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Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Brownies
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Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Brownies

Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Brownies are baked in an 8 inch square glass baking dish.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Dark Chocolate, Trader Joe's
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 16
Author Anna
Cost 5

Ingredients

  • ½ cup unsalted butter, cut into chunks (114 grams)
  • ½ tablespoon coconut oil or vegetable oil
  • 4 ounces 72% dark chocolate, chopped (114 grams)
  • 1 ½ tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ cup dark brown sugar (100 grams)
  • 2 extra-large eggs or 2 ½ large eggs 125 grams total**
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar (150 grams)
  • ½ tablespoon vanilla
  • teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour 95 grams
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts
  • Handful dark chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the bottom only of an 8 inch pan with a piece of parchment paper. Grease parchment paper only. Do not grease sides of the pan.
  • In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium low heat. Add coconut oil and chopped chocolate and reduce heat to low. Stir until chocolate is melted and smooth, adding in the cocoa powder as you stir. When smooth, add the dark brown sugar and stir until it dissolves slightly, then remove from heat.
  • In a mixing bowl, using a hand-held electric mixer, beat the eggs for about 1 minute or until frothy. Gradually add the granulated sugar and continue beating for 5 minutes or until thick and frothy. Beat in the vanilla and the salt.
  • Fold the melted chocolate mixture into the egg mixture, then fold in the flour.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan, sprinkle walnuts over the top, and bake in the center of the oven until set and starting to crack, about 30 minutes (may take longer, but probably not). Internal temperature should be between 200 and 205.
  • Pull from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over hot brownies so that they melt just enough to adhere.
  • Let cool completely at room temperature (or plunge into an ice bath if you prefer), then chill thoroughly. To remove from pan, loosen sides without parchment gently with a knife, then pull up on parchment and take brownies out of the pan. Cut into squares.

Notes

If you only have large eggs, crack a third egg into a small cup, beat it with a fork, and measure out 2 tablespoons.