Double Fudge Whole Wheat Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 3/4 cup dutch process cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon espresso powder (optional)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 4 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f lightly grease a 9 x 13 pan.
• 2 melt the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. add the sugar and stir to combine. heat briefly until it is hot and beginning to bubble. this dissolves more of the sugar, giving you a shiny top on the finished brownies.
• 3 stir in the cocoa, baking powder, salt, espresso powder (if using--i never do), and vanilla. cool until you can test it with your finger. (i put it in the fridge for 5 minutes if i'm in a hurry.) whisk in the eggs, stirring until it is smooth and slightly thickened, then add the flour and chocolate chips. stir again until smooth.
• 4 pour the batter into the prepared pan, bake 30-35 minutes, or until a cake tester shows wet crumbs, but not raw batter. (mine always looks wet to me, but i think it's the chocolate chips!)
• 5 remove from the oven and cool the pan on a wire rack. my dh eats them as soon as they are cool enough to handle! my cookbook recommends waiting overnight before serving. this allows the bran to soften.
• 6 enjoy!