The Best Brownies - Food Wishes

Everyone who posts a brownie recipe online claims that theirs is the best, and in keeping with that time honored traditional, I will do the same. These really are the best brownies. And I’m sure you’ll agree when you make them, just as long as we’re talking about fudgy brownies. If you prefer cake-like brownies, you came to the wrong place. Enjoy!

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[opalyankaBG]

These look great, Chef John. I'll definitely make them as a brownie lover. However, as an European, every time I make one of your recipes I wish we had the ingredients in metric units as well. It would be great if you could include metric measurements, too.
Here are my conversions for all those who use and/or prefer metric units when baking:
⅔ cup all-purpose flour = 90 g
¾ teaspoon kosher salt = 6 g
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped = 90 g
½ cup unsalted butter = 113 g
1 ¼ cups white sugar = 250 g
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract = 5 ml

[Passionforfoodrecipes]

Brownies are so good they help prevent strokes!

Mostly golf strokes, tennis strokes, swimming strokes.. but still.

[pricklybiscuit]

You know Chef John is serious when he says his are the best
Like he NEVER does that

[alejandroquesada]

In argentina we add on top a layer of dulce de leche, whipped cream and swiss meringue... because life is short and its pleasures are even shorter.

[andyh]

I’ve made these three times now. And not once has the batter been that fluffy. I did have better luck with a full cup of flour. And they’ve all needed 45 to bake and not 30. (All still delicious though) but always somewhat underdone in the middle.

UPDATE: first attempts were with ~80% cocoa. (Not a huge fan of dark chocolate as it is) but I just used 99% and the batter looked PERFECT, I also used a smaller bowl with steeper sides to mix the eggs and sugar. 🤞. Sorry I ever doubted chef John. 4th times the charm!

[xdarkeaglex]

THANK YOU for your point about fudgy vs. undercooked brownies. I got so angry watching the last season of the Great British Bake Off hearing the judges insist on spewing lies and slander about brownies 😡 The only thing worse than a cakey brownie, is undercooked cake batter masquerading as a fudgy brownie.

[sarahk]

Made these yesterday and please make em. It’s the best brownie I’ve ever had. I followed the recipe exactly (and that was a lot of back and forth converting cups into grams haha) and wow... I was speechless.

[LPdedicated]

Me: "I'm gonna have a super healthy start on the new year!"
Chef John: "Let me show you the most perfect brownie recipe imaginable!"

[MrTimothyBlaine]

It made me physically uncomfortable when he didn’t do the ol tappa tappa.

[backbaziques]

"Raw pasty undercooked batter." Preach.

[golden]

Am I the only one who still gets excited whenever Chef John says "around the outside". Just in case!

[cookielver]

Lol Literally some minutes ago I was thinking of making brownies and here is a recipe from Chef John! Thank You!

[tomwilson]

I'm hoping Chef John starts putting out some recipes that use the edges of my oven: the center of my oven is getting a little worn down.

[lokeeee]

I made these brownies and they were amazing. But I had a brownie epiphany that IMO made them better. I saw Adam Ragusea's video about how he makes every piece of lasagna an edge piece and I thought that maybe I could use that strategy and apply it to brownies. So I baked the brownies 3-4 minutes short of being done, then I cooled them and put them in the fridge to make the cutting easier. The next day, I cut the brownies and baked them each separately for 7-ish minutes at the same temperature and now EVERY PIECE IS AN EDGE PIECE! It was so good and I'm happy I figured this out.

[deidresvideos]

We watched this video and my husband was like I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS RIGHT NOW. And he did and it was extremely delicious. We didn't have any bakers chocolate so we used cocoa powder and it was still the best brownie I've had in a long time. So long boxed mixes definitely don't need you anymore!

[metronommie]

The best way to enjoy a brownie is warm and topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, ideally with a drizzle of chocolate sauce too

[lisa.manners]

I started baking at age seven. I'm now 60 and this is the first time I've been able to get the shine on top, which is a hallmark of a proper brownie. This makes me so happy! Thanks!

[DB-]

Lying here with covid 19 watching chef john making my favourite cakes. Please smell and taste come back .

[feltsum]

OK, just finished cooling, waiting and waiting and waiting and now tasting! THESE ARE THE BEST BROWNIES! Tongue don't lie, fork don't lie and teeth don't lie. The texture is perfect, the crust is perfect and the fudginess is perfect. Thanks Chef John! My new go-to brownie recipe.

[Guitarchitect]

I’m a simple man. I see Chef John and I click.