Hey can I borrow your kitchen? Mine is a mess. It’s half of a mess. I’ve managed to unpack my favorite coffee mugs, my stand mixer, and my mason jars. I’ve basically unpacked everything pretty. The rest? The drudgery? Not interested. Those will stay in a box for a good while until I lose my mind and can’t live without my boring black plastic tongs for another second.
So… I’m going to need to borrow your kitchen. I’ll come in with random bags of baking groceries. I’ll raid your cabinets for mixing bowls and wooden spoons and I’ll make us some brownies.
Working in your kitchen will be much better then unpacking my own. I think they call this avoidance. Really delicious avoidance.
My friend Gabrielle let me use her pretty marble kitchen. I made a mess, but there were brownies in the end. Forgiveness through chocolate.
I’m solely interested in comfort food these days. If it’s not gooey, melty, or dripping in caramel… I can’t with you right now. I’ll save the kale for summer.
Bittersweet and unsweetened chocolate are melted down with butter. Unsweetened cocoa powder is added too. Three way chocolate.
Three eggs, brown sugar, and lots of nuts. Tremendous success.
Eggs are beaten together with the brown sugar.
Butter and dark chocolate into the egg and sugar mixture.
Even making brownies is pretty. What a good life.
Glossy brownie batter is topped with lots nuts. I like a combination of pecans, walnuts and hazelnuts. Whole and by the handful. Salt too! Flakey sea salt takes these dark chocolate brownies over the top!
Baked but still gooey.
Under-baked just slightly. Gooey. Chocolate-y. Crunchy nuts and bright flecks of salt. Coffee would be the best idea. Pull up a stool. Forget about the dishes and all the moving boxes for as many minutes as you can.
Good life!
PrintExtra Nutty Dark Chocolate Brownies
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 30
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 9
Ingredients
- 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate chips
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 large eggs
- 1¼ cups packed light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon coarse sea salt, plus more for topping
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 small handful pecan halves, walnut halves, and roasted hazelnuts
Instructions
- Place a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 8×8-inch square pan with nonstick cooking spray. Line with parchment paper and lightly spray the parchment paper. Set aside.
- Place chocolates and butter in a small, heat-proof bowl. Place bowl over a small pot of simmering water (creating a double boiler), or microwave the mixture at 50% for 30 seconds at a time, stirring until glossy and completely melted. Stir in cocoa powder.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs and brown sugar until thoroughly combined. Whisk in vanilla extract. Add the chocolate mixture and stir to combine.
- Add the salt, baking soda, and flour. Stir until thoroughly combined and spoon into prepared pan. Top with nuts.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until the brownies are slightly puffed, the nuts are golden brown, and the top is no longer glossy. Remove from the oven and allow to cool before slicing and removing from the pan.
Michelle
These look amaaaazing! Love all the texture. Good luck with the rest of your unpacking!
Sharana @ living the sweet life blog
You had my attention with that first picture — OMG YUM! You can totally borrow my kitchen any time, if brownies are involved !
sweetgreenkitchen
I just finished a brownie baking binge with my own double chocolate flourless superfood brownies and was ready to move on to salads….but that was before these decadent looking treats found their way to my inbox, so I guess salads will be taking a detour so I can make these. Three kinds of chocolate and a big pile of nuts, yum, yum, triple yum!
It would be so lovely if you checked out what’s been making a mess of my kitchen over at sweetgreekitchen.com. Thanks and enjoy, I know I will!
hsimpsongrossman
Beautiful!
Karen
I will be making these soon. They look over the top good. Thanks!!
Paulette
Now that is food for the soul. Very yummy and I’m on a diet. If I lived in New Orleans you could have my kitchen whenever you wanted it. Paulette
Warm Vanilla Sugar
These are so pretty joy!! So full of flavour and crunch. Yum!
Barley Babes
So impressed that you made such gorgeous brownies during a move! It’s all I can do to order takeout… Good luck with the unpacking!
Melanie @ Carmel Moments
I’ve always been against nuts in my brownies. But you’re truly making me rethink this one with these gorgeous pictures! Oh yeah!
Happy Wednesday indeed!
themoonblushbaker
Joy you had me at nutty.The whole topping is way too good to resist! I love nuts more than anything in brownies, the crunch is what I need most in a gooey brownie.
sweetgreenkitchen
I just finished a brownie baking binge for my own post of Double Chocolate Flourless Super Food Brownies and was ready to move on to salads, but I think I might just have to take a detour from the salads for another day or two so I can make these decadent and delicious looking brownies! Love the 3 kinds of chocolate and a bunch of different nuts, looks so very yum..must bake now…
When you have a moment, why not check out what’s making a mess of my kitchen http://www.sweetgreenkitchen.com.
Natasha Lancaster
Fantastic recipe – cant wait to try it!
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Maryse
Oh man, I wish I lived close by. If you’re ever on a holiday in the Netherlands, please come borrow my kitchen :-). Man, I crave those brownies now. And a marble kitchen. Yes please.
Clementine Buttercup
That looks like the brownie version of my favourite chocolate bar – Cadbury’s Whole Nut! Amazing!
Cherie
These look FABULOUS! I will be trying these when I have a few friends over :) As always, your photos are lovely! x