Dark Chocolate Cashew Brownies Recipes

CHOCOLATE-CASHEW BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat 1 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Beat in granulated and brown sugars, 1 teaspoon vanilla and eggs until smooth. On low speed, beat in flour, 3/4 cup cocoa, the salt and baking soda until soft dough forms. Stir in chocolate chips, marshmallows and cashews. Spread mixture in pan.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until set. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In small bowl, mix all frosting ingredients except cocoa, adding enough of the half-and-half until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Frost brownies. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon cocoa and additional cashews if desired. Let stand 30 minutes or until frosting is set. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

DARK CHOCOLATE CASHEW BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 335 F/170 C.
• place nuts and icing (powdered) sugar in a non-stick frying pan and bring over medium heat. Using a wooden spatula, mix until the sugar is caramelized. Transfer cashews on parchment paper and let cool.
• melt butter with the first part of dark chocolate (210 g) in a bain-marie (water bath) and mix until homogenous. Let it cool down. Whisk eggs and sugar with an electric mixer (or stand mixer) until the mixture becomes whitish. Slow down the speed of the mixer and add melted butter/chocolate mixture and continue to whisk. Add salt, sifted flour and baking powder and mixed again. Finish with adding whole caramelized cashew nuts and the second part of the chocolate cut into medium-sized pieces.
• Butter and flour a 7 x 7 inch/ 18 x 18 cm square cake ring. Place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Pour the brownie dough into the ring. Generously sprinkle the top with chopped caramelized cashews.
• Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, depending upon the oven. Let the brownie cool down and remove it from the ring.

CREAMY CASHEW BROWNIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the brownie mix, water, oil and egg. Stir in chips. Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-27 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (do not overbake). Cool on a wire rack. , For topping, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spread over brownies. Sprinkle with cashews; drizzle with hot fudge topping. Refrigerate before cutting. Store in the refrigerator.