Photo: Killer Hazelnut Brownie Bites Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
- 1 cup turbinado sugar
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
- 1/4 cup cake flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup chopped hazelnuts
Grenadine Frosting:
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons grenadine
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Line an 8 by 8-inch baking pan with parchment paper. Lightly grease and flour.
In a standing mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together, butter, sugar, vanilla seeds and vanilla extract. Add eggs and mix until well incorporated.
Mix together the dry ingredients and slowly add it to the egg mixture. Mix until well incorporated.
Pour the batter into prepared pan and spread evenly, add hazelnuts to the top.
Bake for 22 to 25 minutes until brownies are set and begin to pull away from the side.
Remove from oven and let cool on wire rack. Once cooled, remove brownies from pan and cut into 1 1/2-inch squares for individual bites.
For the frosting:
In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream butter and slowly add the powdered sugar. Add grenadine and mix until a frosting consistency is reached.
Place frosting in a piping bag and pipe onto individual brownie bites.
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By Janellebrook
on December 03, 2011
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Yum! Delicious brownies...loved the crunch of the chopped hazelnuts on top (skipped the frosting. Forgot to add the vanilla bean, but used turbinado sugar with vanilla flavor and that worked out great.
By cdblount1970_10...
Augusta, GA
on October 17, 2011
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These were the best brownies I've ever made, didn't use the frosting, I purchased a store bought one but will use next time.
By mgirouxx
VT
on August 27, 2011
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Ok, these brownies are AMAZING. If you like a fudgy, non-cake-like brownie, these are for you. These are going to become my basic brownie recipe, they're that good. But a warning: don’t get too creative with them the first time around, especially when you're supposed to take them to a party the next day. (Yes, I do this all the time. No, I never learn. Here's what *not* to do: (1 Do not make them in a mini-muffin tin, even if it is non-stick and you spray the heck out of it, to boot. They will stick anyway. Paper liners may work, but as is now obvious, I didn't use them, so I don't know. (2 Do not think, "Chocolate chips will add an extra layer of fudgy goodness, so I'll add a few of those on top." They will sink and become part of the problem outlined in (1 above. That said and properly chastened, I will now follow the instructions, but the reason I am not sad is that I have a PILE of AMAZING brownie pieces with which to do wonderful things--if they even make it that far.
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