Dessert

Best Cocoa Brownies from Smitten Kitchen is for Dessert.

Best Cocoa Brownies from Smitten Kitchen takes several minutes to prepare.

Best Cocoa Brownies from Smitten Kitchen takes 25 minutes to cook.

Best Cocoa Brownies from Smitten Kitchen makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Best Cocoa Brownies from Smitten Kitchen are:

10 Tbsp unsalted butter
1 1/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa, Natural or Dutch-processed
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 large eggs, cold
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup walnuts or pecans (optional)

Here is how you make Best Cocoa Brownies from Smitten Kitchen:

Position rack on lower 3rd of oven and preheat to 325 degrees F. Line bottom and sides of 8x8" baking dish with parchment or foil leaving an overhang on 2 opposite sides.Combine butter, sugar, cocoa and salt in medium heatproof bowl and set in wide skillet of barely simmering water. Stir occasionally until butter is melted and mixture is smooth and hot enough that you want to remove your finger quickly after dipping into batter.Move bowl from skillet and set aside until mixture is warm. It looks fairly gritty. (Can also attempt this step using a microwave.)Stir in vanilla with wooden spoon. Add eggs one at a time, stirring vigorously after each one. When batter looks thick, shiny and well-blended, add flour and stir until you cannot see it anymore, then beat vigorously for 40 strokes with wooden spoon. Stir in nuts at this point if desired. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Bake until toothpick plunged into center emerges slightly moist. Approx. 20-25 minutes.Cool completely on rack (and if desired in a freezer or fridge for cleaner cuts). Lift up ends of parchment or foil liner and transfer to cutting board. Cut in either 16 large or 25 smaller squares.Number of Servings: 16Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MEREDITY98.

The nutritional information for Best Cocoa Brownies from Smitten Kitchen is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 191.8

• Total Fat: 11.8 g
• Cholesterol: 46.0 mg
• Sodium: 46.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 21.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
• Protein: 2.9 g