Rich, dense, fudgy, mocha brownies with a healthy little kick of coconut. Not too overpowering, just a hint of… the islands!
Ok, that was cheesy, I know… but I have been dreaming of Hawaii lately. It’s not gonna happen for us anytime soon, but one day… :o)
Really though, I can’t even tell you how amazing these brownies are. You just need to try them for yourself.
I dressed them up with pink sugar for a baby shower, but they really are fancy enough on their own.
And maybe it’s just me, but when I eat a dessert with coconut oil in it, I feel a little less guilty about eating 5 in one sitting?
I’m sure that’s just me though! :o)
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup dutch-processed unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2/3 cup coconut oil, melted & divided (1/3 cup + 1/3 cup)
- 1/2 cup very hot strong coffee (or boiling water, if you'd prefer)
- 2 cups coconut palm sugar (or half brown/half white sugar)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups flour
- 3 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips (1 1/2 cups + 2 cups)
Directions
Preheat your oven to 350ºF, and grease a 9×13″ glass baking dish.
In a large mixing bowl, stir together the cocoa and baking soda. Stir in 1/3 cup of the melted coconut oil until smooth and then stir in the boiling water until the mixture is smooth and thick.
Stir in the sugar and eggs with the remaining 1/3 cup melted coconut oil, vanilla & salt until smooth.
Into the chocolate mixture, stir in the flour until just smooth. Stir in the 1 1/3 cups chocolate chips and spread the mixture into your prepared baking dish.
Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until the edges start to pull away from the pan. (Always better to under-bake than to over-bake brownies!!)
Immediately after taking the brownies out of the oven, sprinkle the remaining 2 cups of chocolate chips evenly over the top and let sit for about 5 minutes, until all the chocolate chips are shiny and soft.
Spread carefully and evenly into a smooth frosting on top of the brownies. (This will harden into a delicious shell if the brownies are cold!)
Cool completely in the pan and store leftovers (if there are any!) in a tupperware in the fridge or freezer!
http://sweetannas.com/2012/10/coconut-mocha-fudge-brownies.html