Flourless Brownies with a kick

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I made these brownies on bank holiday Monday as a little “hey it’s a three day weekend and I don’t have to be in work” treat!

They are super yummy served with Madagascan vanilla flavour ice cream or with a little nutella on top.

Ingredients:

1. 170g of Dark Chocolate

2. 175g of unsalted butter

3. 2 drops of vanilla essence

4. 150g of caster sugar

5. 2 eggs

6. a handful of broken walnuts and some whole ones for the top

7. 1 teaspoon of espresso powder

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 170 degrees.

2. Melt the chocolate chunks and butter over a saucepan full of water.

3. Let the mixture cool down a little then add the vanilla essence, and sugar. Stir until smooth and the sugar is mixed in well.

4. I then added some crushed walnuts and espresso powder to give it a bit of a kick (and because I love coffee) and mixed thoroughly.

5. Then beat in the two eggs.

6. Pop the mixture into a baking tin lined with a little butter to stop them sticking and cook for 25 mins. You should aim for the top to be cracked and the inside to still be a little gooey but not sticky. I always pop a knife into the mixture to check that the mixture is not still runny inside.

7. Leave these to cool and then cut, If it is very hot – like it was this bank holiday for once – I recommend popping them in the fridge and taking them out half an hour before you want to tuck in.

8. Enjoy!!