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Walnut Brownies


Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Cooling Time 5 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 24 brownies
Close up of a brownie with walnuts on a piece of parchment paper.
These classic Fudge Brownies are loaded with rich, deep, chocolate flavor and have a crisp top and fudgy center and are sure to be loved by everyone!

Ingredients  

  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup unsalted butter 227g, I use Kerrygold
  • 2½ cups granulated sugar 500g, I use Domino
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 5 large eggs I use Vital Farms
  • ¾ cup +2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 116g, I use King Arthur
  • ¾ cup + 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder 80g, I use Ghirardelli
  • 2 tablespoons malted milk powder 20g, optional
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 8 ounces dark chocolate chopped, or chocolate chips. I like using half a Trader Joe's Pound of Chocolate bar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and line a metal 8x8, 9x9, or 9×13-inch cake pan with parchment paper and spray lightly with cooking spray. Make sure some of the parchment is over the edge of the pan for easy removal. This may require two sheets, one going in each direction for a 9x13-inch pan – make sure the one that goes across the shorter distance is under the one that goes along the full length of the pan.
  • Add 1 cup chopped walnuts to a skillet and toast over medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently. You can also spread them out on a small baking pan and toast for 7 minutes, stirring halfway through. Remove and allow to cool while you finish preparing the batter.
    Walnuts being toasted in a skillet.
  • Melt 1 cup unsalted butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over low heat. Add 2½ cups granulated sugar and stir until smooth, the butter and sugar have started emulsifying, and no butter is separated from the sugar. Remove from heat and let the mixture cool for 5 minutes, stirring often to release heat.
    Sugar is added to melted butter in a saucepan.
  • Add 2 tablespoons canola oil and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract to the butter and sugar and beat them in with a rubber spatula until fully combined and there's no separation between the ingredients (no oil resting on top).
    Vanilla being stirred into butter and sugar in a saucepan.
  • Beat in 5 large eggs one at a time, beating with the spatula or a fork after each one. Mix until fully incorporated.
    An egg in a pot with melted butter and sugar.
  • Sift the ¾ cup +2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, ¾ cup + 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder, 2 tablespoons malted milk powder, and ¾ teaspoon salt into the butter and sugar mixture, stirring gently with a rubber spatula just until almost all the dry streaks are gone.
    A sifter sifting flour and cocoa into butter and sugar in a pot to make brownie batter.
  • Fold in most of the 8 ounces dark chocolate and ¾ cup of the toasted walnuts.
    Chocolate chips and walnuts being mixed into a pot of brownie batter.
  • Pour the brownie batter into the prepared baking pan and top with the remaining ¼ cup of toasted walnuts and reserved chocolate chunks, and bake for 25 to 30 minutes for a 9x13-inch pan or 40 to 45 minutes for an 8x8 or 9x9-inch pan.
    Brownie batter in a pan topped with walnuts.
  • Cool before removing it from the pan and slicing it for best results. Use a plastic knife for the cleanest cuts.
    Overhead photo of Walnut brownies slices on a wire rack.

Nutrition

Calories: 284kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 154mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 301IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 2mg
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