World’s Best Chocolate Brownies | Cooking Italian with Joe

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil adds a unique flavor and reduces saturated fat.

sugar

🥗Healthier: stevia

💰Cheaper: honey

Stevia reduces calories while honey adds moisture.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: almond flour

💰Cheaper: whole wheat flour

Almond flour adds protein while whole wheat is more economical.

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: cocoa nibs

Dark chocolate has less sugar, cocoa nibs are less expensive.

Preheat the oven to 325°F.

Set up a double boiler and add 10 oz of chocolate to a heat-tempered bowl to melt.

Melt 1.5 sticks of butter in the double boiler with the chocolate.

In a mixing bowl, cream together 4 whole eggs and 1 cup of white sugar for about 3 minutes until creamy.

Add 1/4 cup of coffee and 1 teaspoon of baking powder to the egg mixture and mix on low.

Gradually add 1 cup of pastry flour to the mixture, mixing slowly to avoid clumps.

Once the chocolate and butter are melted, mix them into the egg and sugar mixture.

Fold in 1 cup of walnuts into the brownie batter.

Butter an 8x12 pan and line it with parchment paper.

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