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Witch’s Brew Brownies
Susan Phillips
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Now that Halloween is over and my house is chock-full of candy from my daughter’s trick-or-treating loot, I set out to use up some of the surplus.
I’ve made brownies in the past using applesauce but have never even contemplated using prunes. The prunes deliver a superbly moist consistency that is unmatched! And no need to worry about them tasting like “a brownie made with prunes”…. the flavor is fabulous, and trust me….if you have a few people in your house that are shy of dried plums, shhh…no one will ever know!
Can you just look at that gooey goodness?
We start by melting semi-sweet chocolate and butter over a medium heat in a heavy saucepan
It will be smooth and melted and fabulous
Add in sugar and prune puree
Whisk in the eggs
Add the flour and salt and fold until blended
Pour into a parchment paper-lined pan
And top with any chocolate candy leftovers you have. I should’ve piled them on even more, so don’t be shy!
Bake for about 30 minutes or until set. Top with colorful sprinkles and allow to cool
Enjoy these Witch’s Brew Brownies
Here is the easy recipe for ya…
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup California Dried Plum purée (http://www.californiagrown.org/recipes/how-to-make-dried-plum-puree-and-how-to-use-it/)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 t. vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- Pinch salt
- Heat oven to 325ºF. Spray an 8X8-inch baking pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper, leaving the paper overhanging on 2 sides. Spray paper with cooking spray.
- In a heavy saucepan, melt chocolate and butter over medium heat. Whisk in sugar and dried plum purée until mixed
- Whisk in eggs and vanilla.
- Fold in flour and salt just until blended. Scrape batter into prepared pan, spreading it evenly.
- Top with unwrapped chocolate candies. Press down gently so the batter is surrounding the sides.
- Bake about 30 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the brownies comes out clean. Top with colorful sprinkles.
- Cool in pan at least 10 minutes; remove from pan and cut into 2-inch squares.