Air Fryer Oven Brownies

I made this recipe in my Cuisinart® Air Fryer Oven and my brownies wound up with a crispy and crackly top yet soft and gooey in the center. Air frying the brownies cuts the baking time in half and there's no need to preheat your air fryer oven!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 336 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ⅛ teaspoon baking powder
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
• 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened baking chocolate, melted
• 1 teaspoon powdered sugar, or to taste (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.

Step 2

Grease and flour an 8x8-inch square pan.

Step 3

Beat sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs until a smooth batter forms. Beat in chocolate and vanilla extract. Stir in the flour mixture until just incorporated; fold in walnuts. Spread batter into the prepared square pan.

Step 4

Place pan in the air fryer basket. Place on the lowest rack in air fryer oven and cook at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 18 to 25 minutes.

Step 5

Cool completely in the pan, about 30 minutes. Cut into 9 squares and sprinkle with powdered sugar.