Felix's Brownie Recipe (Stray Kids): The Exact Fudgy Bake STAY Can't Stop Making
Felix's Brownie Recipe (Stray Kids) — The Exact Fudgy Bake STAY Can't Stop Making
KPulse Daily
There are idol food moments, and then there are the ones that become permanent fandom lore. Stray Kids' Felix baking brownies is firmly the second kind. He walked through his recipe in the group's own content, STAY recreated it by the thousand, and it spread so far that BuzzFeed Tasty eventually ran a "Felix-approved" version. Today I'm giving you the exact ratios — plus the substitutions you actually need if you're shopping at a regular US or European supermarket, because that's the part most reposts skip.
π· Photo: Unsplash
The Story: Why Felix's Brownies Became Legend
Felix (Lee Yongbok) is the designated baker of Stray Kids, and his brownies aren't a one-off — they're a running thread in the group's world. He's made them for the members, talked through the method on camera, and the recipe took on a life of its own online. There's even a long-running fandom joke about baking "brownies to win over Bang Chan." What makes this recipe fun to actually cook is that it's an idol's real home bake, not a brand tie-in: two bowls, no mixer, no special equipment. The kind of thing you make on a Sunday afternoon.
Ingredients (with US/EU Substitutes)
| Ingredient | Can't find it? Use this |
| 115g (½ cup) melted unsalted butter | Salted butter works — just skip the added pinch of salt |
| 30g (¼ cup) cocoa powder | Dutch-process gives deeper color; natural cocoa is totally fine |
| 100g (½ cup) brown sugar | Light or dark both work; dark = fudgier, more caramel |
| 100g (½ cup) caster sugar | No caster in the US? Blitz regular granulated sugar 10 sec in a blender |
| 1 tsp espresso powder | 1 tsp instant coffee granules (it deepens the chocolate, you won't taste coffee) |
| ½ tsp vanilla extract + 2 eggs | Room-temp eggs blend more smoothly |
| 100g (¾ cup) all-purpose flour | — |
| 20g (2 tbsp) bread flour | No bread flour? Swap in 2 tbsp more AP flour — you lose a little chew, that's all |
| ½ tsp baking powder + pinch salt | — |
| 150g chocolate, melted | "The Felix way" is melting Hershey's bars; any semisweet/dark bar or ⅔ cup chocolate chips works |
Step-by-Step
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°F) and line an 8x8 in pan with parchment.
2. Bowl 1 (wet): whisk the melted butter, cocoa, both sugars, espresso powder, vanilla, and eggs until glossy.
3. Bowl 2 (dry): stir together AP flour, bread flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. Add the dry bowl to the wet bowl and fold gently — stop the moment you don't see flour streaks. Overmixing makes them cakey.
5. Fold in the 150g melted chocolate.
6. Pour into the pan and bake 20–25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs (not clean).
7. Let them cool in the pan before slicing — this is where fudgy brownies are won or lost.
π°π· How This Became STAY Lore
What I love about this recipe as a Korea-watcher is how it traveled. It didn't start as a product or a sponsorship — it started as Felix genuinely liking to bake, and STAY latching onto it as a way to feel close to him. Recreating "Felix's brownies" became a whole category of fan content: birthday bakes, comeback-day bakes, "made these while streaming the new title track" bakes. It's the same impulse behind the Jungkook-ramen phenomenon — when an idol makes something real, fans don't just watch, they cook it. The brownies are edible fan service, and honestly that's the sweetest kind.
Jamie's Tips (Learn From STAY's Mistakes)
The batter looks weird — that's normal. A lot of first-timers panic that it seems loose and eggy before baking. STAY who've made them repeatedly say the same thing: trust it, it bakes up fudgy. · Bake a few minutes longer if unsure. The single most common note from fan recreations is that they needed 5-ish extra minutes past the stated time, depending on the oven — go by the moist-crumb toothpick, not the clock. · Don't skip lining the pan. These are fudgy and they stick; parchment is the difference between clean squares and a spatula tragedy.
Baking It Like Felix
The most "Felix" move is melting real chocolate bars into the batter rather than relying only on cocoa powder — that's what pushes these from a good cocoa brownie into a genuinely rich, molten-centered one. If you want the full experience, use a chopped dark chocolate bar and slightly underbake the middle. That gooey center is the whole point.
π RECIPE CARD
| Time | 35 minutes (10 prep / 25 bake) |
| Difficulty | Beginner — two bowls, no mixer needed |
| Makes | 9–12 squares (8x8 in pan) |
| Texture | π«π«π«π« Seriously fudgy |
| As baked by | Felix · Stray Kids |
FAQ
Do I really need bread flour?
No — it adds a slight chew, but if you only have all-purpose, use 2 tablespoons more of it and you'll still get great brownies.
Can I make them without espresso powder?
Yes. It's there to deepen the chocolate, not to add coffee flavor. Leave it out, or use a teaspoon of instant coffee. They'll still be delicious.
Why do mine look underbaked in the middle?
That's the intended fudgy texture. Pull them when the toothpick has moist crumbs, not wet batter, and let them fully cool — they firm up as they sit.
π¬ Jamie's Take:
"I've made these three times now and the batter still looks wrong every single time — too loose, too eggy — and every single time they come out perfect. That's the recipe's whole personality. It also says something lovely about Felix: of all the things an idol could become known for, his is 'the one who bakes for everyone.' You can taste the intention. Double the chocolate if you're feeling it, and eat one warm before they fully set. I won't tell."
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