Decadent Cocoa Nut Brownies Recipes

JEANINE'S DECADENT BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Mix sugar, flour, oil, cocoa powder, eggs, salt, and vanilla extract together in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer for 3 minutes. Fold walnuts into batter. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the brownies comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.

DECADENT COCOA NUT BROWNIES

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees (set oven rack to second-lowest position).
• Grease a 8 x 8-inch baking pan.
• In a small bowl mix together flour and salt; set aside.
• In a heatproof bowl combine the 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, 1-1/4 cups sugar and 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons cocoa.
• Set the bowl over barely simmering water, and stir until the butter is melted and the mixture is smooth and hot.
• Remove the bowl, and set aside a short time until the mixture is only warm not hot.
• Stir in vanilla or Kahlua (if using) and oil with a wooden spoon.
• Add in cold eggs, and whisk vigorously.
• When the batter looks thick and shiny and well blended, add in the flour/salt mixture with a wooden spoon, then changing to a wire whisk mix until completely blended.
• Stir in the nuts and/or chocolate chips.
• Spread evenly into prepared baking pan.
• Bake about 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out just slightly moist with batter.
• Let cool completely.
• Cut into squares.

DECADENT FUDGE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 7 by 10-inch rectangular baking pan, a 9-inch square pan, or an 8- or 9-inch springform pan.
• In a bowl, mix the sugar into the melted butter, then the eggs, coffee, cocoa, salt, cake meal, and toasted walnuts, if using.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 25 minutes. Do not overbake. The brownies should be set and seem dry to the touch, but there should not be a crust around the sides. Cool in the pan. Cut into squares or (if baked in a round pan) into wedges.

DECADENT TOFFEE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 160°C/320°F/gas 3/fan 140°C Butter and base-line a shallow 23cm/9in square cake tin.
• Melt the chocolate and butter together (you can do this in the microwave, it takes about 2 minutes), then stir well and cool slightly.
• Whisk the eggs until pale then whisk in the sugar until thick and glossy and well combined. Gently fold in the melted chocolate mixture, then sift in the flour and baking powder and gently stir until smooth.
• Pour into the prepared cake tin and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until firm to the touch. Test by inserting a wooden cocktail stick into the middle - there should be a few moist crumbs sticking to it. The mixture will still be soft in the centre, but will firm up on cooling.
• Cool in the tin on a wire rack for at least 1 hour - if you can resist the temptation to eat them ;)-then cut into 16 squares and finish cooling on the rack.