Los Molcajetes Taqueria Restaurant — Restaurant in Bridgeton

Good food This homemade fudgy brownie recipe is the best I’ve made. Since we use cocoa powder, these brownies are easy to make and so much better than the boxed mixes!

Fudgy Brownies Recipe Video I bet you already have everything you need in your kitchen to make these incredible brownies from scratch right now! They are super easy to make, taste like rich dark chocolate, have the fudgiest middles, and have crinkly, shiny tops.

So many of our readers have claimed this to be “the best brownie recipe,” and honestly, after trying so many brownie recipes ourselves, I think they are right. If you are looking for slightly sweeter brownies that are thicker and chewier around the edges, see our easy brownie recipe.

x Best fudgy brownies with crinkly tops Key Ingredients Cocoa powder: I love cocoa brownies! Cocoa powder makes these brownies so delicious. Use any unsweetened cocoa powder in this recipe. I’ve used natural, Dutch-processed, and even raw cacao in this recipe. For a chocolate flavor similar to Oreo cookies, try Dutch cocoa. Butter: We use 100% butter in the recipe. If you use salted butter, leave out the salt called for in our recipe below. Granulated sugar: Helps with our shiny top, and balances the bitterness of unsweetened cocoa powder. Brown sugar works in our recipe, but you might lose the crinkly top. Eggs add richness and provide structure to the brownies. All-purpose flour: These easy brownies need a small amount of flour for structure. We want extra fudgy brownies, so keeping the flour to a minimum helps. For gluten-free, read through the comments (many readers have used a gluten-free flour blend like the Bob’s Red Mill in this recipe).

Fudgy brownies with crinkly tops

How to Make the Best Brownies We’re going to make our brownie batter in a saucepan, which makes this recipe easier and you’ll have less dishes! The trick to the best brownies is to combine HOT butter with sugar and cocoa powder. So, I melt my butter in a saucepan and then immediately stir in sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and salt. Then, after a minute or two of letting it cool, I add my eggs one at a time and then the flour.

Thick brownie batter ready to bake. As my brownies bake, this heated sugar moves up to the top of the brownies when they are in the oven, which is how they get that shiny top. The hot butter also blooms the cocoa powder, making our brownies taste better.

This brownie batter is thick. I usually tell you to avoid over-mixing batters, but that’s not the case with these cocoa brownies. The same goes for blondies batter. Here’s our blondies recipe, which are like brownies, but made with a vanilla batter.

Pouring homemade brownie batter into a baking pan I bake my brownies in a 325°F oven until the edges are set and the middle looks slightly underdone. I like using a toothpick to tell when my brownies are ready to come out of the oven and look for a small amount of batter left on the toothpick. The brownies continue to firm up as they cool, so even though they may look underdone, they will be perfect when cooled to room temperature.

Easy Fudgy Brownies from scratch 4.9 (1214 reviews) Leave a review Print Perfect Fudgy Brownies Pin Save Email PREP 15mins COOK 30mins TOTAL 45mins Say hello to our favorite brownies recipe from scratch. You only need a saucepan and spoon to make these brownies. Mixing the sugar and cocoa powder into the hot melted butter helps get that shiny, crinkly top we all love. If you reach for darker chocolate over milk chocolate, these bittersweet brownies are for you. Use natural or Dutch-process cocoa powder. See the tips below the recipe for guidance on choosing the best cocoa powder for your brownies.

When measuring the flour and cocoa powder for these brownies, either weigh them or use the “spoon and level” method: Fluff the flour/cocoa, spoon it into the measuring cup, and level off the top with a flat edge. You can see me do this in our video!

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Take a trip to Mexico without leaving South Jersey. Los Molcajetes is why you don't see Taco Bell in the area. They would be put to shame. Authentic Mexican fare made while you wait. I've enjoyed burritos which are a full meal carried in a tortilla, not just beef and beans. This time, I tried quesadillas. Though similar to what American or Tex-Mex quesadillas offer, Mexicans don't try to incinerate your mouth and digestive system. Red and green sauces are offered if you dare, but that is a choice, not a requirement. If you order a Coke, you get bottled in Mexico Coke, made with SUGAR, not chemical sweeteners. Ahhh, the taste of my youth! I didn't have room to sample dessert, but hopefully will on my return visit. And there WILL be a return visit! This is a small, side-of-the-road shop. Don't expect a glitzy ballroom. Expect a place with hard-working people offering a delicious meal made as it was in their homeland and served with love, kindness, and a smile - three things that make the meal taste...

Ok so I’ve been grabbing Mexican food from this place pretty regularly on my way to Cape May every weekend over the past couple years. I’ve always been very happy with the food but I’m not one to post reviews. However… Today I tried the tacos Birria. OH… MY… GOD🤯 I don’t even know what to say. These tacos had me feeling retarded. I ate the whole order in the parking lot with my truck in drive and my foot on the break. I’ve had tacos Birria before at other places and they’re good but never really blew my mind. I finally decide to try them here and I’m probably going to have an addiction now. I don’t know how this place isn’t famous for...