Dark Guinness Brownies

St. Patrick's Day - Holidays and Events

Delicate, dark, rich, and tempting brownies that no one can resist are made with what you would not expect: Guinness® beer. Oh so good.

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 25 mins

Additional: 30 mins

Total: 1hr25 mins

Servings: 24

Yield: 1 9x13-inch pan

Dark Guinness Brownies

Ingredients

cooking spray with flour

1 cup all-purpose flour

¾ cup dark cocoa powder (such as Hershey's® Special Dark)

¼ teaspoon salt

8 ounces bittersweet chocolate (such as Ghirardelli®)

chopped

¾ cup white chocolate chips (such as Ghirardelli®)

6 tablespoons butter at room temperature

cut into cubes

1 cup white sugar

4 eggs

room temperature

1 ¼ cups Irish stout beer (such as Guinness® Extra Stout)

room temperature and foam skimmed off

½ cup chopped pecans

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (such as Nestle® Toll House®)

1 tablespoon sifted confectioners' sugar

or as needed

Irish Eggs

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Directions

Step 1

Place oven rack in the center position. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Step 2

Whisk flour cocoa powder and salt together in a bowl.

Step 3

Melt bittersweet chocolate white chocolate chips and butter in the top of a double boiler over simmering water stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching. Remove from heat.

Step 4

Beat white sugar and eggs together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy about 3 minutes. Slowly add melted chocolate mixture and beat until just combined. Add flour mixture 2 to 3 tablespoons at a time until just combined. Whisk in beer until batter is thin; fold in pecans.

Step 5

Pour batter into the prepared baking dish; sprinkle semisweet chocolate chips over batter.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the brownies comes out with moist crumbs 25 to 30 minutes. Cool to room temperature; dust top with confectioners' sugar.

Nutritional Information

Dark Guinness Brownies

Servings Per Recipe:24

Calories: 236.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 3.8g 8%

Carbohydrates: 27.9g 9%

Dietary Fiber: 2.4g 10%

Sugars: 20.1g

Fat: 13.1g 20%

Saturated Fat: 6.8g 34%

Cholesterol: 40.2mg 13%

Vitamin A Iu: 131.3IU 3%

Niacin Equivalents: 1mg 8%

Folate: 15.9mcg 4%

Calcium: 29.9mg 3%

Iron: 1.1mg 6%

Magnesium: 26.7mg 10%

Potassium: 130.2mg 4%

Sodium: 64.4mg 3%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 7%

Calories From Fat: 118.3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.