I Baked 144 Brownies To Create The Perfect Recipe | Bon Appétit
48 hours of baking. A pound and a half of chocolate chips, another pound of cocoa powder, 5 pounds of chocolate, $30 worth of vanilla extract and many, many tastings. Join Chris Morocco in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as he takes you through the journey of creating his perfect recipe - one that took 144 brownies to achieve perfection.
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The face he made after saying “everybody wants to ‘help’” 😂 I feel him
for sure, I laughed out loud!
That was my favorite part 😊
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Hahah me too! I totally get that.
who decided that chris could only have 2 days for this???? let the quest for the perfect brownie take as long as it needs!!!!!
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+1, manufactured drama does not inspire confidence in what should be a throughly tested and thought out recipe.
seriously, this is a joke
I LOVE this guy. Chris is very clear, scientific really, in his approach. Best of all, he describes flavor and texture very well, and explains how ingredients create those properties in food. Great video.
Yesssss
I appreciate how the goal really was the "perfect recipe" rather than "the brownie I like the most". That's why he put in the chocolate chips and didn't dial back the sugar. I think if he was making them for himself, he would've put salt on the top
I certainly would. Smokey salt if I had it
But isn’t it technically the brownie he liked the most? Bc it’s his idea of a brownie
i like the way he finds a balance between what he likes and what he knows people will actually make!!
@@MNIU_it’s not, though. it’s his idea of what everyone generally perceives as good brownie qualities. and as a receipt developer he has a really great idea of what the general public likes and why
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it’s so great to learn about why and how each change is making a difference. This is all due to Chris knowing what tf he’s talking about. His grasp on each ingredient’s purpose, and how each method will affect the finished product on a theoretical level is inspiring.
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Bon Appetit's strongest videos are their recipe testing videos. Chris is obviously fantastic, and I think many people love the new personalities as well, but many people long for the nostalgic feeling of bon appetite videos. Of course, the lost people are missed, but when you look back at the content that was being created during that era, it was mostly recipe testing. Personally, that's what I love to see, and I think seeing the newer personalities go through these steps would help viewers connect to them more.
I enjoyed the recipe testing videos, and similar ideas like Chris's "recreating by taste" series, but one that was completely different which I have to say I miss the idea behind "Alex Eats It All". Those were surprisingly entertaining.
Thank you Chris for your chocolate chip skepticism and not immediately giving in to the cult of chocolate chips. I agree it's cool if they add something, but usually I find they don't.
Completely agree. And if you are looking for texture nuts are a thing. Peacans go very nicely in most baked goods.
I found better to cover the brownies with a thin simple ganache and for a fancier sophisticated flavor a Rocher style glaze rather than putting chips into the brownies. I really prefer having a top layer of this glaze than chewing chocolate chips that don't stand up in the rich flavor of the brownies
@@Klinety66 I also prefer nuts, they are a great way to elevate chocolate!
I have a faint childhood memory of eating a brownie with chocolate chips and it changed my life
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The face when he said "everyone wants to help" was hilarious and so dang accurate.
Browning butter is way easier than a double boiler. Also it is my absolute favorite way to elevate my bakes. I would’ve added water back into the browned butter to equal the weight of butter prior to browning
Yes adding water back is something I know people do, kinda surprised why he didn't try it.
Even splitting the butter to half browned and half not.
Unless you need the water, no real need. It's not a huge amount. I find the loss of water an advantage with cookies, because they'll spread less.
@@absolutelynothingtoseehere Your cookies spread too much due to excess butter or not cold enough when putting into the oven. The tbs or 2 of water isn't why
@hermiona1147 because he has to develop a recipe that's both delicious and that people will be happy to follow without too much added fuss. How to maximize flavour without sacrificing the simplicity of the brownie recipe
BA produced a beautiful brownie recipe w/ browned butter that I’ve been making for years and Never fails. It was in your magazine years back! Sometimes the wheel doesn’t need to be reinvented! But I love the science behind the ‘perfect brownie’. Thank you!
