We’ve been brownie-holics since childhood and have gone through dozen’s of recipes with one standout favourite: Bill Granger’s.

An ozzie chef, he’s a dynamo for simple delicious recipes that ANYONE can cook, whether you’re a chef de partie or a kitchen phobe.  This recipe is from his book Bills Food.  Try this amazing recipe for chocolate brownies:

Ingredients for Chocolate Brownies

370g (2 1/2 cups) caster (superfine) sugar
80g (2/3 cup) organic cocoa powder (Green & Blacks is the best!)
60g (1/2 cup) plain (all-purpose) flour
1 tsp baking powder
4 eggs, beaten
250g (9oz) unsalted butter, melted (we used half this amount)
2 tsp vanilla extract
200g (7oz) organic dark chocolate cut into small, rough chunks (Green & Blacks is our favourite)

Method for Chocolate Brownies

Try to source organic ingredients where you can.

1. Pre-heat oven to 160˚C (315˚F/gas 2-3)
2. Stir the sugar, cocoa powder, flour and baking powder together in a bowl
3. Add the eggs, melted butter and vanilla and mix until combined
4. Mix in the chocolate chunks
5. Pour into a lined 9 inch (22cm) square tin and bake for 40 to 45 minutes

You can take it out earlier and place in the fridge for a couple of hours if you want fudgey brownies…which are AMAZING!  But watch them closely if you have a fan assisted oven as they will cook A LOT quicker!

Tips for Making Chocolate Brownies

We recommended using organic dark chocolate (our own tweak to this recipe) as pure cacao (the seed powder) without sugar and other additives has been found to contain high levels of antioxidant polyphenols, oligomeric procynanidins and other flavonoids that help boost the immune system and protect against the “bad” cholesterol and even heart disease.  It’s extremely nutritious due to its high protein, vitamin and mineral content.  The less sugar, the more cacao, the better!

Enjoy them warm with organic vanilla ice cream, feel in love with life and intoxicated with joy!

See also: An Ode to Cacao Absolute, and our delicious recipe for banana bread

The post is dedicated to my dear friend Benny, who was always a huge fan of these brownies xx