Microwave brownies

Microwave brownies

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Delicious, soft brownies made in seconds in your standard microwave.

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Discover a quick and easy brownie recipe, perfect for those times when you don’t have much time. These brownies are prepared directly in the microwave, without the need for any special equipment.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time5 min
  • Cook time2 min
  • Total7 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodmicrowave oven
  • Estimated cost$0.82 $0.41 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.06
  • $0.06
  • $0.28
  • $0.40
  • $0.02
  • $0.00

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Begin by melting the butter.
  2. Combine all the dry ingredients (sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt). ≈ 4 min
  3. Add water gradually, while trying to minimize the formation of clumps. ≈ 3 min
  4. Add the melted butter. ≈ 3 min
  5. Next, crush the egg and add it to the mixture. ≈ 4 min
  6. Divide the prepared dough into bowls, containers, or similar dishes, and bake in the microwave at full power for approximately 1.5 minutes.

The bill

Microwave brownies

  • 75 g (4 tablespoons) of sugar$0.06
  • 40 g (4 tablespoons) of wheat flour$0.06
  • 30 g (2 tablespoons) of melted butter (or, alternatively, of liquid fat)$0.28
  • 1 egg$0.40
  • 2.5 g (1/2 teaspoon) of baking powder$0.02
  • 0.5 g of salt (1/16 of a teaspoon)$0.00

Total$0.82

that's $0.41 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 75 g (4 tablespoons) of sugar
  • 40 g (4 tablespoons) of wheat flour
  • 15 g (2 tablespoons) of cocoa
  • 30 g (2 tablespoons) of melted butter (or, alternatively, of liquid fat)
  • 30 g (2 tablespoons) of water
  • 1 egg
  • 2.5 g (1/2 teaspoon) of baking powder
  • 0.5 g of salt (1/16 of a teaspoon)

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