Triple Chocolate Brownies

Posted 2015-04-25 by Nouha Elmasri ⇒ follow

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These super simple triple chocolate brownies are everything the perfect brownie should be; crisp on top, gooey in the middle and devilishly decadent.

While these brownies are a chocolate trifecta, take the simple base recipe and play around with flavours – add pecans or walnuts for a nice crunch, mix in a little coffee for a mocha brownie, or add caramel fudge squares and a pinch of salt to the batter for a gooey salted caramel brownie.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 minutes
Makes: 9 servings

Ingredients
85g unsalted butter, cubed
300g dark chocolate (50%), broken into squares
½ cup caster sugar
3 large eggs
½ tsp vanilla bean paste, or 1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup plain flour
½ cup white chocolate, roughly chopped*
½ cup milk chocolate, roughly chopped*

Use chocolate chips if you prefer.

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Method

Preheat fan-forced oven to 150 degrees Celsius. Line a 20x20cm square tin with baking paper.

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Melt together the dark chocolate and butter in a medium saucepan over a medium heat until smooth and glossy. Set aside to cool for a few minutes.

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In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, sugar and vanilla until well combined.

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To temper the eggs, add a small amount of the chocolate and butter mixture to the egg mixture and whisk to combine. Add in the remaining chocolate and whisk until well incorporated.

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Sift in the flour and add in the chopped white and milk chocolate pieces. Stir gently to combine, ensuring there are no pockets of flour left.

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Pour batter into prepared tin and bake for 40 minutes. If you prefer a more gooey consistency to your brownies lessen the bake time by 2-3 minutes.

Allow to cool before slicing into squares.