Could you please share the recipe? 🤗🥹
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At the beginning I was like 'man I'm gonna be crushed at the end, there's no way my brownies will hold up to any of this fancy stuff' and then he reiterated the final recipe and no that's exactly what I do and they turn out amazing every time 😅
Yay Chris! This is awesome content and it’s exciting to hone in on exact preferences. My exact preferences happen to come in a 6-pack Ghirardelli box at Costco.
Absolutely!!!! That’s definitely my standard! As I’m watching, I’m thinking, Ghirardelli uses oil, why not try veggie oil and lower the temperature to 325° like the box says, and then 3 eggs!?!? We only use 1! 😂
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Triple chocolate! But use milk and add vanilla flavoring. And for God’s sake, always undercooked just a tad. People really think it’s the best brownies they’ve have ever eaten.
I would love to see more of this recipe testing process but for savory recipes!
Just search past years. That’s this entire channel. Until the race “scandal” with the EIC.
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Can we do a version with carrot cake next? 😊
Yes please!
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Yes yes yes
Thanks Chris for sharing your passion and recipe with us. I’ve missed these segments!!
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I’d love to see a recipe development process without a time restriction (I’d be so interested to see where Chris takes the process and I think he’d be very capable of knowing when the process had reached it’s conclusion).
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I just made these. I’m amazed at how well the individual flavors stand out. I can taste the butter, salt, different chocolates. Not like anything is too much. It’s more like nothing is overpowering anything else. Very harmonious. Well done.
Can ugive the quantity of ingredients plz😊
Ice cube in your brown butter! Adds the water content back in for the structure, and keeps the brown savory goodness
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Hearing the thought process is so interesting! I'm learning so much about something I've basically been baking and (mostly) eating my whole life 😅
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Chris never give too much thought! You're a gem and I love when you share it with the world.
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I hope this is becoming a series, where a different chef each time goes through this “perfect recipe” development. We will get to see a different thought process each time. Zaynab and Chris were a great start!
I LOVED everything about your video, especially your comments about people helping - totally agree!
I'm excited to try this recipe. When you were hunting for the right sugar proportion to get a flaky top I wanted to shout through the screen to just sprinkle white sugar on top right before it goes in the oven.
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As an avid baker for over 30 years, I am still looking for the perfect brownie recipe. I just love the scientific approach in this video. And I love love love that you keep practicality in mind. Yes, if it’s essential and worth the effort in flavor I will brown butter. For some recipes it’s a must. But paired against dark chocolate it really doesn’t seem reasonable or necessary. Awesome video, will be watching more ❤❤❤
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Have you tried Stella Parks brownies? Amazing
Love Chris Morocco's precision, attention to detail, and obsession with developing a perfect food!
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Make this a series!! I love watching him recipe experiment
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Thank you Chris! Your determination should be an example for all us. I love it
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highlight of my day
Can we just take a second to see that Chris had a MILLION tabs open on that poor lappy, it must have been hot enough to cook a brownie on 😛
Tabs don't cause heat though.
Someone needs to introduce him to branched tabs
@@dolan-duk open tabs cause ram and processor strain though, which consumes more power, creating more heat. thats a bit like saying pressing the gas pedal doesnt make you go faster, technically correct, but the car with me in it will do just that
@@leonhardable I'm sure he uses a tab suspender or something. Modern browsers like chrome even have that feature built in!
@@leonhardable tabs are automatically put to sleep to avoid this.
and everybody wants to "help". I felt that
Lots of good chocolate and butter.
Chris makes me so happy 😊😊😊
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American Test Kitchen taught me to melt the chocolate in hot coffee to intensify the chocolate flavour
Same! Haha
And someone mentioned espresso powder (which I use in my brownies and love), but he didn't go down that route---maybe too fussy for what they were looking for.
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I came across this brownie recipie in the early 00s that is pretty darn similar to this. It's the best, easiest brownie recipie and I stand by it!
