Alice Medrich's Best Cocoa Brownies

Name: Alice Medrich's Best Cocoa Brownies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks, 140 grams) unsalted butter; 1 1/4 cups (250 grams) sugar; 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (80 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder (natural or Dutch-process); 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 2 cold large eggs; 1/2 cup (65 grams) all-purpose flour (unsifted, measured by stirring briefly, spooning into the measuring cup until it\'s heaped above the rim, then leveling it with a straight-edged knife or spatula -- it should weigh nearly 2.5 ounces); 2/3 cup (65 grams) walnut or pecan pieces (optional)

Instructions

Prep:25minCook:25min

This recipe is one part of a master brownie recipe Alice Medrich designed to use whatever chocolate you have in the house. The best version uses cocoa powder.

Updated at: Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:50:05 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories158.3 kcal (8%)

Total Fat8.4 g (12%)

Carbs21.7 g (8%)

Sugars15.7 g (17%)

Protein2.2 g (4%)

Sodium47.4 mg (2%)

Fiber1.6 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

16 servings

10 tablespoonsunsalted butter

1 ¼ cupssugar

¾ cupunsweetened cocoa powder

plus 2 tablespoons, natural or dutch-process

¼ teaspoonsalt

½ teaspoonpure vanilla extract

2eggs

cold, large

$1/2 cup (65 grams) all-purpose flour (unsifted, measured by stirring briefly, spooning into the measuring cup until it\'s heaped above the rim, then leveling it with a straight-edged knife or spatula -- it should weigh nearly 2.5 ounces)$

½ cupall-purpose flour

unsifted, measured by stirring briefly, spooning into the measuring cup until it\'s heaped above the rim, then leveling it with a straight-edged knife or spatula, it should weigh nearly 2.5 ounces