Name: Double-Almond Chocolate Brownie
Yield: Makes 16
Ingredients: ½ cup almonds; 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped; ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter; ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon espresso powder; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; Nonstick vegetable oil spray; 5 ounces almond paste; 4 large eggs, room temperature; ¾ teaspoon kosher salt; 1½ cups sugar; 1 cup all-purpose flour; ¾ cup bittersweet chocolate wafers or chips

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The combination of cocoa powder, espresso powder, unsweetened chocolate, and bittersweet chocolate makes this brownie pure chocolate nirvana.

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