Seriously, these
brownies have it all: a triple dose of chocolate, a sumptuously fudgy texture, a perfect crackly top
crust, a bit of crunch from the nuts and cacao nibs, and a hint of salt that puts them
over the top.
While the
brownie base doesn't product the perfect crackly
crust (I didn't obsess
over such a thing since it'd just be covered up anyway), the
brownie itself is really quite spectacular, especially considering it's just cocoa, with no melted chocolate at all (pretty much every other
brownie I've ever made features varying amounts of melted chocolate in addition to the cocoa.)