If you're in the mood for rich, ooey-gooey, chocolatey goodness, you need this simple recipe for Edible Brownie Batter! Made with just 8 ingredients in about 10 minutes, I can't think of a faster way to satisfy your sweet tooth.
This post was first published on November 19, 2022. It was updated with new recipe information on January 24, 2024.
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Table of Contents
- Why You'll Love This Edible Brownie Batter
- Ingredients
- The Best Chocolate Chips for Edible Brownie Batter
- Ingredient Substitutions
- How to Make Edible Brownie Batter
- A Note About Heat-Treating Flour
- Recipe Pro-Tips
- Optional Variations
- Dietary Adaptations
- Serving Suggestions
- Storage Directions
- Recipe FAQs:
- Save this Recipe for Later on Pinterest
- Tools Needed to Make This Recipe
- More Edible Dough and Brownie Recipes
Pickles and ice cream? You can keep 'em. My pregnancy cravings have been revolving around chocolate as of late, and they're showing no signs of slowing.
Luckily, this edible brownie batter recipe is a snap to throw together whenever I need a sugar fix. Made with just two bowls, a whisk, and a microwave, it's about as simple as dessert recipes get!
With a perfect balance of sweet and salty, gooey stickiness and crunchy bits of chocolate, this edible brownie batter dip is the perfect remedy for PMS, broken hearts, crappy days, or any inexplicable, overwhelming urges to eat ALL THE CHOCOLATE. 🙋♀️
Why You'll Love This Edible Brownie Batter
For all you folks who think brownie batter > actual brownies, this one is for you. Aside from tasting like a dead ringer for the stuff Mom used to let me lick off the beaters, this edible brownie dough also happens to be:
- Made With Only 8 Ingredients, nearly all of which are pantry staples.
- Quick & Easy. You just need 2 bowls, a microwave, and a whisk. You don't even need to get the mixer out, which, considering my front-heavy condition is a big bonus. 😂
- Allergen-Friendly. Naturally egg-free, soy-free, and nut-free, plus easy to make vegan and/or gluten-free, this eggless brownie batter is a treat just about anyone can enjoy!
- Rich & Satisfying. A few bites of this edible brownie mix = pure, unmitigated bliss.
- Make-Ahead & Freezer-Friendly. I'm definitely stocking the freezer with brownie bites for all the late-night feedings ahead.
Ingredients
As promised, you probably already have everything on hand to make this no-egg brownie mix. Here's what you'll need:
- All-purpose flour - A quick zap in the microwave is all it takes to make this brownie batter edible.
- Salt - To balance out all the sweetness.
- Cocoa powder - For rich chocolatey flavor without the hassle of melting chocolate.
- Unsalted butter - Brownies without butter? Blasphemy!
- Brown sugar - For sweetness with a touch of molasses. Either light or dark brown sugar works great here.
- Granulated white sugar - Mmmmm. Sugar.
- Pure vanilla extract - For complexity.
- Milk - To get the right consistency in your brownie mix without egg.
- Chocolate chips or chunks - For texture and even more chocolatey goodness.
The Best Chocolate Chips for Edible Brownie Batter
When it comes to brownie dough, chocolate chips are the dealer's choice. Semisweet, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, or allergy/dairy-free chips all work great!
One thing to keep in mind though: if you're planning on making frozen batter bites, consider using either mini chocolate chips or pulsing your regular-sized chips in a food processor first. Larger bits of frozen chocolate are much harder to bite through.
Ingredient Substitutions
Here are some common swaps and substitutions you can make:
- All-purpose flour - Feel free to use any style of flour you have on hand, including (but not limited to) cake flour, bread flour, whole wheat flour, or a gluten-free flour blend.
- Salt - I use kosher salt in my kitchen. If you're swapping in another variety, check out this handy salt conversion chart for proper measurement.
- Cocoa powder - Dutched cocoa powder, black cocoa powder, or even raw cacao powder can be used here.
- Unsalted butter - Feel free to use a plant-based substitute (or vegan butter) if you prefer.
- Brown sugar - You're also welcome to use raw coconut sugar.
- Granulated white sugar - Organic raw cane sugar can also be used.
- Pure vanilla extract - Feel free to use an equal amount of either vanilla paste or vanilla powder, or swap in half as much ground vanilla.
- Milk - Any non-dairy milk will work, too!
- Chocolate chips or chunks - You can omit these or swap in your favorite brownie additions like mini M&Ms, chopped-up candy bars, or nuts instead.
