Chocolate and Walnut Brownie
This Chocolate and Walnut Brownie is tasty and fudgy. It's perfect for sharing with friends and family or when you crave something sweet. It's so easy to make, and the little ones will love it for sure!
Portions: 9 large pieces
Ingredients
- 1 bar 70% cocoa chocolate
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup olive oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 tbsp instant coffee
- 2 tbsp raw cacao powder
- 2 tbsp oat flour
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Start by melting the chocolate in a bain-marie (i.e., hot water bath) or in a microwave and transfer it to a large bowl.
- Add the brown sugar and stir it well.
- Add the olive oil and stir it well until you reach a homogeneous mixture.
- Add the powdered instant coffee and the eggs and whisk them well.
- Add a pinch of salt and the vanilla essence and incorporate everything.
- Add the raw cacao powder and incorporate it well.
- And add the oat flour and once again, fold it well.
- Add the chopped walnuts and mix them well into the batter.
- Pour the batter into a square baking pan, lined with baking paper.
- Gently tap the pan on a flat surface so that the air is released.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180º for 25 to 30 minutes or until half-baked on the inside.
- Take it out from the oven and let it cool completely.
- Sprinkle with cocoa powder and salt.
Notes
I normally make this recipe with oat flour, but you can also use spelt flour, whole wheat flour, or even white wheat flour. Just pay attention if you use finer flour such as rice flour, coconut flour, etc, you'll need to adjust the quantities.
You can use espresso instead of instant coffee. I think it tastes wonderful with this coffee touch, which is just to intensify the flavor, but if you don't want to use it, there's no problem - it's fine.
Use nuts of your choice such as almonds, cashews, pistachios, etc.
Serve it with a scoop of ice cream or creme fraiche (i.e., fresh cream), it's great!
If you want to be naughty, serve it Jamie Oliver style and put a scoop of ice cream and some salted caramel popcorn on top.