The first recipe I tried asked for 2 slabs of good quality chocolate, which means that just the chocolate for the recipe would be about R60 rand, which is not the end of the world if you were making these brownies once in a while, but here in Nina's Kitchen I could not keep up with the demand, I had to make another plan.......
I tried various recipes, some with less, but still a good quality chocolate, some with a mediocre chocolate and a few without any chocolate, just cocoa powder. My son was highly impressed with his new job as recipe tester here in my kitchen and at first he rated them all "excellent" because his only criteria was that is was "sweet". He soon got the hang of it and I had to just smile at some of the comments he said: "Slightly bitter on the tongue, too gooey, not fudgy enough, not chocolaty enough.... " After every attempt, I would go back to the drawing board or search engine until finally one day I made this recipe and this was the comment I got: " Mmmmmmmm, dark, chocolaty, mysterious, fudgy, shiny on the top, slightly cracked like a good brownie should be. ( I guess this is the result of watching too many Food network Challenges).
I used this recipe from Very Best Baking and here is my twist on this recipe
Chocolate Brownies without any Chocolate or Cocoa Brownies
Makes 24 brownies
Ingredients
1 2/3 cups sugar(granulated is fine)
3/4 cup butter, melted
2 Tbsp water
2 extra-large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups flour
3/4 cup good quality cocoa
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup slivered almonds
½ tsp chili powder - optional
Method
Preheat oven to 180C or 350F. Line a 20x20 cm pan with grease proof paper.
Preheat oven to 180C or 350F. Line a 20x20 cm pan with grease proof paper.
Mix the sugar, melted butter and water in large bowl. Add the eggs and vanilla extract. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt in another bowl and stir into the sugar mixture. Pour into the prepared baking pan and even out with a knife. Sprinkle the almonds over the top and bake for 20 – 25 minutes or until it still feels slightly soft when you touch it in the middle. Remove from the oven and cool. Cut into bars and enjoy as is. Or you can serve with ice-cream or cream! You can add a shot of espresso or change you choice of nuts for a different brownie every time!
I have some more chocolate Recipes for you to drool over!
Watch this space for a really cool competition coming up!!! We all need a getaway sometime....(wink-wink!)
19 comments:
That looks delicious Nina! You would never guess there is no chocolate by the looks of it...
Hello,
I have been making brownies for years without using chocolate. I use margerine, sugar, eggs, flour,cocoa and vanilla.
And best of all the kids absolutely love them.
Jos
Hello,
I have been making brownies for years without using chocolate. I use margerine, sugar, eggs, flour,cocoa and vanilla.
And best of all the kids absolutely love them.
Jos
Hello,
I have been making brownies for years without using chocolate. I use margerine, sugar, eggs, flour,cocoa and vanilla.
And best of all the kids absolutely love them.
Jos
No chocolate? Could've fooled me. They look deliciously fudgy!
PS: In my next life I want to come back as one of your kids! :-)
This looks delicious!! I like the fact that it is not so expensive!!
When I allow myself a sweet treat I have often thought of a good brownie that I can make with ingredients I always have on hand. This is it.
Cocoa works for me! I love the addition of the chili powder.
I was so very confused, because I always consider cocoa, chocolate. The two are interchangeable for me!
I love this brownie recipe! I've added cinnamon on a few occasions but never tried the chili powder. That has got to be in my next batch!
Nina your photos are fabulous!
Going to be making these this afternoon.
:-) Mandy
Oh Lordy! My recently Gluten Free self is wondering if these babies may just be worth the self inflicted headache!
Nina, Ek moes net gou hier kom inloer - ek het so pas hierdie resep uit die oond gehaal. Baie Dankie dat jy dit met ons gedeel het. Hulle het so goed uitgekom, die beste Brownies wat ek nog gebak het.
XX
Hi, When you mix the ingredients, did you mix them with a beater or spoon?
cheers, Janet
I tried the recipe & doubled it. It came out as a very dark, nutty chocolate cake, rather than brownies. ANY SUGGESTIONS WHY THIS HAPPENED? (wasn't a loss though. Drenched it in a thin homemade choc sauce, ate it with homemade custard,mmm choc pudding!!)
This is a another way on how to prepare your browni , another way to present your browni to your Family and friends, and how yummy it is, especially the peppermint.
Hello Nina, wil net weet..oorspronkilike resep vra vir 1 2/3 suiker en jy jy net 2/3 suiker is dit reg?
Thanks very much this is really helpful...
Seeing i dont usually have chocolate that i can cook with this solves my problem!
OMG my batch are in the oven baking right now!
they smell heavenly, also I had a cheeky lick of the bow and they taste divine uncooked! goodness knows how scrumpcious they will be all cooked and gooey and soft!
Love this recipe, you are a genius
mwah,
Hannah(14)
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