Walnut Brownies

Close-up of sliced chocolate brownies topped with walnuts. The brownies have a rich, moist texture, and the walnuts add a crunchy contrast.

With just 9 simple pantry ingredients, you can make these super fudgy and rich chocolate walnut brownies! They’re packed with chocolate flavor and crunchy walnuts!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Diet Low Lactose, Vegetarian

Prep Time 1 12

Bake 30

Total Time 42

Servings brownies

Calories 264

Author Gabby Kislanko

Equipment

Ingredients

¾ cup butter, melted (regular or dairy free)
¾ cup light brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
½ cup + 3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
1¼ cup walnuts, chopped (separated)

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°Fahrenheit and line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper. Make sure the paper is hanging over the sides of the pan so you can easily remove the brownies once they’ve cooled. Roughly chop your walnuts and set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter, granulated sugar and light brown sugar. Whisk until the mixture forms almost a paste and is quite thick - this is going to give you that crinkly brownie top!
Add the eggs and vanilla extract, whisking once more.
Add the dry ingredients - the flour, cocoa powder and salt. Whisk until just combined - you don’t want to over mix the brownie batter as that would change the texture of the brownies!
Stir in 1 cup chopped walnuts, leaving the remaining ¼ cup for topping.
Pour the brownie batter into your prepared pan. Sprinkle the remaining chopped walnuts on top. Bake for 30-40 minutes.
A toothpick inserted in the middle of the brownies should come out with some wet crumbs, but not completely covered in batter. Let the brownies cool completely in the pan before removing and slicing.

Notes

Measuring Flour and Cocoa Powder: Properly measure your flour and cocoa powder using either a kitchen scale or the scoop and level method.

Baking Time: This will vary depending on your oven, as well as your pan.

If using a glass baking dish instead of aluminium, the brownies will take longer to bake.

Storage Instructions: Store un-sliced in the pan, covered tightly with tinfoil 3-4 days. Store sliced brownies at room temperature in an airtight container.

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