needs more sugar

I love a good brownie, chewy on the outside, soft and gooey in the middle. Even better warm from the oven with a huge scoop of vanilla ice cream!

The original recipe didn’t call for the items highlighted with an * below, but anyone who doesn’t love extra chocolatey bits and a crunchy nut in a brownie is no friend of mine!

Ingredients:
(Makes about 12 portions)

200g dark chocolate, roughly chopped
175g unsulted butter
325g caster sugar
130g plain flour
3 eggs
1/2 cup roasted hazelnuts (or any nut)*
3/4 cup mixed choc chips – I used milk and white*

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 170°C
2. Put the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water
3. Stir until melted and smooth
4. Remove from the heat. Add the sugar and stir until well incorporated
5. Add the flour and stir until well incorporated
6. Stir in the eggs and mix until thick and smooth
7. Finally, add in your hazelnuts and choc chips and stir until combined
8. Pour the mixture into a baking tray and bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until flaky on top but still soft in the centre
9. Leave to cool completely (good luck waiting!) before dusting with icing sugar to decorate

Recipe adapted from The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook.

Tags: chocolate, nuts

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