Nigella’s Everyday Brownies is a moist fudgy brownies which has chocolate nuggets scattered all over it. One of the most easy brownie recipe made with butter, sugar, eggs, cocoa and flour. Learn how to make delicious moist brownies with step by step pictures and video.
Chocolate Brownies
“Brownies” saying that name makes me happy. I love brownies, My love for brownies had made me post quite a lot of brownie recipes in this blog. But among all those brownies this has become my latest favorite.
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About Nigella's Everyday Brownies
This is one is my Favorite Domestic Goddess Nigella’s recipe. This recipe is from her latest show “Nigella’s Kitchen”. I watched this video last week and believe it or not I made it the next day itself.
I actually halved the original recipe. You could double or even triple the recipe. This recipe turned out so gooey in the middle and crusty in the top with a little bit of creamy milk chocolate bites. Make sure to check my fudge brownies.
The recipe is very simple to follow. It uses regular ingredients like flour, cocoa, sugar, butter and chocolate. You hardly need a total of 30 to 35 minutes to make this brownies.
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Chocolate Brownies Ingredients
All Purpose Flour - I used refined flour in this recipe. I haven't tried this recipe with wheat flour, so not sure how it will turn out. Also this recipe uses less flour to get the fudgy texture in brownies.
Butter - use unsalted butter for better taste. Since we are using salt in this recipe, it is better to use unsalted butter so you can control the salt level in your baked goodies.
Granulated Sugar - the original recipe calls for brown sugar. But I used white sugar and it turned out just right.
Cocoa - whenever you are making cakes with cocoa. It is important to use the finest quality of cocoa powder for rich chocolate flavour.
Baking Soda - a small pinch of baking soda helps with the lift and softness.
Salt & Vanilla - both are for flavour and taste.
Eggs - use room temperature eggs whenever you are making baked stuffs.
Milk Chocolate - I would say this is the most important ingredient in this recipe. The chocolate pieces added in this melts slightly when baked and taste so rich and fudgy.
How to Make Chocolate Brownies (Best Recipe Ever)
Pre-prep - Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a square tin with foil and apply some butter on it...
Make Batter - In a sauce pan add butter, sugar and melt it down. Add in cocoa, mix and turn off the heat. Add in flour, baking soda, salt and mix. Pour in eggs, vanilla and mix till it becomes smooth consistency. Now fold in the chopped milk chocolate and mix well.
Bake & Serve - Pour this into the tin and bake it in the oven for 25-30 min. Insert a knife it will have some moist crumbs in it. Cut into squares and enjoy with a glass of milk or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
How to Make Chocolate Brownies (Stepwise Pictures)
Pre-preparation
1)Measure and Take all your ingredients. Preheat the oven to 180 Degree C or 375 Degree F. Line a 4 to 5 inch square tin with foil and apply some butter on it. You can line it with parchment paper as well.
Melting Butter with Cocoa
2)This recipe is so easy to make. You start by making the wet ingredients in a sauce pan. Take unsalted butter in a sauce pan. We are going to melt the butter on a low heat.
3)Add in sugar. Add it directly into the sauce pan. Make sure the sauce pan is on low heat.
4)Add in cocoa powder. I adding the cocoa powder directly into the melted butter.
Pro Tips: adding cocoa to hot butter blooms the cocoa and makes it more chocolaty.
5)Mix all this together and take it off the heat.
Adding Dry Ingredients
6)Once you turn off the flame, let the butter and cocoa mixture sit for 2 minutes. Once it is slightly cooled, add in plain flour and use a wooden spoon to gently mix it.
7)Add in baking soda and salt, mix it well.
Adding in eggs
8)Now we are going to add in egg. Make sure the egg is at room temperature.
9)Add in vanilla extract. Mix the egg and vanilla into the batter using a spoon till it is combined.
Adding chocolate
10)Add in chopped chocolate. Don't be stingy, be generous with the chocolate.
11)Mix the chocolate into the brownie batter.
Baking brownies
12)I used a 4 to 5 inch square cake pan. You can line the pan either with parchment paper or foil. Pour the brownie batter into the prepared pan. Place the pan in a 180 degree C preheated oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
13)Bake until cooked. Remove from oven and let it sit for 15 minutes in the pan.
14)Now slice and serve.
