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Fast Chocolate Brownie Slice Recipe #Onecakeaweek

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Who wants to spend too much time in the kitchen these days?

Even with Covid lockdowns, the easier and simpler the recipe, the better it is for everyone. Right?
This Chocolate Brownie recipe will be perfect to whip up for Afternoon or Morning Tea treats, school lunches, surprise gifts for friends and impromptu family visits.

In just 45 minutes you can serve up this mouth-watering delight.

The dark chocolate component of this slice makes it a healthy option, when eaten in moderation. Provided you use quality dark chocolate with a high cocoa content, then it is actually quite nutritious.

It {Dark chocolate] contains a decent amount of soluble fibre and is loaded with minerals. 100 grams (3.5 ounces) is a fairly large amount and something you should consume in moderation. All these nutrients also come with 600 calories and moderate amounts of sugar. The fatty acid profile of cocoa and dark chocolate is also excellent. The fats are mostly saturated and monounsaturated, with small amounts of polyunsaturated fat.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/7-health-benefits-dark-chocolate#section1

A 100-gram bar of dark chocolate with 70–85% cocoa contains:

  • 11 grams of fibre
  • 67% of the RDI for iron
  • 58% of the RDI for magnesium
  • 89% of the RDI for copper
  • 98% of the RDI for manganese
  • Minerals: potassium, phosphorus, zinc and selenium
Photo Credit: A Saucy Kitchen

Chocolate Brownie Recipe

Ingredients

  • 200 grams Dark Chocolate that has 50%- 70% Cocoa
  • 250 grams (9 oz or 1 & 1/4 cups) Butter
  • 200 grams (7 oz or 1 & 1/2 cups) Brown sugar
  • 4 eggs, slightly beaten
  • 150 grams (5 oz or 1 & 1/4 cups) Plain or All-Purpose Flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 30 grams (1 oz) Cocoa

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180 or 350 F and line a square cake or slice tin with baking paper.
  2. Melt the butter and chocolate in a saucepan over low heat, stirring continuously till smooth. Once all lumps have melted, take off the heat.
  3. Mix other ingredients together, adding the eggs last.
  4. Mix in melted chocolate mixture and stir through.
  5. Bake for 28 minutes.
  6. Brownies may look slightly underdone, so allow them to cool in the tray.
  7. Dust with Icing sugar and cut into small squares to serve.

Variation:

  • Add roughly chopped walnuts for a tasty and healthy variation.
  • Serve warm with ice cream and drizzled with chocolate sauce and whipped cream.

This is the recipe for this week’s #Onecakeaweek series.

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Published by Forestwood

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22 thoughts on “Fast Chocolate Brownie Slice Recipe #Onecakeaweek”

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    1. I have not seen this variety here, Sandy. The bakeries sometimrs sell small hedgehog, caramel or cherry ripe slice. Chocolate slice is made at home. Brownies are a more recent introduction to Australian palettes. Brownies aren’t sold commercially except in a packet mix.

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      1. Curious I did a bit of research. The 2Bite Brownie is a Canadian invention created in 1989. The company’s since grown into a $500M business and earlier this year was sold to Mondelez for $1.2 Billion. Mondelez owns brands like Cadbury’s, Oreo, Ritz biscuits. Maybe 2 Bite Brownies will come to Australia soon 🙂

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