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20-Ingredient Brownies

Serves 15 · 90 minutes

20-ingredient brownies is a dessert containing 20 ingredients. It is adapted from recipe from the YouTube channel Tasty.

Suits: Vegetarian, Pescatarian. Allergens named in the ingredients: Gluten, Eggs, Milk. Flags come from what shops, restaurants and cooks list and from the ingredient names. Always check the label. This is not medical advice.

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups (275 g / 10 oz) brown sugar
  • 1 cup (200 g / 7 oz) white granulated sugar
  • 3 sticks (375 g / 13 oz) butter, melted
  • 4 ea. (200 g) eggs
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 8 oz (227 g) dark chocolate
  • 1½ cups (200 g / 7 oz) all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup (60 g / 2 oz) dutch processed cocoa powder
  • 8 oz (227 g) semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • 16 oz (450 g) cream cheese
  • 1 cup (300 g / 10.5 oz) mascarpone cheese
  • ½ cup (110 g / 4 oz) white granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ea. (50 g) egg
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 11 oz (310 g) chocolate
  • 11 oz (330 ml / 1⅓ cups) heavy cream, heated
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Flaky salt to garnish

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F). Line a 33 x 23 cm (13 x 9-inch) baking pan with parchment.
  2. Melt dark chocolate in microwave using 30-second bursts. Leave it to cool.
  3. Beat the butter and sugars in a large bowl until combined.
  4. Beat in the eggs, salt and vanilla, then beat in the melted chocolate.
  5. Fold in the flour and cocoa, then the chopped chocolate.
  6. Pour the mixture into the lined baking pan.
  7. Bake for 25 minutes.
  8. Meanwhile, make the topping by beating the cheeses in a medium-sized bowl until soft.
  9. Beat in the sugar and vanilla, then beat in the egg and milk.
  10. Take the brownie out of the oven after the 25 minutes of baking.
  11. Pour the mixture over the brownie and bake for a further 30 minutes.
  12. Take the brownie out of the oven and leave it to cool.
  13. Make the ganache by mixing together the chocolate, hot cream and salt in a bowl until melted.
  14. Pour the ganache over the brownie and chill in the fridge for at least a few hours until set.
  15. Sprinkle the brownie with a light sprinkle of salt.
  16. Trim the brownie and cut into 15 squares.