Expert Tips
- When melting butter, make sure the heat is low so you don't burn anything.
- Once cocoa is added, make sure you turn off the heat and let it sit for 2 minutes for the cocoa to bloom.
- Instead of lining the pan with foil, you can line it with parchment paper.
- Don't over bake the brownies, else it may turn hard.
Storage
The brownies can be made up to 3 days ahead and stored in an airtight container. Will keep for total of 5 days.
The brownies can be frozen for up to 3 months in airtight container, layered with baking parchment. Thaw overnight in cool place.
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Nigella Lawson's Everyday Brownies Recipe
Equipment
- Sauce Pan & Wooden spoon
- 4 to 5 inch square pan
- Aluminium foil or Parchment paper
- Oven or OTG
Ingredients
- ½ cup All Purpose Flour 60 grams
- 75 grams Unsalted Butter
- ¾ cup Granulated Sugar 150 grams
- ⅓ cup Cocoa Powder 35 grams
- ½ tsp Baking Soda
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 2 no Eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- ½ cup Milk Chocolate chopped roughly
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 Degree C or 375 Degree F. Line a 4 to 5 inch square tin with foil and apply some butter on it. You can line it with parchment paper as well.
- In a sauce pan add butter, sugar and melt it on low heat. Add in cocoa and mix well. Turn the heat off and set aside for 2 minutes. Add in flour, baking soda, salt and mix gently using a spoon. Add in eggs, vanilla and mix till it becomes smooth consistency. Now fold in the chopped milk chocolate and mix well.
- Pour in to the tin and bake it in the oven for 25-30 min. Insert a knife it will have some moist crumbs in it. Cut into squares and enjoy with a glass of milk or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Notes
- When melting butter, make sure the heat is low so you don't burn anything.
- Once cocoa is added, make sure you turn off the heat and let it sit for 2 minutes for the cocoa to bloom.
- Instead of lining the pan with foil, you can line it with parchment paper.
- Don't over bake the brownies, else it may turn hard.
Storage
The brownies can be made up to 3 days ahead and stored in an airtight container. Will keep for total of 5 days. The brownies can be frozen for up to 3 months in airtight container, layered with baking parchment. Thaw overnight in cool place.Nutrition
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Vimitha Anand
Rich gooey and delectable looking brownies...
Gloria
Love the brownies and love the video!! I love Nigella too, thanks so much, gloria
thekitchenaffaire
Woww.. that is one yummy looking brownie. I love em 😀
SavithaRaj's Spice Land
Love the choclate treats..yummy.
Dzoli
Isn't Nigela great.Aren't you great.
And the brownies like yours here are the best:)
LA COCINERA DE BETULO
Un brownie espectacular con su aspecto jugoso por dentro.
Besos.
Hovkonditorn
I'm a fan of brownies too 🙂 I will save this recipe, thanks!
Anna
Un brownie delicioso!. me gusta la textura que te ha quedado y Nigella me encanta, tengo su libro de cocina. un saludo y encantada de entrar en tu blog. ya me he hecho seguidora tuya-
jeyashrisuresh
delicious brownies and nice explanation
Morguix
Absolutely yummy and delicious!. I love chocolate and brownies too.
Greetings. 🙂
pips
mmm delicious!
Dae
Hola, encantada de conocerte. El brownie es uno de mis postres favoritos. En mi blog hice uno pero con frutos secos diferentes y me quedo muy rico. Yo tambien soy apasionada de la cocina y me gusta mucho lo que veo en tu blog. Espero seguirte de ahora en adelante. Saludos
Eneri
Hi Aarthi!! Thanks for visit my blog!! I love your blog, the recipes are delicious and your explanations very good!! I'll visit you very often! Kisses!!
LAURA
Ciao grazie della visita e dei complimenti!!!
Ti seguo perchè il tuo blog mi piace molto e poi è bello scambiare le ricette con il mondo intero!!!
Spero tanto che anche tu mi segua così rimaniamo in contatto!!!
A presto, baci
Sharmilee! :)
Chocolately brownies...looks super yumm
lacasitadeazucar
¡Qué rico! Se ven geniales.
Mary
Hola, muchas gracias por visitar mi blog, me ha hecho mucha ilusión. Acabo de ver el tuyo y me quedo también a seguirte. Buenísimo te sale el brownie. Hasta pronto.
