Brownies With Pecans Tricks for That Fudgy Yet Firm Centre
Written by jheelum basu | October 16, 2025
For a dessert lover, what’s better than a gooey chocolate pecan brownie that melts right away in the mouth? Served hot or cold, these
fudgy chocolate brownies with chopped pecans
stuffed with chocolate chips and crunchy pecans, sprinkled with sea salt, are the
perfect dessert for any occasion and any mood. Anyone who finds comfort in chocolate, this nutty, chocolatey dessert is for them, as the moist fudgy consistency of the pecan chocolate brownie brings in a sense of perfect comfort.
What invokes a fun twist in taste to these gooey brownies is the addition of chopped pecans and a sprinkle of salt on top to balance the sweetness. The sweet and salty chocolate-salt affair is what makes the
fudgy chocolate brownies with chopped pecans
most unique.
Be it a sweet treat for a party, a festive handmade gift for a loved one, or a holiday dessert served hot with a scoop of ice cream- the
fudgy chocolate brownies with chopped pecans
effortlessly fit all purposes.
Brownies With Pecans Recipe: Ingredients
White Sugar- 1 cup
Brown Sugar- 1 cup
Cocoa powder- 2/3 cup
All-purpose flour- 1½ cup
Salt- 1/2 teaspoon
Eggs- 2 whole eggs and 1 egg yolk
Melted butter- 1 cup butter
Vanilla- 1 teaspoon
Semi-sweet chocolate chips- 1 cup
Chopped Pecans- ½ cup
Brownies with Pecans: Step-by-step guide
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350°F/ 180°C
Step 2: Chop the pecans and leave them aside
Step 3: Melt butter and chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl either in the microwave for 30 seconds to 1 minute or over a double boiler.
Step 4: Keep stirring until smooth and allow the mixture to cool.
Step 5: In a separate mixing bowl, beat the eggs and sugar using an electric mixer until the mixture whips up to a thick and creamy consistency. This can take roughly 3-8 mins.
Step 6: Combine the cooled chocolate mixture with the eggy mousse.
Step 7: Add the vanilla extract and then gently fold together.
Step 8: In a separate mixing bowl, gather all the dry ingredients. First, sieve the plain flour and cocoa powder and whisk them together. Next, add the chocolate chips and chopped pecans.
Step 9: Next, add all the wet ingredients into the dry mixture and combine hem well.
Step 11: Pour the whole brownie batter into a greased and parchment paper-lined 8-inch baking pan and scatter the whole pecans on top.
Step 12: Baking will take 25-30 minutes. It will be cracked on top, but with a slight wobble in the center.
Step 13: Allow the brownie to cool in the tin before removing and cutting into squares.
Brownies With Pecans: Tips & Tricks
Combine the dry and wet ingredients slowly to avoid lumps in the mixture, which will give you a smooth batter for the fudgy chocolate brownies with chopped pecans.
Melt the butter and chocolate in the microwave in 15-30second bouts. Keep stirring them in between to avoid any burn.
For that perfect crunchy crack on the top, the sugar-egg mixture should be whipped to a thick milkshake-like consistency. Your brownies are fully cooked once they’re cracked and papery on top and fudgy yet firm in the center.
Let your fudgy brownies cool in the baking tin before you remove them and cut them into squares. This prevents them from breaking when you try to lift them out.
Brownies with Pecans: Ingredient Substitutions
To bring in more variety, quite a few ingredients can be swapped.
While pecans can be replaced by walnuts, you can also swap milk chocolate chips for either white or dark chips.
While using roughly chopped pecans inside chocolate brownie batter makes it easier to cut and eat once they are baked completely, one can also use whole pecan halves for this instead.
The mixture of white sugar and brown sugar usually adds a caramel-like sweetness to the pecan brownies. However, either all white or all brown sugar can be used as well to the same total sugar amount.
Any kind of unsweetened baking cocoa powder, including natural cocoa powder, Dutch-processed cocoa powder and black cocoa powder, can be used in this recipe.