If you like the crispy edges of brownies, then you'll love these easy chocolate brownie crisps. They taste super rich, and take only 10 minutes to bake! And since they're homemade with just 10 simple ingredients, they taste way better than store bought brownie brittle.
Why You'll Love This
Brownie crisps are also known as brownie bark or brownie brittle. Their flavor of is rich and chocolatey, like all the best brownies of course.
You and enjoy these crunchy brownie crisps as a snack any time of the day. I love dunking them into my morning mug of hot coffee for breakfast, and then into a tall glass of cold homemade oat milk for dessert. You can also crumble them onto a bowl of ice cream!
This recipe took me several trials to finally get the texture just right. It's like munching on crunchy cookies or biscuits, but with a chocolate-overload brownie twist! 😉
For more delicious brownie recipes, try my Black Forest chocolate brownies, fudgy peanut butter brownies, decadent coffee fudge brownies, and chocolate hazelnut blondies.
Ingredients
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips - You can also use milk chocolate chips or bittersweet chocolate chips, depending on how sweet you want your brownie crisps.
- Vegetable oil
- Egg
- Vanilla extract
- Granulated sugar
- Brown sugar
- All purpose flour
- Cocoa powder - I recommend using Dutch processed cocoa powder, which has a rich chocolate flavor that is less bitter than natural cocoa powder.
- Baking powder
- Salt
How to Make Brownie Crisps
1. Grease a 9-inch by 13-inch baking sheet with butter or cooking spray; or line the baking sheet with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the melted chocolate chips, vegetable oil, egg, and vanilla until it is smooth.
3. Add the granulated sugar, brown sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Mix with a spatula or large spoon just until there is no dry flour visible. The batter will be thick.
4. Pour the brownie batter onto the baking sheet and use a spatula or the back of a spoon to spread the batter into a very thin, even layer.
5. Bake for 10 minutes, just until the top dries. Use a butterknife to slice the crisps into pieces while the brownies are still warm and soft. Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes, until they become crispy. Enjoy!!
Recipe Tips
- Lining your baking sheet with parchment paper will help the brownie crisps be removed from the pan more easily. But it can also make spreading the batter more tedious. I usually just grease my baking sheet really well.
- The batter is really thick. This is normal!
- Spread the batter as evenly as possible. Otherwise the thinner parts could burn and the thicker parts might remain more chewy.
- Watch your brownie crisps closely in the oven. Since the batter is spread so thin, they bake really fast. You may need to adjust the baking time since there are variations between ovens.
- Cut your brownie crisps as soon as they come out of the oven while they're still soft. Once they cool, they'll dry out and harden.
Storing
Store leftover brownie crisps in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 7 days.
Don't store them in the fridge, since this will cause them to absorb moisture and become soft.
Easy Brownie Crisps
Ingredients
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Generously grease a 9-inch by 13-inch baking sheet with butter or cooking spray; or line the baking sheet with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Place the chocolate chips in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds then stir for a few seconds. Repeat microwaving and stirring until the chocolate chips are melted.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the melted chocolate chips, vegetable oil, egg, and vanilla until it is smooth.
- Add the granulated sugar, brown sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Mix with a spatula or large spoon just until there is no dry flour visible. The batter will be much thicker than normal brownie batter.
- Pour the brownie batter onto the baking sheet and use a spatula or the back of a spoon to spread the batter into a very thin, even layer.
- Bake for 10 minutes, just until the top dries. Use a butterknife to slice the crisps into pieces while the brownies are still warm and soft. Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes, until they become crispy. Enjoy!!
Notes
- Lining your baking sheet with parchment paper will help the brownie crisps be removed from the pan more easily. But it can also make spreading the batter more tedious. I usually just grease my baking sheet really well.
- The batter is really thick. This is normal!
- You want the batter to be spread as evenly as possible. Otherwise the thinner parts could burn and the thicker parts might remain more chewy.
- Watch your brownie crisps closely in the oven. Since the batter is spread so thin, they bake really fast. You may need to adjust the baking time since there are variations between ovens.
- The brownie crisps will be soft when they first come out of the oven. This is the best time to cut them into uniform pieces. Once they cool, they'll dry out and harden.
Maria
I love how easy and quickly these bake up! I made these for my kids and love packing them for a fun little treat in the lunch boxes. I love that they're not thick and have the perfect crisp texture (they're pretty hard to resist).
Caroline
I made these for an ice cream sundae party and they were perfect! Sometimes a whole brownie is too rich for me, but these thin and crispy brownie slices totally hit the spot!
Liesel
I'm the only one in my family who likes the fudgy centers of the brownies. They all like the crispy corners, which I think is so weird! LOL So I made them these brownie crisps, and they went wild over them! Seriously, they were gone in a single day, and they're begging me to make them more! XP Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Suzanne
I haven't been able to find brownie brittle in the store for a while now, so I tried this homemade version, and I don't think I'll go back to the store bought version anymore! These were so delicious, and I added some extra chocolate chips on the batter before baking them for even more chocolate flavor. Delish!