Espresso Brownies Recipes

ESPRESSO BROWNIES WITH MOCHA GANACHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit the bottom of the pan with an overhang on two opposite sides.
• For the brownies: Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder and salt in a small bowl and set aside. Whisk together the sugar, butter and oil in a large bowl. Add the eggs and vanilla and whisk just until combined. Using a spatula, stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until no flour streaks remain and then fold in the chocolate chips. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake until the center is slightly set, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool for about 30 minutes.
• For the ganache: When the brownies are ready, put the chocolate in a small heatproof bowl and set aside. Heat the cream and coffee in a small saucepan just until it barely reaches a simmer. Pour the liquid over the chocolate and let sit for 10 seconds before whisking until smooth and shiny. Pour the ganache over the cooled brownies, gently shaking to completely coat the top. Let sit at room temperature until completely cool (about 1 hour) or pop into the refrigerator for 15 minutes before sprinkling with sea salt (if using). Run a knife around the edge of the baking pan and use the parchment to lift out the brownies before slicing.

ESPRESSO BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• To prepared brownie mix add instant espresso or ground coffee and coffee liqueur or syrup. Butter a disposable 9 by 13-inch pan and bake brownies 22 to 25 minutes on upper rack of oven. Cut brownies into 16 bar-shaped pieces and serve warm "as is" or with your choice of: cold milk, coffee ice cream, coffee beverages or Italian after dinner liqueurs.

ESPRESSO BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
• Sift flour, cocoa, and salt together in a bowl. Set aside.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir in espresso powder. Stir in chocolate chips until melted. Remove from heat; mix in white sugar and brown sugar until fully blended. Add eggs and vanilla extract and mix well. Stir in the flour mixture until just combined. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is dry and edges have started to pull away from the sides of the pan, 25 to 30 minutes. Do not overbake. Let cool completely before cutting into squares.

MELT-IN-THE-MIDDLE ESPRESSO MARTINI BROWNIES

Steps:

• Tip the butter into a heatproof bowl with the dark chocolate. Fill a small pan about a quarter full with boiling water, then sit the bowl on top, not touching the water. Put over a low heat until the butter and chocolate have melted, stirring occasionally. Remove the bowl from the pan and leave the melted mixture to cool to room temperature.
• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a shallow 20cm square brownie tin. Using an electric whisk, whisk the eggs and sugar until they are thick and creamy and doubled in volume. This can take 3-8 mins, depending on how powerful your whisk is. Pour the cooled chocolate mixture over the eggy mousse, then gently fold together with a spatula, moving the bowl round after each folding so you can get at it from all sides, until the two mixtures are one and the colour is a dark brown. Try not to knock the air out.
• Sieve the flour and cocoa over the eggy chocolate mixture along with a good pinch of salt. Gently fold in this powder as well as the espresso mixture using the same figure-of- eight action as before. The mixture will look dry and dusty at first; keep going until it looks fudgy, but don't overdo this mixing. Pour the mixture into the tin and gently ease the mixture into the corners of the tin and paddle the spatula from side to side across the top to level it. Push the chocolate balls into the brownie at regular intervals.
• Bake for 30 mins or until the top has a shiny, papery crust and the sides are just beginning to come away from the tin. Remove from the oven. If you are serving these as a dessert, leave to cool a little.
• To make the sauce, heat the coffee and sugar together until the sugar dissolves. Mix a little of the cream with the cornflour, then add to the pan with the remaining cream. Bring to a simmer and stir over a medium heat until thickened. Add the vodka and turn off the heat. Serve each square of brownie with the sauce poured over.

ESPRESSO BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Grease an 8x8-inch pan.
• In medium bowl combine, flour and baking soda. Mix well with a wire whisk and set aside.
• In a large bowl blend sugars with an electric mixer on medium.
• Add butter and mix to form a grainy paste.
• Melt baking chocolate in a double boiler.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, dissolve espresso or coffee granules in the boiling water.
• Add the coffee, and the chocolate to the sugar and butter mixture and beat at medium until smooth.
• Add the eggs and extracts and beat until smooth.
• Add flour mixture and the chocolate chips and blend at low speed just until combined. Don't overmix.
• Pour batter into greased baking pan.
• Bake 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for 15 minutes.
• Invert on rack.
• To make the Glaze:.
• Melt together the chocolate and butter in a double boiler, stirring until smooth.
• Spread the glaze over the brownies.
• Sprinkle with almonds.
• Cool completely before cutting into bars.