Chocolate Orange Bliss Brownies Recipes

CHOCOLATE BLISS-CARAMEL BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides; spray with cooking spray.
• Microwave unsweetened chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Add sugar; mix well. Blend in eggs. Add flour; mix well. Stir in nuts. Spread into prepared pan.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. (Do not overbake.) Meanwhile, microwave caramels and milk in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2-1/2 min., stirring after 1 min. Stir until caramels are completely melted and mixture is well blended.
• Spread caramel sauce over brownie; cool 5 min. Sprinkle with chocolate chunks. Cool completely. Use foil handles to lift brownies from pan before cutting to serve.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper or grease with butter or shortening.
• Place 1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips in a large saucepan. Add bittersweet chips and butter and melt over low heat.
• Remove from the heat. Whisk in eggs until thoroughly combined and the chocolate is smooth. Stir in sugar, orange blossom water, orange zest, and vanilla paste. Stir in flour, baking soda, and kosher salt until just combined. Fold in cranberries and remaining 1/4 cup semisweet chips.
• Pour and spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Sprinkle tops with sea salt immediately. Cool completely in the pan before cutting into 9 squares, wiping the knife clean after each cut.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE ORANGE BROWNIES

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt butter and chocolate; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Stir in chocolate mixture. Beat in extract. Gradually add flour to chocolate mixture., Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (do not overbake). , Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into squares. Just before serving, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

DARK CHOCOLATE-ORANGE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9-inch square baking pan and line with parchment paper, leaving the paper hanging over on 2 opposite sides.
• Place semisweet chocolate and butter into a microwave-safe bowl. Melt chocolate in a microwave in 15-second intervals, stirring after each interval, 1 to 3 minutes.
• Beat brown sugar, eggs, and orange zest together using an electric mixer in a bowl until thick and fluffy. Fold in chocolate mixture.
• Sift flour and cocoa together into a separate bowl; stir in chocolate mixture. Stir in white chocolate bits. Spread into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean, about 40 minutes. Let cool in the pan completely before lifting out, 15 to 30 minutes, using the paper as handles. Cut into squares.

CHOCOLATE ORANGE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line a 24 x 20cm brownie tin with baking parchment. Put the butter, dark chocolate and orange zest in a non-stick saucepan and very gently melt over a low heat, stirring every now and then, until smooth - take care not to overheat it. Cool.
• Whisk the eggs and sugar together with an electric whisk until the mixture is pale, has doubled in volume and leaves a trail when the beaters are lifted. Gently stir into the cooled chocolate mixture. Sift over the flour and cocoa, stir in, then add the orange chocolate.
• Pour into the lined tin and bake for 35-40 mins. Cool in the tin, then cut into squares.

CHOCOLATE-ORANGE BLISS BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends extending over sides. Spray with cooking spray. Microwave unsweetened chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted; stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended.
• Stir in sugar and cinnamon. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Blend in flour and zest. Stir in chocolate chunks and nuts. Spread into prepared pan.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. (Do not overbake.) Cool completely. Use foil handles to lift brownie from pan before cutting to serve.

ORANGE BLOSSOM BROWNIES

Steps:

• Melt the butter and chocolate in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, the upper pan should not touch the water.
• Preheat oven to 325*F. Brush a 9 X 13 inch pan with melted butter and dust lightly with flour or spray generously with cooking spray.
• Stir the flour, baking powder and salt together. In a medium bowl whisk together the eggs, sugar and orange zest until well blended. Add the orange and vanilla extracts to the melted butter ahd chocolate and stir into the egg mixture. Add the dry ingredients, mixing well. Spread the batter into prepared pan and bake 25 to 30 minutes until mixture is set, but not dry. Cool about 10 minutes.
• Sift the sugar, flour and baking powder for the orange layer together in a large bowl. Whisk in the orange zest, orange and lemon juices, the orange flower water if using, and the orange extract. Whisk in the eggs, stirring until smooth. Pour over the pre-baked bottom and bake another 40 to 50 minutes, until the filling puffs up. The top should be light golden brown and the filling set. Cool completely. Refrigerate until cold before cutting. You will need to wipe the knife between cuts, as necessary -- to serve dust with confectioner's sugar if desire.

ORANGE BROWNIES

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in cocoa until smooth. In a large bowl, beat eggs until frothy. Without stirring, add the sugar, flour, pecans, orange juice concentrate, zest and salt. Pour cocoa mixture over the top; mix well. Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking pan., Bake at 350° for 28-32 minutes or until edges begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely on a wire rack. , For frosting, combine confectioners' sugar, butter and orange juice concentrate. Spread over the brownies. Cut into bars; garnish with orange zest if desired.

CHOCOLATE-ORANGE MARMALADE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Spread the nuts in a large, shallow baking pan and toast in the oven about 8 minutes, or until lightly toasted.
• Remove and cool, then break them into pieces and reserve.
• Grease a 13x9 1/2-inch baking pan with 1 teaspoon of the butter.
• In the top of a double boiler, over simmering water, place the remaining butter and the chocolate.
• Cover and heat until the chocolate is almost completely melted.
• Remove from the heat.
• Uncover and stir until smooth.
• Add the marmalade, stirring until it has melted and combined with the chocolate.
• Stir in the vanilla extract and orange extract and set aside until it is warm, but no longer hot.
• Sift the flour and salt and reserve.
• In the bowl of a mixer or by hand, beat the eggs until frothy.
• Add the sugar and beat until light colored and thickened (about 5 minutes).
• With the mixer on low, add the warm chocolate mixture, scraping the bowl and beating the mixture for a few seconds to combine.
• Add the flour and salt.
• Scrape the bowl and beat just until the flour has been combined.
• Do not overbeat.
• By hand, stir in the nuts and pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing it out with a spatula.
• Bake about 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool in the pan.
• Cut into 18 3x2 inch brownies and serve or wrap individually in plastic wrap.
• Full flavor develops after 24 hours.
• Serve alone or topped with ice cream.