Crisco Brownies
If you have never made Crisco brownies before, once you try this recipe, you will NEVER make them with butter again! Flaky and crackled on the outside, soft and ooey gooey on the inside, makes these brownies irresistible! This old fashioned brownie recipe is THE traditional brownie recipe that Grandma used to make! Your search for the best chewy brownie recipe is over!
THIS IS IT!
This is the only brownie recipe you will ever need again! Unless you don’t like insanely delicious, perfectly textured, simple to make, hard to stop eating brownies…Then, this recipe isn’t for you.
So…how do you make these perfect Crisco Brownies?
Equipment Needed:
Shopping List:
- 3/4 c Crisco shortening
- 3/4 c Cocoa Powder
- 2.25 c Granulated Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract **or 1.5 tsp vanilla substitute
- 4 LG Eggs
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1.25 c All Purpose Flour
How to Make Crisco Brownies:
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Grease a 9×13″ baking pan and set aside.
- Over low heat, melt Crisco in large saucepan.
- Once melted, stir in cocoa until combined.
- Remove from heat.
- Mix in sugar and vanilla.
- Mix in eggs ONE AT A TIME.
- Stir in remaining ingredients just until well incorporated.
- Level the batter evenly in prepared pan.
- Bake 30 minutes on center rack WITHOUT OPENING THE OVEN.
- Cool completely before cutting into squares.
- Serve and enjoy!
Substitutions:
Flour: Easily make gluten-free by using King Arthur’s All Purpose Gluten-Free flour in a 1:1 swap.
Crisco: Swap for butter or margarine in a 1:1 ratio. Substitute vegetable oil in a 3 part ratio to Crisco.
Vanilla: Vanilla substitute works just as well. Suggested to use an extra 1/2 tsp for flavor.
Additives:
Nuts or chocolate chips: Add 1 c of either to batter and mix well before transferring to baking pan.
Sprinkles: Top with sprinkles before placing into the oven.
Crisco Brownies
Equipment
- 9×13" Pan
- LG Saucepan
Ingredients
- 3/4 c Crisco shortening
- 3/4 c Cocoa Powder
- 2.25 c Granulated Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract **or 1.5 tsp vanilla substitute
- 4 LG Eggs
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1.25 c All Purpose Flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Grease a 9×13" baking pan and set aside.
- Over low heat, melt Crisco in large saucepan.
- Once melted, stir in cocoa until combined.
- Remove from heat.
- Mix in sugar and vanilla.
- Mix in eggs ONE AT A TIME.
- Stir in remaining ingredients just until well incorporated.
- Level the batter evenly in prepared pan.
- Bake 30 minutes on center rack WITHOUT OPENING THE OVEN.
- Cool completely before cutting into squares.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
If you liked this recipe, you’re going to love these recipes from Struggle Shuttle:
Cranberry Sugar Cookies with Almond Glaze
Gluten Free Coconut Oatmeal Cookies
Let me know what you think about these insane Crisco Brownies in the comments!
20 Comments
Linda
Made this recipie for my advisees at school because one of them can’t eat dairy. I’ve always been a butter in brownies cook, but I’m defintely a convert. These are super yummy. SO good. I’ve made them twice. The first time, I took them out at 30 minutes and they were almost pudding in the middle (and you can’t check easily because of the lovely crust on top). So the second go round, I left them in just a little bit longer and then let them cool overnight. Perfection.
Bri
So glad you figured out an adjustment and love them! Some ovens work differently and climate can also effect baking! Adjustments are key to accurate baking!
Terry
I first started making the Crisco Brownie recipe in the very late 60s. My question is, when did the Crisco recipe start saying to melt the shortening? The original recipe didn’t melt the shortening. My 4-H leader gave all us girls the recipes. I think I made them weekly. Weird though, that everywhere I look, the shortening is melted. My mom misplaced the recipe about 10 yrs ago. I’ve been looking for the original recipe since then. It’s either melted butter or melted Crisco. Someone, somewhere has the actual original Crisco Brownie recipe.
Bri
The 4-H recipe in 1968 had the Crisco being melted. Perhaps it started around then? I can’t find a previous recipe.
Dezsia
in the recipe it calls for a lot of eggs, eggs that i can’t afford to use for a treat like brownies but also eggs make brownies more like cake and less fudgy, is there a reason for so many? if so you should add that to the instructions or tips. I only used two so I’m hoping when they come out they’ll still be delicious 😋
Bri
Yes, it is a lot of eggs! However, the recipe is for 9×13 pan (not an 8″ square as a lot of recipes are) so the eggs are used to bind the dry ingredients. They also add more fat to the brownies resulting in a richer brownie. You could also substitute for plain yogurt, applesauce, flaxseed and water or mashed banana! How did they turn out with using only 2 eggs?
Catalina
Oh my goodness! These brownies are so mouthwatering! They are the perfect treat for school box!
AJ
I have never heard of Crisco Brownies but they sound great!! Will have to give this a try soon, thanks for sharing!
Gervin Khan
Wow! First time I’ve heard about these “Crisco Brownies”, and it looks yummy! The texture makes it enticing too! Loved it!
Ivan Carlo Jose
We love to make brownies at home. We haven’t tried Crisco yet but I’ll give this a shot.
Melissa Cushing
Thsi sounds amazing and I am pinning to make these for my kid! I love trying new recipes!
Beautiful Touches
These brownies look great! Crisco is a good alternative to butter, I’ve found!
Kathy
These brownies look so good. I’ve never tried them with crisco before though. I look forward to trying them this way. Brownies are a favorite of mine.
Melanie E
Oh yummy!! These sound like delicious brownies. I’ve never used crisco in my baking before.
Ice Cream N Sticky Fingers
My grandma used to make all of her desserts using crisco. They were always so good too. I’ll have to try these.
Richelle Milar
I do love brownies specially my kids! I know they’ll love this! Can’t wait to try this recipe!
Terri Steffes
My great grandmother used to make the best brownies and I haven’t been able to duplicate them. I am going to have to see if it is the crisco that made the difference!
Marysa
Sadly, I can’t remember the last time I made brownies from scratch! These sound yummy, and would go perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
Renee
We are always looking for good brownie recipes. I am going to have give this one a try.
Amber Myers
I do love brownies! I have never made them with Crisco though so I will have to give these a try.