New York Chocolate Brownie Recipe

Think brownies are just for kids? Think again. This classic New York recipe will change your mind—and it’s quick to make!

Ingredients for about 20 brownies

• 300 g dark chocolate, 70% cocoa maximum
• 200 g granulated sugar
• 75 g all-purpose flour
• 3 whole eggs plus 1 egg yolk
• 180 g butter
• 1 packet vanilla sugar or 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 pinch of baking soda
• 80 g mixed peanuts and hazelnuts

Tip: About the fat

• To enhance the flavor of the nuts, you can replace 10% of the butter with hazelnut or walnut oil.

Tip: About the nut mix

• Feel free to experiment with different nut combinations. Try walnuts, pecans, cashews, almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts or macadamia nuts.
• Keep it to no more than 3 varieties of nuts per batch.

Steps

• 1/ Set up a double boiler.
• 2/ Melt the chocolate over low heat, stirring constantly.
• 3/ As the chocolate melts, add room-temperature butter. Keep stirring with a spatula or spoon.
• 4/ Once the mixture is smooth and melted, pour it into a round bowl.
• 5/ Add the sugar gradually, whisking vigorously.
• 6/ When the sugar is fully incorporated, add the eggs one at a time, whisking firmly after each addition.
• 7/ Add the salt and baking soda.
• 8/ Add the flour in small amounts, stirring to avoid lumps. Whisk vigorously.
• 9/ Fold in the coarsely chopped nuts.
• 10/ Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
• 11/ Use a rectangular baking pan about 22 cm (8.7 in) across.
• 12/ Lightly butter the bottom of the pan.
• 13/ Line it with parchment paper, covering the edges. The butter will help it stick.
• 14/ Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 25 minutes.
• 15/ Let cool. Your brownie is ready!

Serve the brownie plain or topped with a dollop of whipped cream. Here’s a tip: make the whipped cream with a mix of granulated sugar and hazelnut-flavored sugar. You can also add custard sauce. Enjoy!
For Easter, pipe a small nest of vanilla buttercream on top of the brownie using a pastry bag. Place colorful or chocolate Easter eggs in the center.

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• To continue your New York food adventures, check out our Pancakes recipe and Cheesecake recipe. Find more ideas in our New York cooking recipes section.