Learn How to Make Box Brownies Taste Better – actually just like homemade – with only a few changes and additions to the ingredients. These tips will take your brownies from good to GREAT!
Brownies from a boxed mix are a quick and tasty treat, but they are never quite as good as homemade – UNTIL NOW!
By simply making a few changes to the instructions on the box and adding a few extra ingredients, our tips for how to make box brownies taste homemade will make them go from good to GREAT!!
The simple changes like replacing oil with butter, replacing water with milk and adding increasing the amounts of the ingredients really go a long way.
All of the changes will take you less than an extra minute or two in the preparation process, and those will be two minutes very well spent. Let me know if you agree once you see the results!
If you want to go beyond “regular” brownies, we have more fun recipes made with a boxed brownie mix including M&M's Popcorn Brownies (perfect for movie night), Snickers Brownies, and White Chocolate Peppermint Brownies.
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How to Make Box Brownies Taste Homemade
Your finished brownies will taste awesome and they will be ready for a school bake sale, an everyday after dinner treat, or even as the basis for a decadent ice cream and hot fudge topped sundae to impress your guests the next time you entertain. I think I have to head to the kitchen right NOW to whip up a batch.
Follow these simple tips to learn how to make box brownies taste homemade:
Ingredients:
1 Box brownie mix
All ingredients listed on box, BUT make these changes:
- add 1 extra egg
- use melted butter in place of oil
- add extra 2 TBS butter
- use milk in place of water
- add extra 4 TBS milk
Note: Adding the extra egg will make the brownies more cake-like. If you prefer a more dense/chewy brownie, then leave out that extra egg.
How to Make Homemade Tasting Box Brownies:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl add brownie mix, egg(s), melted butter and milk. Mix. Do not over mix. There should be some small clumps in the batter. Bake for length of time indicated on the box. (Make sure you follow the correct timing for the size/type of pan you use!)
How to Make Box Brownies Taste Homemade
Make brownies from a box taste better than ever with a few simple substitutions.
Ingredients
- 1Box Brownie Mix
- add 1 extra egg
- use melted butter in place of oil
- add extra 2 TBS butter
- use milk in place of water
- add extra 4 TBS milk
Instructions
- Prepare brownie mix as directed on box with the exception of adding/substituting all the ingredients listed above.
Notes
Adding the extra egg will make the brownies more cake-like. If you prefer a more dense/chewy brownie, then leave out that extra egg.
Lizzie says
I have to tell you I follow the the recipe with the milk in the butter in the extra eggs and I use the 10 x 15 cookie sheet like and I doubled the recipe it was fabulous because I made a chocolate butter icing in the crowd went nuts thank you for this wonderful recipe using box mixes
Chrysa says
Thanks for sharing, Lizzie! I’m so happy to hear it turned out fabulous. Chocolate butter icing on top sounds amazing!
Miri says
HI, Chrysa. Those brownies look double size and amazing. I wanna reach to the same thickness as you did. Im wondering if you used only one box, also Im wonder the pan size you used. Thank you!
Donna Catt says
I use Duncan Hines Milk Chocolate brownie mix 3 eggs, everyone likes them.
Irene says
Love these tweaks, but as I prefer fudgy, I’ll skip the extra egg. Another great tip for elevating box brownies is to lower the oven to 300° and increase the cook time slightly. (Try 5 mins, then increase if necessary.) Really fudgy, and with that shatteringly crunchy top.
Jamie Stulpin says
I made this a review, but I wanted to leave it as a comment instead: I added 1/4-1/2 cup of melted milk chocolate chips to the batter.
Mara Acevedo says
I’ma try your box brownies tweak and hope I’m a success with my children.
Joy says
I use 2 egg yokes/plus 1 egg and I double the butter, and use milk instead of water. I also add cocoa powder and espresso powder and DON”T OVER BAKE!!! 🙂