Easy Christmas Brownie Recipe: Homemade Gingerbread Man Brownie
396kcal
Ingredients
For the Brownie
- 62 g unsalted butter
- 50 g dark chocolate (for batter)
- 50 g dark chocolate (for topping)
- 42 g dark brown sugar
- 40 g white sugar
- 1 egg
- 37 g all purpose flour
- 12 g cocoa powder
- 2 drops vanilla extract
- 3 pinches salt
- 1/2 tsp instant coffee
- 2 ml hot water
For Decoration
- 80 g white icing (enough for piping)
Equipment
- 2 mixing bowls
- 1 hand mixer
- 1 Silicone spatula
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F).
- Grease your baking mold with butter and place it in the fridge until ready to use.
- Chop the dark chocolate for the batter into large pieces and the topping chocolate into small pieces.
- Melt the unsalted butter and the batter chocolate together using a double boiler.
- Mix the instant coffee with hot water and add it to the melted chocolate, stirring well.
- In another bowl, combine the sugars, salt, vanilla extract, and egg. Use a hand mixer on high speed for 5–8 minutes until the mixture becomes pale and thick.
- Pour the melted chocolate mixture into the egg mixture and mix gently on low speed with the hand mixer.
- Sift in the flour and cocoa powder. Fold them in gently with a spatula in a “J” motion until no dry flour remains.
- Fold in the chopped topping chocolate.
- Pour the brownie batter into the prepared mold.
- Bake in the preheated oven at 170°C (338°F) for 25 minutes.
- Allow the brownie to cool completely in the mold at room temperature, then remove from the mold.
- Fill a piping bag with white icing and decorate the Gingerbread Man Brownies with eyes, mouth, and other designs.
Gingerbread Man Brownie
- This is the best fudge gingerbread man brownie!!
Nutrition
Calories396kcalCarbohydrates61gProtein5gFat25gSaturated Fat15gPolyunsaturated Fat1gMonounsaturated Fat7gTrans Fat1gCholesterol75mgSodium317mgPotassium272mgFiber4gSugar26gVitamin A456IUCalcium43mgIron4mg