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Perfect content
Incredible artistry in this video, a very enjoyable watch
Learn to find joy in the transformation that is regular butter to brown butter. Not only is it an incredible ingredient in both cooking and baking, but it's a beautiful example of the power of the maillard reaction in creating complex flavor. Plus, it's therapeutic and smells amazing.
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chris is the GOAT
Okay I’m 100% going to make these brownies….but have you guys tried the Ghirardelli box mix?? Cuz frankly I think the job is done. Such a fun video to watch!!
I think it’s the perfect brownie lol. I wanted that to be the end brownie
Yes!! We chop a bit more dark chocolate plus some chips, don’t over mix it, and it makes the best quick brownie in the world
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Lol that’s funny cause that was my back up if this recipe failed me😂
Love recipe development
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I’m glad you said “my” perfect brownie, cuz each brownie lover has their own favourite recipe. What does it for me is a moist, and heavy but yet light texture; like a melt in your mouth, large airy chocolate bar 😋!! And, I always use bitter sweet chocolate in my brownies, and coffee.
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creaming the eggs and sugar to ribbon alwaysmade the best brownies. that and using cocoamass which is nolonger availablein grocery stores. made the best brownies.
❤❤❤❤❤ love brownies
FML I want all of the brownies now.
Extraordinary staff numbers to get this podcast to air. Budgeting is out of the question I guess. Lol
Mashallah very delicious ❤
BA CONTENT TEAM- Excellent video! Would love to see more R&D- and technically- focused content like this, please!
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Love his Virgo energy!
Without diminishing anyones skills there at BA, I could live with it being all Chris... if you know what I mean!
Simply the best recipe I ever tried. Congratz. 👏👏
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This is art and science.
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Tasty 101's recipe FTW
The Ghirardelli triple brownie pack is probably the best brownie out of a box and very similar to your recipe!
yes yes yes - i make these for my college roommates and they ALWAYS disappear
Ghiradelli triple chocolate brownie mix + a nice lil scoop of espresso powder + a generous handful of mixed nuts is heavenly and ridiculously easy. They never last long in our house lol.
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Chris is the best BA person, no question.
Tudo parece tão fácil e delicioso
reminds me of bon appetit the perfect thanksgiving .
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very enjoyable to watch! I was rooting for some flaky salt, always yummy.
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Awesome!!
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Bittersweet is the supreme chocolate for baking! And I’m here for the chewy brownie crowd. Fudgy brownies are good with icecream but if I want fudge I can make fudge. To me, the perfect brownie has a satisfying chew and along with that rich, lasting flavour. I’m excited to try this one!
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I missed seeing Chris Thank you for introducing me to Timecop 1983
expert vibes
Dominique Ansel has a good brownie recipe on his YT channel, this also looks good and worth trying.
Seriously dislike chocolate chips in ANYTHING except chocolate chip cookies!! Great demonstration. I love watching Chris cook anything!
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I find issues with just about every brownie I've had, but the Sara Lee Boxed Triple Chocolate Chunk Brownies never let me down texturally. They have all the features you seem to want - fudgey, but not too dense, meringue-like shiny top, and somewhat crispy edges. Oh and one of my favorite parts - ooey-gooey chunks of melted chocolate (at least when they're warm). I don't know what's exactly in the mix, but vegetable oil seems to be one ingredient they use that you're leaving out. Also, check out Adam Ragusea's brownie episode where he goes through even more batches than you did to narrow down a receipe (though his target is a little different than yours).
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Dude is so humble, he needs to understand we appreciate and respect his expertise how ever nerdy. All Chefs are nerds about our craft
This guy rules
Glad to see the organic Guittard cocoa powder. My brand, too. My fave recipe calls for a teaspoon of instant coffee. Makes the brownie too bitter. I add 1/4 teaspoon. Just enough to deepen the flavor without making it bitter. And I usually chocolate chips, toasted pecans and dried unsweetened cherries. To die for.
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Love.
