Chocolate Strawberry Brownies
Extremely rich and decadent dark chocolate brownies with a layer of strawberry buttercream and a topping of chocolate ganache.
Equipment
- 9x9" Glass Baking Dish
- Mixing Bowls
- Large Sauce Pan
- Rubber Spatulas
- Food Processor
- Mixer
Ingredients
For the Brownies
- 1 Cup Flour
- ¾ Cup Unsalted Butter Cubed
- ½ Cup Dark Chocolate Chips
- ½ Cup Cocoa Powder
- ¾ Cup White Sugar
- ¾ Cup Brown Sugar
- 3 Eggs 2 whole + 1 yolk.
- 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
- ¼ Tsp Salt
- ¾ Cup Miniature Chocolate Chips
For the Strawberry Cream
- 1 Cup Freeze-Dried Strawberries
- ¾ Cup Unsalted Butter Softened
- 2 Cups Powdered Sugar
- 1 Pinch Salt
- 3 Tbsp Heavy Cream
For the Ganache
- 4 Oz Chocolate Chips
- ½ Cup Heavy Cream
Instructions
Make the Brownies
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line your baking pan with parchment paper.
- Heat some water in a sauce pan. In a mixing bowl on top of the pan, melt together the butter and non-mini chocolate chips. Note: You can do this in a microwave, just run it for 20 seconds at a time and stir to mix in between, until fully melted.
- Mix the cocoa powder into your chocolate mixture.
- Mix in the sugar, eggs, vanilla, and salt, stirring to combine fully.
- Mix in the flour and, again, fully combine.
- Stir in the mini chocolate chips, then spread the batter evenly in your baking pan.
- Bake for 35 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. While cooling, make your cream and ganache.
Make the Strawberry Cream
- In a food processor, pulse the freeze-dried strawberries until they become more or less a powder.
- In a mixer, beat the butter until smooth and creamy.
- Mix in the powdered sugar and pinch of salt, mixing until combined.
- Stir in the strawberry powder and fully combine.
- On a low speed, add in heavy cream a tablespoon at a time, until your frosting becomes smooth and spreadable.
- Spread your frosting over the now-cooled brownies.
Make the Ganache
- Using the same double-boiler or microwave method above, melt the chocolate and heavy cream together. Stir until smooth and creamy.
- Spread ganache over top of the strawberry cream.
- Allow to cool and firm up before cutting and serving. Enjoy!