Looking for a celebratory chocolate treat? These Chocolate Chip Brownies are rich and decadent and worthy of any celebration. Heck, the brownies themselves deserve their own celebration. Yup, they are that good.
One look at the ingredient list will let you know these are not your typical box brownie mix brownies.
A cup of butter, 2 ½ cups of sugar and 6 eggs! Not exactly low calorie.
But they are so delicious! The brownies are rather thick, so you might want to cut them into 24 pieces to help prevent yourself from eating too much at once.
Luckily when I made them it was for an impromptu get together with some dear friends and I left half of the leftovers with them to help us all avoid the temptation to eat them all at once.
I wasn't sure if everyone liked nuts, so I only added them to half of the pan. And of course I taste tested both just to be sure they were equally delicious. They are.
Espresso Powder in Brownies?!
No, these are not mocha flavored brownies. You do not taste the coffee flavor at all. TRUST ME, my coffee hating teen loved these.
The pinch of espresso powder in here just amps up the chocolate flavor in wonderful ways. I always try to keep a jar on hand (the brand I use) to use any time I bake brownies, chocolate cakes or muffins.
Or when I need a quick shot of espresso.
Chocolate Week
More Chocolate Recipes
- Cake in a Jar from Devour Dinner
- Chocolate Cake Mix Donuts from Blogghetti
- Chocolate Chip Brownies from That Recipe
- Chocolate Chip Pecan Shortbread Cookies from Shockingly Delicious
- Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls from Jolene's Recipe Journal
- Chocolate Funnel Cakes from Cindy's Recipes and Writings
- Chocolate Pomegranate Crostini from A Day in the Life on the Farm
- Ferrero Rocher Ice Cream from The Fresh Cooky
- No Bake S'mores Pudding Pie from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
- Peanut Butter Cup Brownies from Karen's Kitchen Stories
- White Chocolate Mousse with Raspberries from The Redhead Baker
- White Chocolate Strawberry Bombs from Magical Ingredients
- White Chocolate Strawberry Muddy Buddies from An Affair from the Heart
Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (melted)
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup cocoa (plus more for pan)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon espresso powder (optional)
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup pecans or other nuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13 inch pan and sprinkle with cocoa powder.
- In a large bowl, combine melted butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and espresso powder until combined and light.
- Slowly fold the flour mixture into the butter mixture.
- Set aside a few tablespoons of chocolate chips and pecans for the top of the brownies. Stir the rest into the batter.
- Spread the batter into the pan and sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips and pecans.
- Bake at 350°F for 40-45 minutes. Let cool before cutting.
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Until next time, happy eating!
~Audrey
Christie
I'm a sucker for a good brownie. And I love putting espresso powder in my chocolate desserts. It really does elevate the chocolate flavor.