You know chocolate brings out the chocolate flavor two
Didn't Chef Steps, Cooks Illustrated/America's Test Kitchen and Serious Eats (Kenji Lopez-Alt, Bravetart Stella Parks and Yvonne Ruperti) already figure this out?
I’m going to give these a try and compare them to Anna Olsen’s which are absolutely to die for!
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I can relate to those 55 tabs being open
Can you do a series on the perfect blinchik (Slavic crepe)?! Pretty please!
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"Indeterminate Fudge" band name i called it
thank-you for not completely ruining it with nuts...
I never appreciate people wrecking things like muffins, brownies, banana bread, etc with nuts.... absolutely not. Lol
Nuts and chocolate are meant for each other.
I love my banana breads and muffins with nuts, especially pecans. Chocolate chips for sure belong in brownies!
@@oedalis they really aren't, they just get in the way
I absolutely ADORE nuts. I've been known to have a meal of nothing but raw walnuts, lol. But I totally agree - NOT IN BROWNIES!
Fantastic! ✨💯
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Sorry Chris but the Aldi box mix does it for me. Just extras. Peppermint,nuts and or chips to mix it up. Way les stress. Also it’s says 9x12. I use 8x8. Perfection.
Looks really good. Almost like a mix between fudge and a brownie!
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The two sentences of Chris pronouncing like a French made my day
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I like só much it ❤
Nothing beats the Katherine Hepburn brownie.. in my opinion!! I think this version is probably lovely as well!
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The best brownie recipe is the Cocoa Brownies with Browned Butter and Walnuts by Alice Medrich on Epicurious - you brown the butter and add all the other ingredients to the pan. I think the browned butter adds a crackly top and chewiness. Easiest, cleanest, most delicious.
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the perfect recipe already exists - Ghirardelli dark chocolate
"Everybody wants to help...." LOL
🔥🔥🔥
3:06 I keep my measuring spoons and cups on the ring so my drawers don’t make them disappear again. Also, as a visually impaired cook it helps to be able to find that 1/4 tsp… so I take my desired spoon off, use it, and put it back on the ring after dishes are done.
"I just wanna refresh my recollection of the control" *Stuffing brownies into my face* Hahaha, me too man.
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Yum 😊
I get browning butter and doing double boilers for fancy project cooking/baking. But yeah I'm not about to do that kind of thing when I just want a quick batch of brownies. My favorite boxed mix is the Betty Crocker Tripple Chocolate, just add eggs, oil, mix it up, and bake. If I feel fancy I add peanut butter or mint M&M's.
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water bubbles when boiling, remove the water and no air pockets in the browinie thats why it was soo flat. 5:00
Thank you for providing measurements in grams. ❤❤
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You and i talk the exact same language when it comes to brownies (I've been making them for years in large qtys). The only diff is i use all purpose gluten free flour. You might be surprised to find that when you focus on the three factors you spoke of, using Gluten Free flour actually assists with the fudge. It's a secret few know. My recipe: Dutch cc, egg, gf flwr, cstr sgr, vnl xtr, 70% *Belgian* chocolate, btr (not browned), nuts & milk ch chps (mixed while still warm) , and white choc chips & salt on top. I went though almost all the qs you went though haha Can also add 1-2 slices of Terry's Chocolate Orange to a batch If anyone ever reads this and wants the ratios and order I'm always happy to share
Please share!
Oh,, I'd be grateful if you would share the amounts 🙏
@@hexistenz I use a stand mixer though but I used to do it by hand. recipe and order didnt' change
I’d like to try yours. His doesn’t look chewy enough.
Why all the strange abbreviations? Vnl, btr, etc.
Gosh I love Chris
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Isso é um verdadeiro UP grade na produção de brownies deliciosos. Realmente dicas de muito valor m
I love browning butter. It's a HUGE difference in taste
Gostei do vídeo, gostaria de ver vídeos assim para salgadinho de festas .
“Are you reading the brown butter against the backdrop of 6 oz of chocolate?” I can listen to Chris talk all day.
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