Homemade Brownies as Good as Boxed!
We don't do a lot of sweets around here, but sometimes you just need a brownie! You'll love this recipe because it doesn't have all the icky stuff like the boxed brownies, but has all the same taste -- with good-for-you ingredients. Try these homemade sundae toppings on your brownies!
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter or you could use palm oil shortening or no-flavor coconut oil
- 8 ounce semisweet chocolate baking bar or your favorite chocolate chips
- 1 2/3 cup palm or coconut sugar or regular organic sugar if that's what you have
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder I use aluminum free
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 3/4 cups flour I used part unbleached white and part sprouted flour
- 2/3 cups chocolate chips I like this brand because it doesn't have icky stuff
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350*. Butter and dust with flour around a 9×13 glass or stainless steel baking pan. (Or halve this recipe for an 8×8.) In a heavy large saucepan, melt chocolate and butter over low heat, stirring as it gets smooth. Remove from heat and cool. Stir in sugar, vanilla and eggs and mix well. Add in flour, salt and baking powder and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour batter evenly into the pan and bake for 25-40 minutes (depends on how much oven temps might vary), until the middle is set but not too firm or they’ll be dry. (Less time for an 8×8.)
- See more notes below for variation ideas!