How to Make Edible Brownie Batter
For the complete recipe and measurements, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Making this edible brownie batter cookie dough is a snap. Here's how it's done:
Step 1: Heat-treat the flour in the microwave. Heat treat in the microwave on 70% heat for 45 seconds - 1 ½ minutes. Stir or whisk the flour well to break up any clumps.
Step 2: Whisk the salt and cocoa powder into the flour. Set aside.
Step 3: Melt the butter in the microwave. Heat it on low heat in shorter intervals to keep it from splattering or burning.
Step 4: Whisk the sugars and vanilla extract into the melted butter until smooth and combined.
Step 5: Whisk the dry mixture into the wet mixture until the streaks of flour disappear. Stir in the milk by the tablespoon until the batter has reached your desired consistency.
Step 6: Fold in the chocolate chips or chunks. Serve the brownie batter or cover and chill until serving!
A Note About Heat-Treating Flour
Raw wheat flour (and many raw gluten-free flour blends) are not technically safe to eat before heat-treating. If you decide to make this recipe without the heat-treating step, however, you'll only need to use ¾ cup of flour.
If you want to skip the heat-treating step but want to make sure it's still safe to eat, consider using a flour variety that is safe to eat raw (e.g. oat flour or almond flour).
Recipe Pro-Tips
- I like to whisk the brownie batter by hand to minimize the amount of kitchen equipment I have to get out and put back up when I'm done, but you're welcome to use a hand or a stand mixer if you like!
- While we're not baking this edible brownie batter so the proportions aren't *quite* as important as if we were, using a scale to measure your ingredients means you won't have to dirty your measuring cups.
Optional Variations
While there are lots of edible brownie batter recipes out there, you can use this one as your base and adjust it to fit whatever cravings you're experiencing! Here are a few optional but delicious add-ins you can mix and match to your heart's content:
- Nuts or Seeds: Chopped and toasted nuts or seeds like pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts, cashews, peanuts, pistachios, pepitas, or sunflower seeds.
- Mini Marshmallows: White or rainbow.
- Candy: Chopped candy bars, M&Ms, mini M&Ms, or chopped caramels.
- Sprinkles: Multicolored jimmies (or sprinkles, depending on where you're from)
Also, if you'd like to make brownie batter for one, divide the ingredient measurements by 4 and follow the recipe directions as listed. Alternatively, you can also make a full batch of the dough and freeze all but one serving in an ice cube tray so you have more to satisfy later chocolate cravings.
Dietary Adaptations
- Vegan: Use plant-based butter and the unsweetened plain, vanilla, or chocolate dairy-free milk of your choice.
- Gluten-Free: use your favorite cup-for-cup gluten-free flour blend.
- Low-Sugar: Swap in your favorite sugar substitutes like monkfruit, stevia, Swerve, etc.
Serving Suggestions
There's no shortage of ways to eat this delightfully dairy-free brownie mix. Here are a few of my favorite ways:
- Brownie Butter: As "brownie butter" spread on a graham cracker, toast, or shortbread cookies.
- Ice Cream Sundaes: In brownie batter ice cream sundaes. Move over hot fudge, there's a new sheriff in town. Oh, it's also great to layer into homemade ice cream.
- Frozen Brownie Balls: Frozen into bite-sized brownie batter balls. From there, you can turn them into truffles by dipping them into even more chocolate.
- Dip: As a fruit dip, you can feel a little healthier about eating this chocolaty batter. Strawberries and bananas are my faves.
- Brunch: Scooped over pancakes or waffles for a decadent breakfast.
- Snacks: Stealthily eaten by the spoonful between Zoom meetings.
Storage Directions
- Refrigeration: Leftover batter keeps covered in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 days.
- Freezing: This brownie dough can also be frozen in a freezer-safe container. Freeze the full or partial batch, scoop individual-sized truffle onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets, or scoop the batter into an ice cube tray. If freezing truffles or in the ice cube trays, place the balls or dough cubes in zip-top bag once frozen. Defrost in the refrigerator for 1-3 hours, or until thawed through.
Recipe FAQs:
If you heat treat your flour and make your brownie mix with no eggs like in this recipe, YES!
Unfortunately, this recipe was not developed to be baked. There's no leavening in the mix and the overall proportions are off, so you wouldn't end up with actual brownies if you put it in the oven. You're safer just eating it with a spoon.
Yes! You can melt the butter in a saucepan on the stovetop, and you can use your oven to heat treat the flour. To heat treat flour in an oven, spread it out on a rimmed baking sheet and bake at 350°F for 5-10 minutes, or until the flour reaches 160°F.
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Tools Needed to Make This Recipe
- Measuring cups & spoons
- Mixing bowls
- Food scale
- Whisk
- Microwave
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