Yum! I've made a number of espresso brownies, but these definately are my favorite! I made these as a thank-you gift for a friend who helped me with my financial homework (it's a fair trade I would say...) There is no way one can go wrong with chocolate and coffee in my opinion, but I jazzed these up a bit by adding a sugary glaze for a bit of a crunch and color and some chocolate covered espresso beans!
I got the brownie recipe from epicurious.com- http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Double-Chocolate-Mocha-Brownies-107431
Sometimes, I tend to do extra with recipes,and in this case, I topped the brownies with an espresso glaze, which is so easy and worth the extra step.
The Glaze:
-Dissolve 2 teaspoons instant espresso in 2 TB warm water
-Soften (melt almost) a TB of butter in microwave
-Mix espresso water, butter, and 1 cup of powdered sugar up with a whisk
I waited until the brownies cooled, and poured the glaze on top and pushed in some espresso beans into the glaze. After all is done, just put in frige and wait till glaze sets...and then Happy Eatin!
I got the brownie recipe from epicurious.com- http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Double-Chocolate-Mocha-Brownies-107431
Sometimes, I tend to do extra with recipes,and in this case, I topped the brownies with an espresso glaze, which is so easy and worth the extra step.
The Glaze:
-Dissolve 2 teaspoons instant espresso in 2 TB warm water
-Soften (melt almost) a TB of butter in microwave
-Mix espresso water, butter, and 1 cup of powdered sugar up with a whisk
I waited until the brownies cooled, and poured the glaze on top and pushed in some espresso beans into the glaze. After all is done, just put in frige and wait till glaze sets...and then Happy Eatin!
Oh my gosh, those look so delicious. Send me some please!
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MICHELLE! I just tried one of these that you gave to Julia and it is amazing! You are right about the glaze adding the perfect amount of crunch! And they have just the right amount of coffee taste to them, not too strong but there is a definite coffee taste!
ReplyDeleteI agree about chocolate and coffee... there is no wrong. I suspect though that these delicious treats are much more right than most.
ReplyDeletethese are the best brownies ever
ReplyDeleteTHESE ARE SOOO GOOD! thanks for mailing me some :) everyone is so jealous that they don't have amazing sisters that mail them yummy treats
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