Chocolate covered strawberry topped fudge-y brownies!
Craving something sweet this summer? These chocolate covered strawberry brownies are sure to hit the spot! Chocolate covered strawberries have to be one of the best ways to enjoy summer! I mean you really can’t go wrong with fresh juicy strawberries dipped in a hard dark chocolate shell with the strawberries just bursting in your mouth as you bite into them! Chocolate and strawberries is such a fabulous flavour combination and it gets even better when you increase the chocolate two-fold with the chocolate coating on top of fudge-y chocolate brownies! I like a nice fudge like brownie so I go with a chocolate bar/chip brownie base rather than a cocoa powder base. These chocolate covered strawberry brownies are so super easy to make and so decadently delicious that you will be making them all summer long!
ingredients
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 pound strawberries, sliced
8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
directions
Melt the chocolate into the butter in a sauce pan over medium heat and let cool.
Mix the sugar into the eggs along with the vanilla extract.
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt.
Mix the melted chocolate into the egg mixture followed by the flour mixture.
Pour the batter into a grease (optionally foil lined) 8 inch baking pan and bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until a toothpick pushed into the centre comes out clean, about 20-25 minutes.
Sprinkle the strawberries on top of the brownies.
Melt the chocolate over medium-low heat on the stove or in a microwave, pour it over the strawberries and let cool until the chocolate is set, about 30-60 minutes.
Option: Add 2 tablespoons cocoa powder to the flour. (For an even deeper chocolaty flavour!)
Option: Add 1 teaspoon finely ground coffee to the flour. (The coffee really brings out or enhances the chocolate flavour!)
Option: Replace the butter with coconut oil.
Option: Replace the some or all of the granulated sugar with coconut sugar or brown sugar.
Option: Replace the flour with rice flour for gluten-free.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 456, Fat 26g (Saturated 15g, Trans 0.3g), Cholesterol 68mg, Sodium 209mg, Carbs 58g (Fiber 4g, Sugars 46g), Protein 4g
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