Homemade Chocolate Walnut Brownies
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Our best Homemade Chocolate Walnut Brownies recipe is easy, fudgy and deliciously loaded with walnuts! The decadent combination of of rich chocolate brownies and crunchy walnuts is so irresistible, we cannot resist!
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Why We’re In Love With these Homemade Chunky Chocolate Walnut Brownies
Calling all brownie lovers! Get ready to elevate your baking game with this simple, delicious chunky walnut brownie recipe! Are you ready to sink your teeth into fudgy, mouth-watering brownies, studded with crunchy walnuts and bursting with decadent chocolate flavor? I am always on board! Brownies are my weakness!
If you’re a brownie lover like me, adding walnuts to brownies is just so classic and make brownies taste amazing! It’s my favorite and always reminds me of my mom. She always made brownies with walnuts and from that first bite, I was totally hooked!
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This fabulous brownie recipe makes the perfect batch every time. From the use of high-quality chocolate to the right baking techniques, get ready to impress your friends and family. Ok, it’s time to unleash your inner baker with this super easy recipe!
Ingredients You’ll Need
Homemade Chocolate Walnut Brownies Recipe
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips or chopped semi-sweet or dark chocolate bar
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts, save some for tops of brownies
Instructions How To Make Homemade Fudgy Chocolate Walnut Brownies
- Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a 9-inch square baking pan lined with parchment paper for easy removal with non-stick cooking spray. Next decide if you want stovetop or microwave method, then move on to step 4.
- Stovetop Method: In a medium saucepan, melt chocolate chips and butter over low heat. Then, let it cool slightly.
- Microwave Method: Melt chocolate chips and butter in the microwave in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second increments stirring every 30 seconds until melted and let cool slightly.
- Add sugar and vanilla to the mixture. Once it cools down, add eggs and mix it in.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the cocoa powder, flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Then, add the flour mixture to the chocolate mixture and whisk or stir together until combined well.
- Add walnuts to the brownie batter and spread mixture evenly in your prepared pan.
- Bake for 25-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or has moist crumbs. Let cool completely before cutting into squares. Depending on how fudgy you want the brownies, check at 25 minutes and go from there when you want to pull them out of the oven to cool. Brownies will continue baking once they are pulled from the oven, so keep that in mind as to not overbake the brownies.
More Variations
- Besides walnuts, you can substitute pecans, pistachios, peanuts or whatever nutty concoction you want to elevate your walnut brownie recipe.
- Feel free to toast your nuts while your chocolate is cooling in the beginning steps. Just preheat the oven to 325°F.. Put the walnuts on a baking sheet, making sure they are spread out and not too close together on a baking sheet. Bake for 5-7 minutes until they are lightly toasted and slightly brown.
- These are fudgy brownies, but if you want gooier brownies, use 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1 cup granulated sugar instead of all granulated sugar.
- Switch out the vanilla extract with chocolate extract for another chocolate twist!
- Add ¼ to ½ cup chocolate chips for extra chocolate flavor and texture to your brownies if you want even more chocolate flavor.
- Toss in some festive m&m’s for some candy crunch delight!
- Warm your brownie up in the microwave and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and/or add a drizzle of caramel sauce or chocolate sauce!
Helpful Tips
- Use good quality chocolate and ingredients for the best walnut brownie recipe ever!
- Depending on how fudgy you want the brownies, check at 25 minutes and go from there when you want to pull them out of the oven to cool. Brownies will continue baking once they are pulled from the oven, so keep that in mind as to not overbake the brownies.
Storing Walnut Brownies
- Store leftover brownies to keep them fresh at room temperature for 3–5 days in an airtight container, or in the fridge for up to a week.
In conclusion, homemade fudgy chunky chocolate walnut brownies are such a delicious dessert! Are you ready to elevate your gatherings with a batch of homemade brownies? Let’s do this!
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Homemade Fudgy Chocolate Walnut Brownies
Ingredients
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips or chopped semi-sweet or dark chocolate bar
- ¾ cup unsalted butter
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups walnuts chopped, save some for tops of brownies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a 9-inch square baking pan lined with parchment paper for easy removal with non-stick cooking spray. Next decide if you want stovetop or microwave method, then move on to step 4.
- Stovetop Method: In a medium saucepan, melt chocolate chips and butter over low heat. Then, let it cool slightly.
- Microwave Method: Melt chocolate chips and butter in the microwave in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second increments stirring every 30 seconds until melted and let cool slightly.
- Add sugar and vanilla to the mixture. Once it cools down, add eggs and mix it in.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the cocoa powder, flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Then, add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and whisk or stir together until combined well.
- Add walnuts to the brownie batter and spread mixture evenly in your prepared pan.
- Bake for 25-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool completely before cutting into squares. Depending on how fudgy you want the brownies, check at 25 minutes and go from there when you want to pull them out of the oven to cool. Brownies will continue baking once they are pulled from the oven, so keep that in mind as to not overbake the brownies.
Notes
- Besides walnuts, you can substitute pecans, pistachios, peanuts or whatever nutty concoction you want to elevate your brownies.
- Feel free to toast your nuts while your chocolate is cooling in the beginning steps. Just preheat the oven to 325°F.. Put the nuts on a baking sheet, making sure they are spread out and not too close together on a baking sheet. Bake for 5-7 minutes until they are lightly toasted and slightly brown.
- Add ¼ to ½ cup chocolate chips for extra chocolate flavor and texture to your brownies if you want even more chocolate flavor.
- Switch out the vanilla extract with chocolate extract for another chocolate twist!
Recipe slightly adapted from California Walnuts