Rocio Valle Gonzalez
hi friend! thnx for coming to my blog, so nice to met u there! if need some help about my recipes in spanish... just let me know (though my english is not perfect) maybe i can help u!!
great blog! hope to see you soon!! see ya!
Prathibha
Lovely brownies...Nigellas recipes r always hit n special...
RICORICODELICIOSO
No lo he dudado ni un segundo, ya me tienes como seguidora, tienes un blog precioso con deliciosas recetas, te seguiré de cerca.
Como no tengo cuadro de seguidores puedes suscribirte para que te envíe mis recetas por mail, gracias.
Besitos.
sarah
Looks grate.i really like it.why u don't try to bake it using baking paper and not foil.it's make your cakes easy to remove and is more cheap :D.
have a nice day!
Mari
Gracias por visitar mi blog. El brownie no te puede haber quedado mejor. Voy a dar una vuelta por tu blog.
Saludos.
nuska
¡Buenísimo! acabo de llegar a tu blog y me quedo, con tu permiso…Bss
La cuina de l'Eri
Hello,
Thanks for your visit and comment to my blog. My English is very bad, but I'll try to write.
I love the brownie! and this is very good and juicy.
I'm follower of yours. See you soon!
Pilar
Estupendo paso a paso y delicioso brownie.. Encantada de conocer tu bonito blog.
Besos
Artù
Thank you for passing on my blog!I sign up now from your followers. I would be happy if you will subscribe to one of my followers.
your recipe are very nice!!!!I'm not good in english....sorry!!!
Emily of The Best of this Life
Dear Aarthi,
Thank you for your lovely note on my blog! It's a pleasure to have you stop by and try some gluten-free recipes 🙂 These brownies look AMAZING!!! I would love to try a gluten-free version of these...I would just sub the regular flour with rice/tapioca/sorghum flour and I'm sure they'll be delicious!!! Thanks for sharing.
All the best,
Emily xo
juliana
OMG! what a brownie! i love it!
Mugdha
delectable looking brownies,,,:)
Pamela
A pretty different kind of brownie, it looks great, so I will try Nigella's recipe, I use the old fashioned recipe were you melt the chocolate with the butter first.
Thanks for your visit to my Patagonia blog, I guess you noticed I have a food blog myself, only it's in Spanish and still haven't been able to load the translator.
We'll keep in touch for sure, you have in me a new follower, I loved your blog and your pictures are gorgeous. Big hugs from Chile
Brétema
Thank your for visiting my blog. I love brownies and this must be delicious 🙂
Pretend Chef
I can never turn down a piece of brownie. Which turns into a pan being ate. These look irresistable. Yummy!
Montse
El brownie me gusta mucho. Te quedó muy bien.
Gracias por visitar mi blog, yo me quedo aquí contigo.
Un beso
FLORY
Thanks for visiting and for your beautiful words!
Carolus
oooooh, thx for ur comment in my blog, ur blog is amazing, i like it a lot.
This recip its so cool, im gonna try it sometime.
now im ur follower.
have a nice day
n33ma
Really yummy looking brownies!
annie
lovely recipe but I have a small doubt.How hot should the mix be when u add the eggs/ i did it while it was on the gas and they nearly turned to omlettes! should it be just warm or lil warm or straight off the gas?? Please revert
Thanks!!
Aarthi
@Annie you should not add eggs when the mixture is in flame,you should take it out of the flame and let it cool for 2-3 min.then add in your eggs so it wont scramble...Hope you got it..
ReBOrn
Hello Arthi,
Firstly, Congratulations!! you are doing a amazing job!!!
I hv a doubt regarding brownies, what flour do u use? maida or rice flour??
Aarthi
@ReBOrn.. Thanks for your comment. i used regular All purpose flour / Maida
Anonymous
Hi Aarthi, I am planning to do this Everyday brownies tomorrow. I have 2 doubts.
1) CAN I SUBSTITUTE OIL IN THE PLACE OF BUTTER. If so, how much oil should I add?
2)Will all other ingredient measurements remain the same if I add butter?
Please reply at the earliest. Bye..... UmaRaghu/Poland
Aarthi
@Anonymous
yes you can use oil instead of butter,no the measurements remains same
Anonymous
@Aarthi Thanks for ur Immediate reply. Please tell me HOW MUCH OIL I SHOULD USE?
