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Poacher's Chocolate and Cherry Brownies

Ingredients

Serves 24 small squares

Brownies

 

  • 125g unsalted butter
  • 150ml Badger Poacher’s Choice Ale
  • 150g dried cherries, roughly chopped
  • 150g plain chocolate (70% cocoa solids), roughly chopped
  • 200g plain flour
  • 30g cocoa powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 130g light brown sugar
  • 65g light brown muscovado sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Icing sugar, to serve

 

 

 


Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 190C, fan 170C, Gas 5.
  2. Line a 26cm x 16cm brownie or roasting tin with baking parchment.
  3. Place the butter, Badger Poacher’s Choice Ale and cherries in a saucepan and bring to a boil over a medium heat.
  4. Remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate until melted and put to one side to cool slightly.
  5. In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, and salt.
  6. In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer on high speed, beat together the sugars, eggs, and vanilla extract for 3 - 4 minutes until the mixture leaves a trail when the beaters are pulled out.
  7. Reduce mixer speed to low, and beat in the melted chocolate mixture, until just combined.
  8. Using a large metal spoon fold in the flour mixture, until just mixed.
  9. Pour into the tin and spread out before baking in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, a skewer should come out a little gooey when placed in the middle, don’t overcook them as they will continue to cook while cooling.
  10. Allow to cool, then cut into 24, and dust with icing sugar to serve.

Tip: For a quick dessert, serve the brownies warmed topped with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce or warmed cherry compote.