Squash Brownies With Chocolate Swirl Topping Recipes

SWIRL BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly butter an 8-by-8-inch glass baking dish, and set aside. Into a medium bowl, sift together flour, salt, and baking soda; set aside.
• Make chocolate batter: In a large heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, heat 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup chocolate chips until they are melted. Remove from heat, and stir in 1 cup sugar. Add half the flour mixture, and stir to combine. Add the whole eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla, and stir to combine. Mix in remaining flour mixture until it is well combined. Measure out 1/2 cup batter, and set aside.
• Make cream-cheese batter: In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade, combine the cream cheese, remaining 1/4 cup sugar, remaining 2 tablespoons butter, the egg yolks, and remaining 3/4 teaspoon vanilla. Process until mixture is smooth and well combined. Transfer to a medium bowl. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
• Pour chocolate batter into the prepared baking dish. Spoon the cream-cheese mixture over the chocolate batter, spreading it in an even layer to the edges with an offset spatula. Top with reserved 1/2 cup chocolate batter. Run a knife through the mixture to swirl, as desired. Bake until golden brown and the center is set when touched with your finger, 45 to 50 minutes. Transfer baking dish to a wire rack to cool. Cut into squares, and serve.

CREAM CHEESE SWIRL BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Separate 2 eggs, putting each white in a separate bowl (discard yolks or save for another use); set aside. In a small bowl, beat butter and 3/4 cup sugar until crumbly. Beat in remaining whole egg, 1 egg white and vanilla until well combined. Combine flour and cocoa; gradually add to egg mixture until blended. Pour into a 9-in. square baking pan coated with cooking spray; set aside., In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and remaining sugar until smooth. Beat in the second egg white. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls over the batter; cut through batter with a knife to swirl. , Bake 25-30 minutes or until set and edges pull away from sides of pan. Cool on a wire rack.

SQUASH BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cream butter, oil, and sugars together in a large mixing bowl; beat in eggs.
• Add vanilla and buttermilk, stirring well.
• In another bowl, mix together dry ingredients (except nuts and chocolate chips), then add in small amounts to the wet ingredients, stirring well after each addition.
• Add the grated squash to the batter, and mix well.
• Pour the batter into a greased and floured oblong 9x11 baking pan and sprinkle with nuts and chocolate chips.
• Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes, or until it tests done.
• Cut into squares when cool.

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER SWIRL BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper.
• Place unsweetened chocolate, butter, and semisweet chocolate in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature, about 10 minutes.
• Whisk sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl. Whisk in cooled chocolate mixture. Stir in flour with a spoon until incorporated. Stir in dark chocolate chips and peanut butter chips.
• Spread 1/2 of the batter in the prepared baking pan. Take 1/2 of the peanut butter and put it in small dots over top of the batter, then use a knife to spread it into a marble-like pattern. Top with remaining batter, dot with remaining peanut butter, and swirl again.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 35 minutes. Let cool completely before slicing.

COCONUT-CHOCOLATE SWIRL BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a buttered 8-inch square baking pan with foil or parchment paper, allowing 2 inches to hang over sides. Butter lining (excluding overhang); set pan aside.
• Make batter: Put butter and chocolates in a heatproof medium bowl set over a pan of simmering water; stir until melted. Let cool slightly.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl, and set aside.
• Whisk granulated sugar into chocolate mixture. Add eggs, and whisk until mixture is smooth. Stir in vanilla. Add flour mixture; stir until well incorporated.
• Make filling: Stir together sugar, condensed milk, coconut, egg, and vanilla in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Pour one-third of batter into prepared pan, and spread evenly with a rubber spatula. Place dollops of filling (about 1 tablespoon each) about 1 inch apart on top of batter. Drizzle remaining batter on top, and gently spread to fill pan. Place dollops of remaining filling on top.
• With a butter knife, gently swirl filling into batter, running knife lengthwise and crosswise through layers. Bake until a cake tester inserted into brownies (avoid center and edges) comes out with a few crumbs but is not wet, about 45 minutes. Let cool slightly in pan, about 15 minutes. Lift out brownies; let cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into squares.

SQUASH BROWNIES WITH CHOCOLATE SWIRL TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• BROWNIES:.
• In a large bowl, stir together squash, brown sugar, buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, stir or sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt; stir into squash mixture until combined. Stir in nuts. Spread into greased 13x9 inch pan.
• CHOCOLATE SWIRL TOPPING:.
• In a small bowl, cream together cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla; stir in chocolate chips. Set aside.
• Drop topping by heaping 1 tablespoons onto batter. Swirl into batter with knife. Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Let cool; cut into desired size.