Coffee and Walnut Chocolate Brownies
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Serves: 12
 
Ingredients
  • 225g unsalted butter, softened
  • 300g caster sugar (I used 200g of Natvia sweetner plus 100g caster sugar)
  • 4 eggs
  • 100g walnut pieces (plus extra for decoration but optional)
  • 100g good quality dark chocolate
  • 4 tsp instant coffee granules - I used Little's Natural French Vanilla Infused Instant Coffee
  • 4 tbsp warm water
  • 100g self raising flour
  • 100g cocoa powder
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C (fan)
  2. Grease and line a large rectangular or square cake tin (I used a lasagne dish) with non-stick baking parchment.
  3. Dissolve the coffee granules in 4 tablespoons of warm water and leave to one side
  4. In a bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
  5. Add the eggs and beat well
  6. In food processor add the chocolate and walnut and blitz to chop to make smaller pieces .
  7. Add the nuts and chocolate into the butter and egg mixture and mix
  8. Add the coffee and mix again
  9. Add the flour and cocoa powder and mix well
  10. Pour the brownie batter into the prepared tin and smooth over
  11. Bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes. The brownie should have a slight wobble and the top a slight crust
  12. Allow to cool in the tin completely, then place on a wire rack to cool.
  13. Cut into squares or rectangular slices and top each one with a walnut piece if you want to.
Recipe by Mummy Mishaps at http://www.mummymishaps.co.uk/2017/01/coffee-walnut-chocolate-brownies.html