I am a sucker for brownies. They are easy to make, great for a gathering, and delicious to eat. My neighbor recently had a birthday that we celebrated together as a group. I was asked to bring a treat to share. I decided to stick with my go to brownie recipe since it makes 24 brownies, enough for a group. However, I wanted to change it up a bit. I felt like my go to recipe needed an extra kick, so I added in a small amount of espresso powder to help enhance the chocolate flavor in the brownies. It made a huge difference and I don't think I'll ever make brownies again without espresso powder.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter (I prefer salted. If using unsalted, add in 1/4 teaspoon of salt)
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (sifted or stirred with a fork before adding into the batter)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13x9x2 inch baking pan (I let the butter sit out for a 10 minutes and use the butter wrapper to grease the pan). Using a large saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. Once melted, remove from heat and whisk in the sugar. Next, add in the eggs one at a time and whisk well after each egg. Then, add in the cocoa and espresso powder and whisk until all lumps are gone. Last, mix in the flour and baking powder until well blended. Pour batter into the pan and bake about 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cool completely in the pan before cutting and serving. Enjoy!