12 Irresistible Brownie Recipes to Satisfy Every Craving

A brownie for everybody.

By
Devan Grimsrud
Devan Grimsrud
Devan Grimsrud

Devan Grimsrud is a Berlin-based writer, editor, and recipe developer originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota. After working in television production with James Beard Award-winning chef Andrew Zimmern, she relocated to Berlin and became the managing editor at Kitchen Stories, an international digital cooking platform with millions of active users. 

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Published October 26, 2025
Devan Grimsrud
Angle view of a brown and white plate on a marble countertop with a stack of brownies cut into squares

Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm

Everyone who knows me knows about my sweet tooth. I'm a big dessert person, and can hardly think of an evening in my adult life that hasn't ended with a little something sweet after dinner. I've also been known to pair chocolate chip cookies with coffee and call it breakfast, which I highly recommend.

It probably won't surprise you when I say that a batch of brownies is never a bad thing. In my book, it's always a welcome treat, whether it comes from a box or is someone's blue ribbon recipe. If you can get on board with that, you're in the right place.

The recipes below are the best of the best brownie recipes we have to offer. From brownie cookies to 3-ingredient Nutella brownies, brookies (brownie cookies) to marble blondies (you read that right!), if you're looking for a new brownie to try, none of these will let you down.

  • Fudgy Cocoa Brownies

    A plate of brownies.

    Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer

    "This recipe is special because almond extract (rather than vanilla extract) flavors the brownies and is a perfect blend with the cocoa and pecans." —Elise Bauer, Founder

  • Mint Brownies

    overhead view of Mint Brownies squares

    Simply Recipes / Photo by Julia Gartland / Food Styling by Samantha Seneviratne

    "Brownies from boxed mix work so well here because they maintain a pleasant texture that doesn’t become dry or hard when chilled in the refrigerator. Fudgy-style brownie mix provides a little bit of density to contrast the lighter texture of the cream, but if cakey brownies are more your taste, feel free to swap it!" —Kayla Hoang, Recipe Developer

  • Caramel Brownies

    Salted Caramel Brownies

    Simply Recipes/Alison Bickel

    "Don’t have time to make your own caramel sauce? Then sub it with a high quality store bought caramel sauce." —Rachel Knecht, Recipe Developer

  • 3-Ingredient Brownie Cookies

    a 3-ingredient brownie cookie cut in half and sitting on a pile of more cookies

    Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm

    "Any standard brownie mix will work for this recipe, but not all brownie mixes are created equal. All of my fellow brownie lovers know that Ghiradelli makes some of the best brownie mixes out there. I like to use any of their mixes that say “includes chocolate chips” on the front, such as the Double Chocolate, Triple Chocolate, and Ultimate Chocolate varieties." —Laurel Randolph, Associate Editorial Director

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  • Homemade Cosmic Brownies

    Stack of Homemade Cosmic Brownies and more on the counter around it

    Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm

    "The brownies will deflate slightly in the center as they cool, creating some dips and valleys, so feel free to flip the brownies over so that the even bottom is facing up before spreading the ganache." —Kayla Hoang, Recipe Developer

  • 3-Spice Brownies

    Spiced brownies dusted with cocoa powder.

    Simply Recipes / Alison Bickel

    "Cardamom is one of my favorite spices, but if you don’t have ground cardamom in your pantry, these brownies taste lovely with just cinnamon and cloves!" —Shayma Saadat, Recipe Developer

  • Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

    Peanut Butter Fudge Brownies swirl the peanut butter

    Simply Recipes / Aaron Hutcherson

    "The instructions below call for using a double boiler to melt the chocolate and butter. This just means melting the chocolate in a heat-proof bowl placed over a pot with a few inches of simmering water, which works to melt the chocolate gently and helps avoid scorching. However, you can also use the microwave (or even a pot directly on the stove) as long as you keep a careful watch so as not to burn the chocolate." —Aaron Hutcherson, Recipe Developer

  • Brownie in a Mug

    Overhead view of a brownie in a white mug topped with ice cream.

    Simply Recipes / Annika Panikker

    "This mug brownie is fine on its own, but a little ice cream on top (or whipped cream, or a drizzle of heavy cream) pushes it to another level." —Elise

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  • Marble Blondies

    Close-up of one of the marble brownie slices, which is surrounded by more slices of marble brownies, all on a parchment paper lined baking sheet

    Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm

    "Blondies and brownies use many of the same ingredients, but their batters are very different. Blondie batters tend to use all brown sugar which provides moisture, a deep caramel flavor, and a fudgy center. Since this batter doubles as blondie and brownie, I use a combination of light brown sugar and a little granulated sugar to balance the flavor of the chocolate batter and help create a bit of that crinkly paper-thin top of a good brownie." —Kayla Hoang, Recipe Developer

  • Brookies (Chocolate Chip Brownie Cookies)

    How to make a brookie

    Simply Recipes / Cindy Rahe

    "Chilling the dough for these may seem fussy, but both doughs are pretty soft and chilling helps make both doughs easier to work with; otherwise things can get messy, fast. They will also maintain their shape better once they are baked, yielding that ideal contrast of cookie-brownie bliss." —Cindy Rahe, Recipe Developer

  • Nutella Brownies

    Angle view of a brown and white plate on a marble countertop with a stack of brownies cut into squares

    Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm

    "For easier mixing, make sure your Nutella is at room temperature." —Kris Osborne, Recipe Developer

  • Brownie Baked Oatmeal

    Vegan Brownie Baked Oatmeal on a Marble Counter Next to a Bowl with a Brownie and Quartered Strawberries

    Simply Recipes / Tara Omidvar

    "No ripe bananas or don’t like their flavor? Feel free to swap in 1 cup of pumpkin purée instead. The resulting treat will just be a little less sweet." —Grace Elkus, Recipe Developer

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