Homemade Brownie Recipe

Happy Monday! Today, my blogging friends and I are getting together for our monthly Taste Creations Blog Hop! For today’s hop, we made some tea-time treats! I adore chocolate, so I decided to make homemade brownies—the recipe I made is just about as easy as a boxed mix, but it tastes so much better! Be sure to scroll to the end of the post for my friends’ recipes.

Brownie Recipe

(Adapted from Love and Lemons)

I found my brownie recipe on the blog Love and Lemons. I was attracted to it because it was described as not being any harder than baking brownies from a box, and they weren’t wrong! Another great feature of this recipe is that I already had all the ingredients needed for it in my kitchen. I don’t think I’ll be buying boxed brownie mix anymore!

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup cocoa powder, sifted if lumpy
1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted if lumpy
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
3/4 teaspoons sea salt
2 large eggs
1/2 cup canola oil or extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat the oven to 325°F. Lightly spray an 8×8 baking dish with cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, combine the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, powdered sugar, chocolate chips, and salt.
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, olive oil, water, and vanilla.
Sprinkle the dry mix over the wet mix and stir until just combined.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and use a spatula to smooth the top. Bake for 40 to 48 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with only a few crumbs attached (note: it’s better to pull the brownies out early than to leave them in too long). Cool completely before slicing. If you like, you can top it with extra powdered sugar and chocolate chips. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days. These also freeze well!