Double Chocolate Brownies with Macadamia Nuts {traditional, gluten free, and casein free recipes}
Servings: 16 -24 servings
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter see note below for dairy free alternative
- 2 cups semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips plus 1/2 cup reserved
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup all-purpose flour see note below for gluten-free alternative
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts plus 1/4 cup reserved
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips plus 1/4 cup reserved
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a 9x13 pan with parchment paper or line it with foil and grease it very well with butter. Melt the butter in a large saucepan, over medium heat. When the butter has melted, add the chocolate chips and stir with a wooden spoon until they have melted. Remove from the heat, add the sugars and stir to combine.
- Add the vanilla and then whisk or stir in the the eggs, one at a time. When the mixture is smooth and shiny, slowly add the dry ingredients to the mixture in the saucepan. Add the nuts (saving 1/4 cup for topping) and add most of the reserved white and dark chocolate chips (saving 1/4 cup's worth for topping).
- Spread the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan and then sprinkle the top with the reserved nuts and chocolate chips. Bake for 28-32 minutes, just until an inserted toothpick shows moist crumbs. (30 minutes was perfect for my oven.) Let the bars cool completely before slicing. Enjoy!
Notes
GLUTEN FREE ALTERNATIVE: Substitute 2/3 cup brown rice flour and 1/3 cup tapioca starch for the all-purpose flour in this recipe.
DAIRY FREE ALTERNATIVE: Substitute 1/2 cup melted coconut oil for the butter in this recipe. Be careful to purchase an alternative dairy free chocolate as well, if there is an allergy.