Hi ladies! Hope you are having a great week so far.  Today, I will share with you my recipe for walnut brownies. I promise this is easy and almost effortless to make, and it levels up your usual and ordinary chocolatey brownie treat to a happier, nuttier level.

Like any of my recipes  in this blog, this is kid-friendly unless of course if your children are allergic to nuts. This can be a family bonding experience for everyone too. Though older kids could manage to do this recipe with minimal help from adults, toddlers with surely enjoy the mess that comes with mixing the batter 😊

Ingredients for walnut brownies

This recipe needs minimal tools and minimal preparation. No machine required, meaning you can mix it by hand! No special tools or pan, any 8 x 8 pan will do, or actually, any oven proof pan you have at home.

Here are the ingredients you need to prepare:

1/4 cup melted butter

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

3 tablespoons cocoa power

1/2 teaspoon coffee powder (both caffeinated and decaffeinated will work fine)

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 vanilla extract

1 large egg

1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Steps in baking walnut brownies

If you are doing this brownie without distractions, then you can go ahead with pre heating your oven to 350F or 180C before you start making these brownies. But if there are little hands that will help (and make the process longer hahaha) just preheat the oven when you are done mixing the batter.

Here are the steps in making your walnut brownies:

First you have to sift your flour, cocoa powder, salt, coffee powder and baking powder, then set aside. In a separate bowl, combine your butter and sugar, then add in your beaten egg and vanilla extract. mix thoroughly.

You may then add your sifted dry ingredients to you wet ingredient mixture. Combine it well but do not overmix your brownies. Then, add your walnuts  to the batter leaving a bit for decorating the brownies later. You can add in some chocolate chips too if you wish.

After combining the ingredients, pour the batter into a greased 8 x 4-inch pan. You can also use a parchment paper to make slicing and clean up easier.

Baking the walnut brownies

Preheat your oven to 350F or (180C). Bake the walnut brownies for 15-20 minutes. To check for doneness insert a toothpick in the middle of your pan, and if it comes out clean it’s ready. Once it comes out of the oven, cool your brownies in a cooling rack for 10-15 minutes. Serve and enjoy!

To store, place in an airtight container make sure that your brownies are put away in a place with no direct sunlight at room temperature. Your brownies can last up to one week. But, I assure you it could be gone in just 2-3 days! Walnut brownies are excellent, and go well with vanilla ice cream to cool down on the hot summer days, just make sure to heat up your brownies in an oven toaster before putting that velvety scoop of vanilla ice cream! 

Thanks for stopping by, and till next post!

A Happy Homemaker is a Happy Pinay Mommy!

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