Spiked Brownies Recipes

BEER-SPIKED BROWNIES WITH PECAN ICING

Steps:

• Make the brownies: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang on the two short ends; coat with cooking spray. Bring the beer to a simmer in a large saucepan over medium heat and cook until reduced to about 1/3 cup, about 15 minutes. Pour into a bowl and set aside.
• Wipe out the saucepan and add the butter and chopped chocolate. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring, until smooth. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly, about 5 minutes. Add the granulated sugar and eggs and stir until glossy and smooth. Stir in the reduced beer. Add the flour, cocoa powder and salt and stir until no lumps remain. Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer the pan to a rack. Meanwhile, make the glaze: Mix 2 tablespoons beer with the granulated sugar in a small bowl until the sugar is dissolved; spoon or brush over the warm brownies and set aside.
• Make the icing: Combine the butter, all but 2 tablespoons pecans and the salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until the butter is melted and the nuts are lightly toasted, about 5 minutes. Add the cocoa powder and stir until smooth. Remove from the heat and add the confectioners' sugar in two batches, alternating with the remaining 1/4 cup beer. Stir until smooth, then pour over the warm brownies and gently spread. Sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons pecans. Let cool completely. Lift the brownies out of the pan using the foil overhang and cut into pieces.

RASPBERRY-SPIKED CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°F). Place the chocolate and butter in a small saucepan over low heat and stir until melted and smooth. Place in a bowl with the sugar and eggs. Sift over the flour, baking powder and cocoa and mix to combine. Pour into a 23 cm (9 inch) greased square cake tin lined with non-stick baking paper. Top the mixture with the raspberries and bake for 30-35 minutes or until set. Serve warm or cold with thick (double) cream or vanilla bean ice-cream.

ICED BROWNIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add syrup. Gradually add flour and mix well. Fold in the nuts. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Cool slightly. , Meanwhile, for icing, combine the sugar, butter and milk in a small saucepan. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla and chocolate chips until chips are melted. (Mixture will be thin.) Immediately pour over brownies. Cool completely before cutting.

SPIKED BROWNIE TRIFLE

Steps:

• Make and bake brownie mix as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Poke warm brownies at 1-inch intervals with wooden pick and brush with liqueur. Let cool. Crumble brownies into small pieces. Crush candy bars; reserve 2 tablespoons for topping.
• Make pudding mix as directed on box, omitting chilling.
• In 3-quart trifle bowl, place half of crumbled brownies. Top with half each of pudding, candy bars and whipped topping. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with reserved crushed candy. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours.

SPICY BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350; prepare 9x9-inch or 9x13-inch baking pan with butter or butter flavored non-stick cooking spray.
• Cream butter with mixer; margarine or spreads are not recommended.
• Add sugar and red pepper to the butter; cream with mixer until fluffy.
• Using a wooden spoon, stir in vanilla, almond extract, and eggs until just combined; do not overbeat; do not use mixer; overbeating results in brownies that rise too much during baking, and then fall as they cool.
• If spicier brownies are desired, add jalapenos.
• In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, cinnamon, and salt; adding ingredients separately to butter mixture can result in overbeating.
• Gently stir the dry ingredients into butter mixture; if desired add chocolate chips to the butter mixture with the dry ingredients; stir until combined.
• Spread mixture into prepared pan; if desired, evenly spread walnut pieces over the top of the batter.
• For a 9x9-inch pan, bake on center rack for 35 to 40 minutes; for a 9x13-inch pan, bake on center rack for 30 to 35 minutes.
• Cool on a wire rack and cut into squares.

SPIKED BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350º and grease rectangular pan, 13 × 9 × 2 inches.
• Put 1/3 cup of the almonds in food processor.
• Cover and process, using"pulse" button, util almonds are ground; set aside.
• Chop remaining 1/3 cup almonds; reserve.
• Melt chocolate and butter in 3-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently; remove from heat.
• Stir in ground almonds and remaining ingredients in brownie list.
• Spread in pan.
• Bake 22 to 27 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool completely.
• Prepare Amaretto Frosting by mixing all ingredients in frosting list until smooth.
• Spread frosting on brownies.
• Sprinkle with reserved chopped almonds.
• Cut into about 3 × 1-inch bars.

SPEEDY BROWNIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the first 7 ingredients. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. , Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

CANDY-SPRINKLED FROSTED BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease bottom of 9-inch square pan with shortening or cooking spray. Make and bake brownies as directed on box. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Frost brownie with frosting. Sprinkle with candy sprinkles. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store covered at room temperature.