Coconut Cocoa Pecan Chocolate Chip Brownies

Rachel-Jenaye's Note:

This is a delicious brownie recipe made with Virgin Coconut Oil. You can also put some shredded coconut on top for a more coconut-y flavour.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 24

Yield: 24.0 brownies

• ¾ cup sugar
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ¾ cup virgin coconut oil
• 3 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 2⁄3; cup cake or 2⁄3; cup pastry flour
• ½ cup baking cocoa
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½-¾ cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease bottom and sides 9×13 inch baking pan. Mix sugars, coconut oil, vanilla and eggs in medium bowl. Mix flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt in separate bowl. Add the flour mixture in gradually, mixing until smooth after each addition. Spread batter in pan, and sprinkle with chopped pecans and chocolate chips. Bake 30-35 minutes or until toothpick or cake-tester inserted in center comes out clean. Serve with cold milk after they’ve cooled.
2. Variations -.
3. Melt caramel, adding about 1 tablespoon of milk to thin it and drizzle it over brownies.
4. You can also substitute walnuts for pecans.
5. Dark chocolate chunks can be chopped up and put on instead of the chocolate chips.
6. Mix half of the chocolate chips in the batter before putting it in the pan.
7. Sprinkle shredded coconut on top with the nuts and chocolate.