 gr butter (salted/unsalted, whatever you have in your fridge)
  • 80 gr sugar (I use granulated sugar, but powdered sugar works too)
  • 2 eggs
  • 100 gr all-purpose flour (cake flour works fine too)
  • 4 tbs cocoa powder (no need for fancy stuff, I always use normal chocolate milk powder from the supermarket)
  • chocolate/oreo/nuts/dried fruits as you like for decoration and extra oomph! If you like something extra sweet, you can even top the brownies with my caramel recipe here.

How to make :

  1. Preheat the oven to 170C (340F)
  2. Melt 200 gr chocolate and 100 gr butter using a double boiler, low heat
  3. After they melt, add 80gr sugar, mix well
  4. Remove the bowl from heat, mix a little more, then add 2 eggs after the batter cools down (!! if the batter is too hot, the eggs will be some parts cooked and it won’t mix !!)
  5. Sift together 100 gr all-purpose flour and 4 tbs cocoa powder (too lazy to sift? Just dump them and mix well!)
  6. Make sure all ingredients are mixed, then pour it into a cooking sheet layered 21 x 21 cm pan (if your pan is small, for example, if the pan you have is 15 x 15 cm, make only half the recipe. If the batter is too thick, it won’t be as good to eat)
  7. Bake for 20-25 minutes depending on your oven
  8. While waiting, prepare your decoration! I usually melt some more chocolate, around 100 gr, and crushed some oreo or nuts.
  9. Remove the brownies from the oven, now your house should smell like chocolate, enjoy it.
  10. Let it cool a little in the pan for a few minutes, then start decorating to your heart content.

*The pan doesn’t have to be a square. A friend of mine made this recipe in a round pan and sprinkled the brownies with nuts, and it’s beautiful! Just make sure the batter isn’t too thick (around 2-3cm in thickness is perfect)
*If you don’t have a cooking sheet, brush the pan with butter so you can remove the brownies easily after baking. I much rather use a cooking sheet to reduce the dishes after though.
*Every oven has its quirks. I bake this for 25 minutes, but your oven might be different.

I hope you enjoy baking this and I want to know how you decorate your brownies! Spread the love!

xoxo_anastasia