Hot Chocolate Brownie Dessert
Hot chocolate brownies and cream anyone? This has got to be the ultimate winter feel good dessert. It’s hot, its gooey and it’s choclate….
What you need
100g butter
100g dark chocolate chopped
175g caster sugar
2 eggs beaten
80g flour
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/2 cup milk chocolate drops
The process
Lightly grease a small cake tin (20cm) or 8 ramekins and line the base with grease proof paper.
In a pot over a low heat melt the butter, add the dark chocolate and stir until completely melted and remove from the heat.
Add the caster sugar and stir, add the beaten eggs, sift in the flour and cocoa powder and stir to combine. You don’t want to mix it thoroughly.
Lastly, fold in the chocolate drops and pour into the tin or ramekins.
Bake in a 180 Celsius oven for about 20 minutes.
The tops should be quite firm but not hard. Let them cool slightly and then turn them out and serve with a good amount of thick jersey cream or ice cream.
Ok Graham, what do you mean by ‘small cake tin’?
Moira
Hi again, whew that is an old recipe that I have not made in ages.. its a 20cm tin. Recipe updated, thanks for pointing that out 🙂 Cheers for now G
Hi Graham, I want to try out this recipe, I have found out what the chocolate drops are. Please tell me, do I melt them in a half cap of milk?
Hi Gail, You melt the dark chocolate in the milk and at the end just add the choclate drops to the batter and fold them in. It makes chocolate pools inside the batter…. salivating as I am typing. Have a marvelous time G
Hi Graham.I am confused. There is no mention of milk in the ingredients. Must the dark chocolate melt in the butter or in milk. If in milk – how much milk
Hi Fatima, there is no milk, melt the chocolate in the butter, have a lekker day G
Thanks for the reply Graham, will give them a try.
Hi Graham
I know this sounds crazy but could one use a muffin no-sticky pan instead of the tin or ramekins?
Regards
Sharon
Hi Sharon, can’t see any reason why not, just keep an eye on them, the tins will cook a bit quicker. Have a fabulous weekend G
Hi Graham.
My family are not into sweet stuff, but I LOVE it! Is there anyway that I can freeze the leftovers
Hi Fatima, Freezing them is not a good idea, rather just take some to work for your friends…. It’s amazing what food does for friendship. Cheers for now G
Hi Graham
Is there maby a chocolate sauce that I can use instead of cream?One that I can warm up.
Hi Jo-anne, Here is a great decadent chocolate sauce, 1 x tin condensed milk, 200g (70% or 80%) dark choc, heat on a medium low heat till choc is melted. Reheat when needed. Not for dieters ……. have a delicious day G
Hi Graham. What are and where can I find milk chocolate drops?
Hi Makkie, you will find them in the baking section of the supermarket along with the decorative things for cakes. They are little chocolate pieces, see here
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Hi,
I tried this recipe and it really came out awesome. Tastes really good and very moist on the inside and slightly crunchy on the outside. Chocolatey, just the way I like it.
Oh man, just how they are meant to be… Thanks for letting us know. G
Hi Graham
So when you say small tin, roughly what size are we looking at please? Thanks
Roughly 20cm round tin. Enjoy Renz
Graham,
This looks wicked, I have printed and going to give it a bash this weekend, to be honest I am not that good at baking, so this is going to be a challenge for me but will let you know how it goes!!!!!