Brownie Petit Fours With Chocolate Ganache Recipes

STOUT BROWNIES WITH BAILEYS® CHOCOLATE GANACHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick aluminum foil.
• Whisk flour, cocoa powder, and salt together in a medium-sized bowl until evenly combined. Set aside.
• Fill the bottom of a double boiler halfway with water and bring to a simmer, about 5 minutes; reduce heat to lowest setting. Add white chocolate chips, bittersweet chocolate, and butter to the top of the double boiler and heat, stirring constantly, until melted, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Beat eggs and sugar together in a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add melted chocolate mixture, beating until combined. Beat in flour mixture. Whisk stout beer in to create a thin batter. Drop semi-sweet chocolate chips evenly on top, allowing some to sink in.
• Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out almost clean, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Allow brownies to cool for 1 hour at room temperature.
• Pour Irish cream liqueur into a small saucepan and heat until simmering, about 3 minutes; do not boil. Place dark chocolate chips in a bowl and pour heated Irish cream liqueur on top. Stir until evenly melted. Allow ganache to cool and thicken, about 10 minutes.
• Pour ganache over the cooled brownies and spread evenly over the top. Refrigerate brownies until ganache is set, at least 1 hour.

DARK CHOCOLATE GANACHE BROWNIE CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line 13x9-inch baking pan with foil; lightly grease.
• Heat morsels, sugar, butter and water in medium saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate and butter are melted. Remove from heat. Stir in eggs, one at a time, until blended. Stir in vanilla extract. Add flour and salt; stir well. Pour into prepared baking pan.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out slightly sticky. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Holding sides of foil, lift brownie from pan to cutting board. Carefully remove foil and return brownie to board. Cut away 1/4-inch from each side. Cut out 15 cakes with cookie cutter, twisting gently to remove. For easier cutting, cutter can be wiped clean and/or greased lightly between cuttings. Scraps can be saved for another use, such as an ice cream topping, milkshakes or a snack. Serve cakes with Dark Chocolate Ganache.
• For Dark Chocolate Ganache: Heat cream in 2-cup microwave-safe glass measure or small bowl on high (100%) power for 30 to 40 seconds. Slowly add morsels. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand for 5 minutes. Stir well. Refrigerate any remaining ganache.

SKILLET BROWNIE WITH CHOCOLATE GANACHE FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter a 10-inch oven-safe skillet. Fill a medium pot with about 1 1/2 inches of water, and bring to a simmer. Place a medium bowl over the pot and add the chocolate, butter and oil. Heat, stirring frequently, until the chocolate and butter are melted. (Alternatively, place the chocolate, butter and oil in microwave-safe bowl, and microwave for 30 seconds, then stir. Continue to microwave in 15-second bursts, stirring after each, until the butter and chocolate are melted.) Remove the bowl from the heat and whisk in the light brown sugar and granulated sugar. (The mixture will be grainy.)
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt and set aside. To the chocolate mixture, add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Whisk in the vanilla extract. Add the flour mixture and mix until just incorporated. Pour the batter into the prepared skillet and spread into an even layer using a spatula.
• Bake the brownie until the surface appears set: A toothpick inserted into the center should come out with a few moist crumbs attached, 30 to 33 minutes. Let cool completely.
• While the brownie cools, make the ganache: Place the chocolate in a medium, heat-safe bowl. Bring the cream to a simmer in a small pot over medium heat. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and let it stand undisturbed for 15 seconds. Stir the ganache until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth. Let cool slightly.
• Once the brownie is cool, spread the ganache onto the brownie in an even layer. (It will have thickened slightly. If it's not thick enough, you can refrigerate it for 10 minutes or so; if it thickens too much, you can microwave it in 10-second bursts in a microwave-safe bowl until it's spreadable again.) Sprinkle with flaky sea salt.

BROWNIE PETIT FOURS WITH CHOCOLATE GANACHE

Steps:

• 1. Make the brownies! If using the box kind follow directions on the box. If using your own recipe, follow that. Petit fours are usually small squares so make sure the pan you use will help these come out to 1x1 bites. I used a 12x17 pan which worked perfect for two boxes of mix. 2. Let brownies cool. Either on the counter or pop them in the fridge for a bit. Make sure your pan is cooled enough so it won't crack. 3. Once the brownies are cooled, cut them into 1x1 squares and place on a drying rack or parchment paper. If a holiday is coming up, you can find small cookie cutters and shape these into hearts, shamrocks etc. 4. In a separate heat friendly bowl, dump the bag of chocolate and set aside. You can also add in vanilla extract or liqueur into the bowl with the chocolate and give them a toss or two to coat them. 5. Once the brownies are cool and cut you can make the ganache! Heat the 1 cup of heavy cream (not whipping cream!) on the stove. You want to bring it to a boil for like 2-3 minutes and stir pretty frequently while heating it. Just hot enough to melt the chocolate. 6. In your heat friendly bowl, pour the heated cream over the chocolate and let it sit for a minute or two. Then whisk until the chocolate melts and you have a nice creamy, shinny look. Let it sit for like 3 minutes or so. Just so it can set a little and not slide right off the brownie bites. 7. Coat those suckers! I used chop sticks to coat the brownie bites, but if you have little fondue forks or a spoon that works too. Just plop them in, give them a good coating and place the bites back on the drying rack or parchment. 8. Once you coat each piece let them dry. I waited about an hour before decorating, but if you want to wait over night you can. Just pop them in the fridge. Once the bites are dry you can decorate by icing on flowers, hearts or whatever you want on top. Or you can leave them plain and enjoy the chocolaty goodness. :)

BROWNIE BITES WITH CHOCOLATE GANACHE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. Line mini muffin pans with paper liners.
• Brownie Cups - Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add chocolate chips; stir until melted and smooth. Remove pan from heat. Briskly stir in sugar, eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour until blended. Fill each baking cup with a slightly rounded Tbsp batter.
• Bake 15 minutes or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes before removing from pan to rack. Let cool completely.
• Ganache - Place heavy cream in medium glass bowl. Microwave 1 minute on high until it begins to simmer. Add bittersweet chocolate chips; let stand 1-2 minutes. Whisk until smooth. Spread a tsp on top of each brownie and decorate if using. Let sit at room temperature.

MARSHMALLOW BROWNIE BITES WITH CHOCOLATE GANACHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line 48 mini muffin cups with liners.
• Empty mix into a large bowl. Add oil, water and eggs. Mix with a wooden spoon until moistened (40 - 50 strokes).
• Fill liners 2/3 full with brownie batter - a small scoop works well.
• Bake for 10 - 15 minutes, checking at 10 minutes and again at 12 minutes. (Do NOT overbake - better to remove from oven a little underbaked as they will continue to cook even after being removed from oven).
• Cool in pans on wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from pans to wire rack. Cool completely.
• Remove top and inner seal from marshmallow creme. Heat in microwave on high for 15 seconds. Stir. Return to microwave and heat 15 seconds longer or until smooth and easy to spoon out (Watch closely as it will overflow and burn if overheated). Stir.
• With small spoon, top each brownie cup with marshmallow creme - Dividing evenly between cups. Allow to cool completely.
• Remove lid and inner seal from tub of frosting. Heat in microwave on high for 30 seconds. Stir well. Frosting should be of pourable consistency. If it is not, heat on high in 10 second intervals, stirring after each. As with marshmallow, watch closely as it will separate if overheated.
• Spoon frosting ganache evenly over cooled marshmallow creme, covering completely. Allow ganache to set up before storing brownie bites.
• Store covered in a cool place.