Easy Chocolate Brownies

Rich, moist chocolate brownies with a slightly crisp top and a fudgy, melt-in-your-mouth center, made extra intense with a touch of coffee and chunks of bittersweet chocolate.

smart_display Published 2026-05-28 download Extracted 2026-06-01

20m Prep

30m Cook

50m Total

9 Servings

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Ingredients

150 g unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)
200 g sugar (about 3/4 cup)
2 units eggs (beaten)
50 g cocoa powder (1/2 cup)
0.5 tsp salt
3 g baking powder (about 1 small teaspoon)
0.5 tsp vanilla extract
30 ml concentrated coffee (freshly brewed and concentrated, or instant coffee)
160 g bittersweet chocolate (chopped into small pieces)
90 g all-purpose flour (3/4 cup)

Steps

1

Combine the 150 g of unsalted butter with the sugar and mix well to start dissolving the sugar into the butter.
2

Microwave the butter and sugar in 20-30 second bursts, creaming and mixing between each burst. Repeat three or four times until the sugar is fully dissolved.

Tip: Let the butter-sugar mixture cool to room temperature before combining with the eggs, otherwise it will cook the eggs.
3

In a separate bowl, add the 2 eggs and beat them.
4

Add the cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, and vanilla extract to the beaten eggs.
5

Pour in the concentrated coffee and mix well to integrate all the ingredients. The coffee intensifies the chocolate flavor.
6

Add the cooled butter-sugar mixture (at room temperature) and mix well.
7

Chop the bittersweet chocolate into small pieces and stir it into the batter.
8

Add the 90 g of flour and mix until just combined.
9

Line a baking pan with parchment paper, pour in the batter, and tap the pan gently a few times so it settles evenly and compactly.
10

Bake in a preheated oven at 180 C for 28 to 30 minutes.

~30 min
11

Remove from the oven and let the brownie rest and cool to room temperature (about 3 hours) before cutting and serving.

Tip: If the chocolate hardens once the brownie is cold, microwave a piece for about 30 seconds to restore the fudgy, melty texture. Enjoy with a good cup of coffee.

Nutrition (por porción)

320

Calorías

Proteína

34g

Carbohidratos

19g

Grasa

Fibra

Cultural Context

The brownie is a classic American baked dessert that originated in the United States in the late 19th to early 20th century, sitting somewhere between a cake and a cookie. This version reflects a Latin American home-baking style, using a microwave to cream the butter and sugar and adding concentrated coffee to deepen the chocolate flavor, a popular trick for intensifying cocoa-based desserts.