Happy Valentine’s Day! Today we eat chocolate. Sure, there are many acceptable pink or red deserts that would suffice, but what we really, truly, crave is chocolate. Chocolate has aphrodisiac status and therefore is inextricably linked to days of love like today. So, if you’re looking for something special, but easy, to make today I have just the thing. Brownies much like love, are a splendid thing. Rich, fudgy, chocolaty deliciousness in one square, it doesn’t get much better than this. Oh, wait, but I did make it better, these brownies are flourless, ensuring maximum chocolate content. If that’s not enough for you we’re going to top them with salted peanuts. Yes. Salted. Just trust me. Now go grab your spatula, it is time to make some treats that your valentine or galentine will not be able to resist, today or really any day of the year.
Flourless Brownies with Salted Peanuts
Equipment
- Mixer, stand or hand
Ingredients
- 1 stick salted butter 8 tbsp
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup coca powder unsweetened
- 3 tbsp corn starch
- 1 tsp maple extract or vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup salted peanuts
- 4 oz semi sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350. Prepare an 8x8 glass pan by greasing the dish or for easier removal grease parchment paper and line baking dish.
- In a small saucepan melt chocolate chips and butter together over low to medium heat, stirring often to prevent any burning.
- In a large bowl, or using a stand mixer, beat melted chocolate butter mixture together with sugar until well mixed, add eggs one at a time and follow with maple extract. Then mix in cocoa and corn starch until well mixed.
- Pour batter into prepared baking dish, spread to even out. Top with chopped salted peanuts.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the middle has just set. It's better to slightly undertake the brownies than to overcook them. If needed, rotate pan halfway through baking based on your oven's hot spots.
- Once done, remove from oven and allow brownies to cool in pan for around 15-20 minutes. Continue to cool on a wire rack for as long as you can stand it. Once cool brownies may be cut and stored in an airtight container, if there are any left.