The Best Brownies for Mother’s Day and a #Giveaway from Whole Foods

Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave American food. Try making The Best Brownies for Mother’s Day and a #Giveaway from Whole Foods at home. One serving contains 204 calories, 3g of protein, and 12g of fat. This recipe serves 24. For 36 cents per serving, this recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is brought to you by Creative Culinary. 79 people have tried and liked this recipe. A couple people really liked this dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 40 minutes. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, salt, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 17%, which is not so excellent. Similar recipes are Mother’s Day Picnic: Oatmeal Raisin Scones and Le Creuset & Bonne Maman Giveaway, Mother's Day Cupcakes, and Mother's Day Pasta Sampler.

Servings: 24

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 25 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/2 tsp baking powder

2 sticks (16 Tbsp) butter

4 large eggs

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 Tbsp instant/dried espresso

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 cups sugar

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (I used Valhrona but use any good cocoa powder)

2 tsp pure vanilla extract

1 cup toasted, chopped walnuts

Equipment:

oven

baking paper

baking pan

frying pan

mixing bowl

bowl

whisk

toothpicks

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat the oven to 350. Spray a 9 X 13" baking pan with cooking spray, then line it with parchment paper so the parchment hangs over the sides (you can lift the brownies out of the pan). Spray the parchment paper. Heat the butter in a large skillet until it foams and continue to cook on medium, stirring constantly until it starts to brown. The butter will have foam on top so watch carefully to make sure the solid bits on the bottom do not burn; you should also notice a distinct scent as it starts to brown. An amazing one too! Let the butter cool before continuing.Combine the butter, sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl until blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.Add cocoa powder to the bowl, mix on low speed until well blended.Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and espresso in a bowl and whisk. Add them to the mixture in the mixing bowl and beat well.Stir in the toasted nuts and pour the mixture into the prepared pan.Bake 25-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Do NOT overbake.Let cool and cut into squares.Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and fresh raspberries.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat the oven to 35

2. Spray a 9 X 13" baking pan with cooking spray, then line it with parchment paper so the parchment hangs over the sides (you can lift the brownies out of the pan). Spray the parchment paper.

3. Heat the butter in a large skillet until it foams and continue to cook on medium, stirring constantly until it starts to brown. The butter will have foam on top so watch carefully to make sure the solid bits on the bottom do not burn; you should also notice a distinct scent as it starts to brown. An amazing one too!

4. Let the butter cool before continuing.

5. Combine the butter, sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl until blended.

6. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

7. Add cocoa powder to the bowl, mix on low speed until well blended.

8. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and espresso in a bowl and whisk.

9. Add them to the mixture in the mixing bowl and beat well.Stir in the toasted nuts and pour the mixture into the prepared pan.

10. Bake 25-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Do NOT overbake.

11. Let cool and cut into squares.

12. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and fresh raspberries.


Nutrition Information:

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205k Calories
3g Protein
12g Total Fat
23g Carbs
1% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
205k
10%

Fat
12g
19%

  Saturated Fat
5g
36%

Carbohydrates
23g
8%

  Sugar
16g
19%

Cholesterol
51mg
17%

Sodium
104mg
5%

Caffeine
14mg
5%

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Protein
3g
6%

Manganese
0.35mg
17%

Copper
0.23mg
11%

Selenium
5µg
8%

Phosphorus
75mg
8%

Magnesium
28mg
7%

Fiber
1g
7%

Iron
1mg
6%

Vitamin A
282IU
6%

Vitamin B2
0.09mg
5%

Folate
19µg
5%

Vitamin B1
0.06mg
4%

Zinc
0.55mg
4%

Potassium
114mg
3%

Vitamin B3
0.51mg
3%

Vitamin B6
0.05mg
2%

Vitamin E
0.35mg
2%

Calcium
22mg
2%

Vitamin D
0.31µg
2%

Vitamin B5
0.2mg
2%

Vitamin B12
0.09µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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