Epic Brownie Recipes

Craving brownies? You’re in the right place! This is your one-stop shop for the best homemade brownie recipes. From fudgy to chewy and everything in between, you’ll find #AllTheBrownieRecipes your heart could want.

Is there a better chocolate dessert than a brownie? I’d have to say a resounding no! Whether you love classic chewy brownies, frosted, stuffed, bite-sized, bark-style, or topped with ice cream, when it comes to brownies, I am all in.

Today, I’ve gathered the most epic brownie recipes in one place. This is your ultimate roundup for all things brownies.

Let’s Talk Chocolate for Brownie Recipes

Before we dive into the recipes, let’s start with the most important ingredient: chocolate. Every great brownie begins here. The three most common baking chocolates you’ll find in stores are Hershey’s, Nestlé, and Ghirardelli.

All three work well for brownies, and I’ve used each at one time or another. Knowing a little about them can help you make a more informed choice for your recipe.

The type of chocolate also matters. For brownies, I recommend dark or semi-sweet chocolate. Milk chocolate works best as a topping or mix-in, rather than as the main chocolate.

Hershey, Nestle, and Ghirardelli Chocolate for Brownie Recipes

Hershey’s, Nestle, and Ghirardelli all offer baking chocolate found in the baking aisle. Each has subtle flavor notes that can influence your brownies. Hershey’s has a mild cocoa taste, Nestle offers a smooth, rich chocolate flavor, and Ghirardelli provides a deep, slightly bitter chocolate.

Choosing one over another can enhance your brownie experience depending on your preference.

Brownie Recipe Tips

Here are some simple tips for the best brownies:

• Avoid over-beating: Mix eggs and batter just until combined. Over-beating produces cake-like brownies instead of dense, fudgy ones.
• High-altitude adjustments: If you live above sea level, adding an extra egg or two helps provide needed moisture and keeps brownies from turning out too dry.

Baking Tips for Brownie Recipes

• Cool quickly: For an even texture, place the hot pan on a separate pan with ice cubes. This prevents a cookie-like bottom and ensures consistent texture throughout.
• Bake on a single oven rack: Avoid stacking pans on multiple levels. Steam from the lower pan can prevent the top pan from baking evenly.
• Sift dry ingredients: Fluffing flour, cocoa, and other dry ingredients improves binding and creates a better texture.
• Tap the pan: Lightly tapping the pan mid-bake releases excess air, giving brownies a denser, more even texture.

Let’s get to the Brownie Recipes!

Whether your brownie recipe is a traditional family favorite or a creative twist, there are endless possibilities. You can add nuts, nut butters, flavored chips, marshmallows, spices like cinnamon or nutmeg, or even bacon or a splash of booze.

And that’s just the brownie itself. Once you start talking frosting and toppings, things can get really delicious.

Beautiful Brownies Recipes

• Chocolate Ganache Brownies
• Pecan Brownies
• S’Mores Brownies
• Double Chocolate Caramel Brownies
• Old Fashioned Brownies
• Lunch Lady Brownies
• Mexican Chocolate Frosted Brownies
• Bourbon Pecan Brownies
• Mississippi Mud Brownies
• Triple Layer Frosted Brownies
• Frosted Peanut Butter Chip Brownies
• Bacon Salt Brownies
• Derby Pie Brownies
• Milk Stout Brownies
• Gluten Free & Egg Free Brownies
• Bailey’s Cheesecake Swirl Brownies

Pecan Brownies

 

A natural way to create a winning brownie recipe is to go candy or candy bar-inspired. It just works. Adding more chocolate to already rich, chocolatey brownies is a guaranteed win.

CANDY INSPIRED BROWNIES

• Brownie Bites with Rolos
• Almond Joy Brownie Bites
• Frosted Chocolate Turtle Brownies
• Ultimate Butterfinger Brownies
• Dark Chocolate Toffee Brownies
• Fudgy Frosted Chocolate Mint Brownies
• Whoppers Brownies
• Gluten-Free Andes Mint Brownies

As Huey Lewis once said, “It’s hip to be square,” but brownies don’t have to be! Some of my favorite ways to enjoy them are anything but square. Brownie bark, also called brownie brittle, is a top pick. Crispy, chocolatey, often with nuts or toffee inside, it’s one of my favorite guilty pleasures with a glass of red wine.

Brownie bites are another favorite. Perfectly poppable and always delicious, they’re hard to resist.

BROWNIE BARKS, BRITTLE, and BITES

• Easy Brownie Bark with Pistachios
• Salted Caramel Brownie Brittle
• Touchdown Turtle Brownie Bites
• Espresso Brownie Bites with Kahlua Frosting

Anyone who says they would never put vegetables in brownies has clearly never tried my frosted zucchini brownies. Vegetables like zucchini, pumpkin, and carrots add incredible moisture to baked goods.

Fruits are a no-brainer, too. Cherries, raspberries, and strawberries all pair beautifully with chocolate.

BROWNIES WITH FRUITS AND VEGGIES

• The Very Best Zucchini Brownies
• Pumpkin Cheesecake Swirl Brownies
• Lemon Brownies
• Chocolate Cherry Brownies
• Dr. Pepper Chocolate Cherry Brownies
• Cherry Amaretto Frosted Brownies
• Strawberry Brownies
• Secret Ingredient (Black Bean) Brownies

We love brownies so much that we sometimes take an already delicious dessert and add brownies to make it even more outrageous. Brownie-inspired desserts are sure to win a fast track to your heart.

Brownie-Inspired Desserts

• Brownie Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Cake
• Super Chocolate Hot Fudge Brownie Cake
• Brownie Sandwich Cookies with Cookie Dough Frosting
• Oreo Brownie Poke Cake
• Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Cake

Making brownies is mostly simple and doesn’t require a lot of fancy equipment. In most cases, you don’t even need a mixer unless you’re aiming for a cakier texture. A good mixing bowl, wooden spoon or spatula, and measuring cups and spoons are all you really need.

When it comes to baking pans, a few choices can make a difference. The size of your pan affects the thickness of your brownies, and if you love the edges like I do, an “all edges” pan is the way to go.

Kitchen Tools that make Brownie Making Easier:

• Kitchenaid Mixer
• Hand Mixer
• 9×13 Pyrex Baking Dish
• 8×8 Baking Dish
• Rubber Spatulas
• Wooden Spoons
• Batter Bowl
• Dry Measuring Cups
• Pyrex Measuring Cups
• Brownie “All Edges” Pan
• Measuring Spoons
• Brownie Serving Spatula

Love them? Pin Them!

If you have a list going of all of the brownie recipes you are anxious to try, make it easy, and pin the whole collection to your favorite Pinterest recipe board!

I hope you found all sorts of brownie recipes that you are eager to try.  A huge thank you to my foodie blogger bff’s for their contributions to this must-keep list!

This recipe roundup was originally posted on October 14, 2019, in part with #Choctoberfest. It’s been updated to improve the user experience on November 5, 2025.