Classic, Chewy Fudgy Brownies (VIDEO)
These are the BEST classic, chewy fudgy homemade brownies made with chocolate chips. Dozens of readers have raved about it!

What’s your favourite brownie? For me, it’s these, the classic chewy homemade brownies with a touch of fudgy consistency with that crispy top. The type of brownie you bite into you and your world becomes a mix of all sorts of textures and flavours plus the addition of delicious partially melted chocolate chips.
I knew I had to come up with the ultimate chocolate brownie recipe.
I found that the easiest way to get these type of chewy fudgy brownies was without cocoa powder and to melt chocolate chips for the fudge consistency and chocolate base. Also, I opted for making these brownies using oil instead of butter, which in my experience makes brownies chewier and makes the brownies even more moist and seems to hold the brownie a bit more together.

I made these homemade brownies for a charity event at school and kept hearing “the brownies are sooo good” then I got outed as the one who made it. Which resulted in a lot of smiling with teeth on my part, thank-yous and swelling of my head and ego. Wish I could tell you I reacted more modestly. Oops. Followed by “you should start your own baking company” and my friends who always seem to be convenient, paid-with-food awesome spokespersons go “she does.” *flips hair* “She always make cheesecakes, cakes, cookies…”
My friends are the best.
If you want these reactions, make these chewy fudgy homemade brownies! But attempt to keep the head swelling down a bit. Or not.

P.S. Here are some of the items I used to make this recipe if you’d like to use them too:
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Classic, Chewy Fudgy Brownies (VIDEO)
Ingredients
- 1 cup chocolate chips, melted - I recommend Ghirardelli, (188g)
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, (107g)
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 large eggs, (114g) in shells
- 3/4 cup brown sugar (I use raw brown sugar, cane sugar or coconut sugar), (158g)
- 3/4 cup melted coconut oil, 150g
- 2 tablespoons water, (28g)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate chips, unmelted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F/165 degrees C.
- Melt chocolate chips in microwave for a minute, stirring after to see if chips have melted. If not, microwave in increments of 30 seconds until completely melted. Alternatively, you can melt in over a small pot of boiling water (Not a lot of water in the pot) and put the chocolate chips it in a heat proof and melt proof bowl over the pot and stir until melted.
- In a medium bowl, mix the flour, salt and baking soda until combined. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, add the eggs, sugar and oil and mix until combined for about 2 minutes. Add the water and the vanilla extract. Add to the dry mixture to the wet mixture and melted chocolate chips and stir for about 3 minutes until combined.
- Stir in the last 1 cup (unmelted) chocolate chips.
- Pour into a greased, parchment lined, or a greased foil-lined 8x8 square pan. Bake for 35 minutes.
- When finished, remove from oven and allow to cool completely in pan on a wire rack. The pan should be completely cool. It can take up to an hour and a half to cool completely.
Notes
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Last time I ve tried microwaved chocolate chips but turned out it kinda burn and doesn’t melt 🙁 Any ideas?
Hi Amaleena,
What kind of chocolate chips are you using? I use Ghirardelli to be specific. You don’t want it to be microwave for longer than 30 seconds a time, then you stir until softened, only in increments of 30 seconds. Alternatively you can melt in over a small pot of boiling water (Not a lot of water in the pot) and put it in a heat proof and melt proof bowl over the pot and stir until melted. Hope that helps!
will it work if I don’t add the coconut oil?
how much butter shall I us instead
Hi Aneka,
You can use butter but I can’t guarantee it will turn out exactly the same. You can use equal parts so ¾ cup butter. Let me know how it goes!
Hey! I have searching for a brownie recipe that uses chocolate chips instead of cocoa powder. I want to try this today but I have a quick question – If coconut oil isn’t available, can we use olive oil instead?
Hi Amal,
You can definitely use olive oil instead. Hope you enjoy!
You are a star! These are quite literally the best brownies I have ever eaten. So fudgy, and squidy and chocolatey. All the things chocolate brownies should me. Thank you!
Hi Theresa,
Yay I’m so happy to hear that!! Thanks so much for the feedback :).
I made these as directed.. Cut into them and they were pretty much raw. My daughter cried. Had to bake an additional 20 minutes. They are very good once they are fully baked.
Thanks for the feedback Kiesha! Glad you enjoyed them!
Hi Ms.Jessica! Your brownies are divine. Not sweet just right. I was so nervous when I was mixing the ingredients. Pretty scared of the outcome because the first brownie recipe I tried turned out so cakey. Instead of throwing it out, I opted for eating it with ice cream. Which turned out a perfect combo. Anyway, this is definitely a brownie recipe for keeps. The combination I did was dark chocolate for the base and milk choco and dark chocolate for the unmelted ones. The scent is also lovely. Our house smells so good because of this. Thank you so much for this. I am now a fan and would definitely try your other recipes. Godspeed and God bless you. ?
Hi Cathryn,
Thank you so much for your kind comments! I’m so glad you enjoyed the brownies!! Thanks so much for the feedback and God bless you too!!
By the way Ms. Jessica, I also found out that your ingredients are more on the healthy side which is more enticing to me. Since I am also health conscious. ?
Hi Jessica ,
1 Is the unmelted chocolate optional in the recipe ?
2 Instead of using coconut oil can i use any odorless oil ?
Thank You Jessica . Love our Blog. 🙂
You’re so welcome Madhu!
Thank you for posting this recipe. I was searching for a brownie recipe that called for melted chocolate and came across this site. Made them for my teenage daughter to take to a party. I had to pull them from the oven a bit early because she was leaving and I actually forgot to add the water. But I guess they turned out okay because I just got a text from friend saying she loved and hated me right now because “Those are the BEST brownies I’ve ever had!!!!!!”.
I guess I will have to make a batch for myself-darn it!
Thanks again!!
Hi Sheila,
I’m SO happy to hear that!! You totally made my day. I’m glad it worked even without the water and you’re SO welcome!