Chocolate Covered Strawberry Brownines
Brownies topped with a strawberry cream cheese filling and a chocolate ganache.
Equipment
- 9 x 13 baking dish
- Stand mixer with paddle attachment
- Saucepan
- Heatproof mixing bowl
- Whisk
- Food processor optional
- Blender optional
- Coffee/Spice grinder optional
- Rolling pin and Ziploc bag optional
Ingredients
Brownie
- 9 ounces bittersweet chocolate cut into chunks
- 1 cup all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 cup unsalted butter cut into 16 tablespoons or softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp espresso
- ¾ tsp salt
Strawberry Filling
- 1½ cups freeze dried strawberries 1 ounce
- 1 cup cream cheese 1 - 8 oz block, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
Chocolate Ganache
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate cut into chunks
- ¾ cup heavy cream
Instructions
Making the brownies
- Preheat the oven to 325°F, 165°C, or gas mark 3. Spray or line a 9 x 13 inch baking dish and set aside.
- Place a heatproof bowl over a saucepan with boiling water. Melt the butter and bittersweet chocolate stirring until everything has just mixed. Remove from heat.
- Add the sugars and whisk until incorporated. Then add the eggs one at a time whisking until each has been mixed in before adding the next one. Then add the salt, espresso powder and vanilla. Finally gently whisk in the flour.
- Pour into the baking dish and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick or knife inserted into the center comes away clean. Allow to cook completely.
Strawberry filling
- While the brownies are cooking us a food processor, blender, coffee/spice grinder, or with a rolling pin and a plastic bag, to crush the freeze dried strawberries into a fine powder.
- In a stand mixer with a paddle attachment beat the butter and cream cheese on medium high until smooth. Reduce the speed to low and add the sugar, salt, and strawberry powder. Once all of the sugar has been incorporated increase the speed to high and beat until light. Add the heavy cream and continue to beat until the mixture is soft and spreadable.
- Once the brownies are completely cool spread the strawberry filling.
Chocolate ganache
- In a heatproof bowl heat the heavy cream in the microwave, in 30 second intervals, until it boils. Add the chocolate chips and allow to sit for 5 minutes.
- Gently whisk until the chocolate and cream are completely mixed and pour over the strawberry filling making sure to cover all of the filling.
- Wait until the ganache has solidified before slicing.
Notes
1 cup of freeze dried strawberries is 0.7 ounces. For this recipe you will want to use about 1 to 1.1 ounces of freeze dried strawberries.
Nutrition
Serving: 1brownieCalories: 745kcalCarbohydrates: 89gProtein: 6gFat: 41gSaturated Fat: 25gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 125mgSodium: 161mgPotassium: 573mgFiber: 5gSugar: 72gVitamin A: 1052IUVitamin C: 289mgCalcium: 73mgIron: 8mg
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