Anonymous
@Aarthi Thanks for ur Immediate reply. Please tell me HOW MUCH OIL I SHOULD USE?
Anonymous
Hi Aarthi, Is 100ml of Oil enough for this cake measurement? Thanks for your immediate reply. UmaRaghu/Poland
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes 100 ml oil is enough
Anonymous
Thank you for the recipe the picture looks perfect :):)
Very good instructions too, easy to follow
Anjali
Hi Arthi, Can I make this in a cooker or pressure pan? If yes could suggest for how long? thanks.
anamika
Hi Aarti, Happy Deepavali!. Can I make this brownie in microwave? If yes for how long?
Sony P
Brownie looks so moist and perfect.....!!!
Anonymous
I tried making this in the microwave oven, the top part was cooked but the bottom was all gooey. where did I go wrong?
Aarthi
@AnonymousDid u bake it in convection oven, you should have cooked it longer, so the bottom would have cooked
Anonymous
hii....can we substitute egg in dis recipe?
if yes, by what
Aarthi
@AnonymousNo substitute for eggs.
Anonymous
Hi Aarthi,u said to switch off the heat when adding cocoa right. But am I suppose to switch on the heat again after adding it? Pls do reply. I am waiting for ur reply 🙂
Aarthi
@AnonymousNO you dont need to switch on the heat again
Anonymous
Instead of eggs can I add yogurt ...?
Aarthi
@AnonymousSorry it wont work
Anonymous
Hi arthi
what size tin have u used for baking??
Aarthi
@AnonymousIt is around 20 cm square cake tin
Rajeswari Murali
Hi Arthi i am a follower of u r blog. I luv to cook nd u r blog helps me a lot.
My son luvs brownies nd i wanted to try them seeing u r blog made me to try it. Tks for helping me to cook wit so much of intrest.
Dr Afshan
Hello Arthi
I tried your chocolate plum cake 5 mins recipe of microwave and it turned out pretty well except that it was trifle dry ...can you tell me how to rectify that and in this browni recipe you have used baking soda not powder is that correct???plz ans
Aarthi
@Dr AfshanJust brush it with some sugar syrup to keep it moist. And this recipe calls for baking soda.
Dr Afshan
Thanx a lot Arthi
Janani Gunasekaran
Hi aarthi I live ur recipes and ur blog a lot...In this recipe u have used milk chocolate chopped into pieces right...can I use dairy milk chocolate for that or wat kind of chocolate do I need to buy from the store...thanks in advance..
Aarthi
@Janani GunasekaranU can add any of ur favourite chocolate.
Jamila Inayat
Hii..did u cover d tin while baking
Aarthi
@Jamila Inayatno i didn't cover it
shemi shahin
Is it a 9x9 pan?
Aarthi
@shemi shahinyes
Rachel Page
Awesome recipe! I just baked a batch and they are scrumptious!
Arundhuti Bhattacharya
Brownies came out perfect. Was wondering if u have tried replacing butter with oil completely of maybe half n half with butter. It gets hard in winters
Aarthi
@Arundhuti Bhattacharyano i used butter. i didn't use oil
Anonymous
is baking soda necessary? can i use baking pwdr instead
Aarthi
No baking soda has to be used
Khevna Mehta
Hey this recipe is very good but can i use fresh milk in this recipe or you have any alternative with egg. I am vegetarian and i cant used egg in it.
Thank for sharing
Aarthi
Not sure about egg sub in this recipe
Reshma
Can I use salted butter for this brownie recipe...
Aarthi
Salted butter will make it too salty
Manju
Can u pls give butter in terms of cup measurements
Aarthi
it is around 3/4 cup
Nidhi Kalra
Is baking soda eno fruit salt?
Aarthi
No it is diff
Anonymous
Hey.. can I substitute wheat flour instead maida?
Husna Fathima
Can i use oil instead of butter ?.
If yes then what I oil measurement?
Daksha
Is it necessary to line the mould with parchment or aluminum foil before baking brownies
Neval Lennox
Thanks for the great recipe !
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rameshty
Wow those pictures are melting already. Thank you so much for this blog. I will try it in my home.
Afia
Why maam adding baking soda to brownies????