{"id":3677,"date":"2013-05-03T07:00:18","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thekitchenpaper.com\/?p=3677"},"modified":"2017-03-22T16:51:37","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T23:51:37","slug":"macadamia-mocha-brownies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekitchenpaper.com\/macadamia-mocha-brownies\/","title":{"rendered":"Macadamia Mocha Brownies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Oh, you're welcome! In advance, I mean. You're welcome for these brownies. #sodelicious<\/p>\n

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It's Friday, you're psyched for the weekend, you've (hopefully) had an AWESOME week, you (hopefully) have AWESOME plans for the weekend: life is great, right? Right. But what would make it even better? Well, these brownies. Obviously. (I almost just wrote \"obvi\" there and then decided I would rather punch myself in the face. Sorry 'bout that).<\/p>\n

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I've been trying to get my hands on some macadamia nuts for a long<\/em> time. When we were in Hawaii last year<\/a> we ate altogether too many chocolate-covered macadamia nuts (as if that is even possible), but since then I haven't had even ONE. They just don't seem to sell mac nuts in Bozeman! I broke down a few weeks ago and ordered some online... hallelujah! I'm in mac nut heaven! I'll share some more elaborate mac nut creations eventually (I have BIG plans!), but this little treat was a hit at our house this week.<\/p>\n

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If I'm being totally honest with you, which I do try to be, the \"mocha\" part of this recipe was completely<\/em> an accident and 100% due to my sloppiness. I was, instead of using a measuring spoon, \"gently\" shaking some instant espresso powder out of the jar for my normal brownie recipe<\/a>. I think it calls for 1 teaspoon. My clumsy self must have had an arm-jerk whoopsie-daisy, because all of a sudden there was a LOT more espresso powder than I had been aiming for. Not exactly easy to scoop out. Oh well! Mocha brownies: welcome to my world - you were delicious!<\/p>\n

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My favorite part of this recipe, as with many chocolate recipes I've made, is the ganache. WOW. I have a hard time not drinking the (hot) ganache before it even cools\/makes it onto my dessert. Don't leave it out! It takes the brownies to a \"OMG\" level of dense-chocolateyness. You'll thank me later. Or maybe not. Maybe go for a run today? Good plan.<\/p>\nPrint<\/a><\/span>

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