Coconut Brownies
You have no idea for how long I’ve been dreaming about these coconut brownies.. The only reason for not making them until now was not having a small enough pan – weird for a pastry chef, I know, but here me out for a second and you’ll understand. We just moved places (and towns for that matter) and in the heat of the moment and the mess the moving has caused, I left behind my square pan that I was using for brownies. I didn’t feel bad about it as it was a fairly old pan, but then I saw a picture of coconut brownies and it made me think of Bounty bars so I was hooked. I began looking for a new pan, obviously, and to my surprise, took me a while to find a perfectly square, tall pan to hold all the goodies I was going to bake. The only thing I need to fix now is my oven (the gas kind) which kinda burns my baked goodies on the edges and is driving me nuts.
These coconut brownies are loaded with chocolate and butter and sweetened condensed milk and coconut.. Basically everything I love is in there so the brownies taste amazing! They are fudgy, rich and fragrant and make an excellent treat for a special occasion precisely due to their richness. I mean, it’s surely not a dessert to eat daily or when you’re on a diet, but it’s well worth the sacrifice once in a while.
Coconut Brownies
Ingredients
Brownie layer:
- 200 g dark chocolate (chopped)
- 200 g butter
- 3 eggs
- 200 g white sugar
- 80 g all-purpose flour
- 50 g cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Coconut layer:
- 150 g shredded coconut (unsweetned)
- 250 g sweetened condensed milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Brownie layer:
- Pre-heat your oven to 350F and line a small square pan with baking paper.
- Combine the eggs and sugar in the bowl of your mixer and mix for 5 minutes until thickened, pale and fluffy.
- In the meantime, melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl over a hot water bath.
- Stir the melted chocolate into the egg mixture then fold in the flour, cocoa powder and salt.
- Pour the batter in the prepared pan and bake in the oven for 10 minutes.
Coconut layer:
- Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
- Spread this mixture over the brownie layer and continue baking for 15 additional minutes.
- When done, allow to cool completely then cut into small squares and serve.
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