Cocoa Brownies
These are extremely rich, and extremely moreish
Makes enough for: 1 batch brownies
Ingredients
- 190 g 100% solid cocoa (or the highest you can find)
- 135 g softened salted butter
- 300 g fructose
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 5 mls vanilla paste
- 100 g flour
- 30 g cocoa powder
- 2.5 mls baking powder
- 50 g jam
- 25 g freeze dried berries
Method
- Preheat the oven to 160° Celsius
- Place the cocoa into a glass over a bain-marie and leave to melt
- Once melted, set aside to cool slightly
- Place the butter and fructose into a stand mixer bowl and beat until pale and fluffy
- Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until combined
- Remove the bowl from the stand mixer and place a sieve over the top
- Sieve in the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder
- Gently fold in and when combined, add the melted chocolate, jam and berries
- Gently fold in then pour the batter into a lined brownie tray
- Place into the oven and bake for 40 minutes
- Remove from the oven and set aside to cool completely before removing from the tin and cutting