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Nutty Bourbon Brownies

September 27, 2017 by hannahhossack 10 Comments

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Nutty bourbon brownies – gooey, fudgy brownies with a boozy kick and plenty of crunchy nuts.

Nutty bourbon brownies – gooey, fudgy brownies with a boozy kick and plenty of crunchy nuts.

Nutty bourbon brownies – gooey, fudgy brownies with a boozy kick and plenty of crunchy nuts.

It has been a long time since I shared a brownie recipe on here; I am making up for that though with these nutty bourbon brownies as they are very, very good! I actually made the recipe a while ago but hadn’t gotten round to sharing it here, looking at the pictures again is making me think that I will have to bake another batch!

Nutty bourbon brownies – gooey, fudgy brownies with a boozy kick and plenty of crunchy nuts.

These are gooey, fudgy chocolate brownies filled with lots of crunchy mixed nuts; they have a rich, deep chocolate flavour, a mouthwatering texture and a decent kick from the bourbon!

If you don’t want to use bourbon in these then whisky, rum, amaretto, Kahlua or Irish cream would all work wonderfully instead. Alternatively, to make them kid-friendly (as written they are very much just for grown-ups!) you can just use milk instead.

As for the nuts, I used a mixture of pecans, hazelnuts, almonds and walnuts so that there was lots of variety, but feel free to use whichever kinds you like.

I chopped half of the nuts up and folded them through the batter, the other half I left whole and arranged on top. That way the nuts are evenly dispersed throughout the brownies and they look very attractive with their nutty topping too!

Nutty bourbon brownies – gooey, fudgy brownies with a boozy kick and plenty of crunchy nuts.

How To Make Nutty Bourbon Brownies:

nutty bourbon brownies ingredients

Place the butter and chocolate in a pan over a low heat and stir until melted and smooth. Set aside.

brownies step 1Place the eggs and sugars in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until extremely thick and pale and the sugar has almost dissolved.

brownies step 2Beat in the chocolate and butter mixture followed by the bourbon and vanilla extract.

brownies step 3Sift together the flour, cocoa powder and salt then fold it into the chocolate mixture until no pockets of flour remain. Stir in the chopped nuts.

brownies step 4Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread it level. Scatter (or arrange carefully) the whole nuts on top.

brownies step 5Bake for about 30 minutes until the brownie feels firm to the touch and a skewer comes out gunky but not wet. If it comes out clean the brownies are over-baked so keep an eye on them.

brownies step 6

Nutty bourbon brownies – gooey, fudgy brownies with a boozy kick and plenty of crunchy nuts.

Nutty bourbon brownies – gooey, fudgy brownies with a boozy kick and plenty of crunchy nuts.
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5 from 4 votes

Nutty Bourbon Brownies

Servings 9 brownies
Author Domestic Gothess

Ingredients

  • 200 g (1 3/4 cups) mixed nuts (I used pecans, hazelnuts, almonds and walnuts)
  • 120 g (1/2 cup) butter cubed
  • 200 g (7oz) dark chocolate chopped
  • 2 large eggs
  • 125 g (2/3 cup) light brown soft sugar
  • 100 g (1/2 cup) granulated sugar
  • 80 ml (1/3 cup) bourbon (or whisky, rum, amaretto, Irish cream or milk)
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 180 g (1 1/2 cups) plain flour
  • 1 Tbsp cocoa powder
  • pinch salt

Instructions

  • Grease an 20cm/8 inch square cake pan and line with a strip of baking parchment, making sure that it overhangs either side so that it is easy to lift the baked brownies out of the pan. Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas mark 5.
  • Roughly chop half of the nuts, not too small, and set aside. Place the butter and chocolate in a pan over a low heat and stir until melted and smooth. Set aside.
  • Place the eggs and sugars in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until extremely thick and pale and the sugar has almost dissolved.
  • Beat in the chocolate and butter mixture followed by the bourbon and vanilla extract.
  • Sift together the flour, cocoa powder and salt then fold it into the chocolate mixture until no pockets of flour remain. Stir in the chopped nuts.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread it level. Scatter (or arrange carefully) the whole nuts on top.
  • Bake for about 30 minutes until the brownie feels firm to the touch and a skewer comes out gunky but not wet. If it comes out clean the brownies are overbaked so keep an eye on them. You may need to loosely cover the top with tin foil partway through baking to stop the nuts from catching.
  • Leave the brownie slab to cool completely in the pan (I like to put it in the fridge overnight once it has cooled so that the brownies are easy to slice neatly), then carefully lift it out using the overhanging parchment and use a sharp knife to cut it into squares.

I originally made these nutty bourbon brownies for DIYs, check them out for some awesome craft and recipe ideas.

Filed Under: Baking, Brownies & Bars, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: almond, Almonds, brownies, Chocolate, hazelnut, nuts, pecans

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Comments

  1. Sally

    September 27, 2017 at 7:40 pm

    5 stars
    These look gorgeous Hannah. Would make a nice present

    Reply
  2. Jayne Keegan

    September 27, 2017 at 8:53 pm

    I would like to bake a pan of these, using Frangelico liqueur and a teaspoon of espresso powder.

    Reply
  3. Mo

    September 28, 2017 at 1:12 pm

    These sound great.

    Are you using salted or unsalted butter?

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      October 5, 2017 at 8:28 am

      Hi Mo, I always use unsalted butter.

      Reply
  4. Janice

    September 30, 2017 at 6:16 pm

    5 stars
    Absolutely heavenly! So many good things, these are just the best looking brownies.

    Reply
  5. Michelle @ Greedy Gourmet

    October 3, 2017 at 8:50 am

    5 stars
    Wow, you must have a really sharp knife and a lot of patience to cut through nuts like that. Very pretty and I bet it tastes awesome!

    Reply
  6. Nadia

    October 4, 2017 at 11:26 am

    5 stars
    Oh how delicious and gooey do they look! 😀 Brownies are definitely a weakness of mine!

    Reply
  7. Tafiya

    October 11, 2019 at 12:55 am

    Hi
    These look delish I have to bake some for the fast approaching holidays. Did you use roasted or unroasted nuts?
    Thanks for sharing.
    Tafiya

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      October 11, 2019 at 8:09 am

      Hi Tafiya, Thank you! I used unroasted nuts as I thought that roasted ones may get a bit dark on top of the brownies. Feel free to use roasted ones in the batter if you prefer the flavour though!

      Reply

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