Quick and easy fudgy brownies that can be made for when guests are over or even just to satisfy your cravings.
Prep time: 15 minutes
Bake time: 20 minutes
Total: 35 minutes
Serving size: 20 bars
Since oven is being used, be careful, and make sure to wear oven mits.
-8 (1-ounce) squares of unsweetened chocolate
-1 cup butter
-5 eggs
-3 cups of sugar
-1 tablespoon vanilla
-1 1/2 cups flour
-1 teaspoon salt
-2 1/2 cups chopped pecans or walnuts (lightly toasted)
Step 1: Grease the 13x9 pan and preheat the oven. Preheat your oven to 350 F or 325 F for dark metal and/or glass pans.
Step 2: Melt the chocolate
- The next step is to melt 8 ounces of unsweetened chocolate and 1 cup of butter in a medium-sized, heat-safe bowl over a saucepan that has about 1 to 2-inches of water, over low heat.
- Once combined, remove the chocolate mixture from the stove and set aside to cool.
Step 3: Toast the Nuts
- In a toaster, put 2 1/2 cups of chopped walnuts in a foil-lined baking pan and set it for medium.
- Nuts can also be toasted on stovetop or microwave.
Step 4: Beat the eggs and mix in the flour
- In a mixing bowl, add 5 eggs, 3 cups of sugar, and 1 tablespoon of vanilla and cream together. Mix for 10 minutes.
- Once you have beaten the eggs, in a separate bowl, whisk together 1 1/2 cups flour and 1 teaspoon of salt.
Step 5: Add Chocolate
- Between mixing, gradually add the cooled chocolate mixture to the egg mixture
Step 6: Add flour and Nuts
- While mixing, gradually add flour
- Mix in the nuts
Step 7: Bake the brownies
- Place mixture into pan for baking.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes
- Make sure to not overbake
Step 8: Completely let the brownies cool on a rack after removing from the oven, and then cut the squares.
