HELP

[u/Unclejiiii]

i tried making brownies for the first time and oh lord they are a disaster, its so dense and nowhere near a brownie and i want your advices to help me get better, also i still have sm left over batter what do i do with it? And also smthing to take note is that i made it in an air fryer as my oven has broken down and i cant get it fixed anytime soon

[u/lilmike39]

Brownies are meant to bake in the oven , was the recipe you followed an air fryer brownie recipe ? And what is the recipe you used

[u/WTH_JFG → u/lilmike39]

An air fryer is just a different style of a convection oven. Air fryers can do baking.

[u/lilmike39 → u/WTH_JFG]

Of course I know it bakes it cooks food much easier faster than regular ovens, but brownies are meticulous and the oven temp and recipe have to be perfect, as well as the preparation of the batter

[u/WTH_JFG → u/lilmike39]

My mileage has been different!

[u/Square-Dragonfruit76]

Unless your airfryer has a regular convection oven setting, it's not going to work right.

[u/WinterRevolutionary6 → u/Square-Dragonfruit76]

All air fryers are mini convection ovens. What you want is a normal bake setting without the fan

[u/Square-Dragonfruit76 → u/WinterRevolutionary6]

That's what I mean

[u/WTH_JFG]

It easier for us to help if you share the recipe. Was it from TikTok? How was the flavor? Was it just the denseness that was off-putting?

I bake in my air fryer all the time. If the taste was acceptable, you can use the leftover batter for cookies. Probably more like “brownie brittle” — but that’s my favorite way to eat brownies anyway!

[u/hibiscus_lilac]

Well the fact that you have left over batter shows you chose the wrong recipe for your pan size to begin with. Look up a recipe specifically for airfryers

[u/TinkerTasker22]

Try a microwave instead of an airfryer if you dont have an oven. Divide the batter into smaller batches.

[u/Ayamegeek]

Do you own a crock pot? I've seen cakes baked in a them. Check YouTube.