Dark Chocolate Cashew Brownies Food

DARK CHOCOLATE CASHEW BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 335 F/170 C.
• place nuts and icing (powdered) sugar in a non-stick frying pan and bring over medium heat. Using a wooden spatula, mix until the sugar is caramelized. Transfer cashews on parchment paper and let cool.
• melt butter with the first part of dark chocolate (210 g) in a bain-marie (water bath) and mix until homogenous. Let it cool down. Whisk eggs and sugar with an electric mixer (or stand mixer) until the mixture becomes whitish. Slow down the speed of the mixer and add melted butter/chocolate mixture and continue to whisk. Add salt, sifted flour and baking powder and mixed again. Finish with adding whole caramelized cashew nuts and the second part of the chocolate cut into medium-sized pieces.
• Butter and flour a 7 x 7 inch/ 18 x 18 cm square cake ring. Place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Pour the brownie dough into the ring. Generously sprinkle the top with chopped caramelized cashews.
• Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, depending upon the oven. Let the brownie cool down and remove it from the ring.

CHOCOLATE-CASHEW BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat 1 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Beat in granulated and brown sugars, 1 teaspoon vanilla and eggs until smooth. On low speed, beat in flour, 3/4 cup cocoa, the salt and baking soda until soft dough forms. Stir in chocolate chips, marshmallows and cashews. Spread mixture in pan.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until set. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In small bowl, mix all frosting ingredients except cocoa, adding enough of the half-and-half until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Frost brownies. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon cocoa and additional cashews if desired. Let stand 30 minutes or until frosting is set. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

CHEWY DARK CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 15 x 10 x 1 in sheet pan or line it with parchment paper.
• 2. Place butter nor coconut oil in a large microwave safe bowl. Microwave at medium (50%) 2 to 2 1/2 minutes or until melted. Stir in sugar and vanilla. Add eggs one at a time beating well with wisk after each addition. Add water and mix well. In a medium bowl mix all dry ingredients and sift. Add dry ingredients to wet mix and blend well. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• 3. Sprinkle 1 Cup mini chocolate chips over top if desired. Bake 18 to 25 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into 40 bar style brownies.
• Store in air tight container or freeze individual brownies like I do.

INTENSELY DEEP DARK CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F with rack in center position.
• Butter and flour 13" x 9" pan.
• In 3 qt heavy saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring until smooth.
• Remove from heat and allow to come to room temperature.
• Whisk in sugar and vanilla into chocolate/butter combination.
• Whisk in eggs, one at a time until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
• In separate bowl combine Dutch process chocolate powder, flour and salt.
• Combine flour mixture with chocolate/butter and whisk thoroughly.
• Add chopped walnuts if using.
• Spread brownie batter in pan and bake for 25-35 minutes.
• Cool completely.