Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 (12-ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cups sugar plus 1/2 cup
- 1 1/3 cups unbleached flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract plus 2 teaspoons
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs plus 1 egg
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/4 cups shredded sweetened coconut
- 1 cup chopped mix of roasted and salted macadamias, cashews, and almonds
- 1 cup canned pineapple tidbits
Directions
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Lightly grease the bottom of a 13 by 9 by 2-inch pan.
In a double boiler or in a large microwave-safe bowl in the microwave oven, melt and stir together butter and chocolate chips. To the chocolate mixture add, 1 1/2 cups sugar, flour, 1 teaspoon vanilla, baking powder, salt, 4 eggs, and mix together well.
In a separate bowl, mix together the cream cheese, 2 teaspoons vanilla, 1 egg, 1/2 cup sugar, and the coconut.
To assemble: layer half of the chocolate batter into the pan. Sprinkle half the nuts and pineapple on top of the batter. Dollop the cream cheese mixture on top, and spread it out across the top. Mix the rest of the nuts and pineapple into the remaining chocolate batter, and pour it over top of the cream cheese mix.
Bake for about 40 minutes (check after 35 minutes). The top should be lightly crusted and the edges lightly browned and beginning to pull from the sides of the pan. Cool completely in pan before cutting.
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By C Reifert
on July 21, 2012
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I made two batches of these brownies today for my friend's luau. I omitted the nuts since some children there are allergic to nuts. I made one batch with pineapple and coconut. The second batch I made with coconut only. They got rave reviews and were a big hit! Everyone said that they were so delicious and I received many compliments. Thanks so much for this terrific recipe. I will definitely bake these brownies again!
By jlaphotos_13053651
Rolesville, 73
on August 06, 2010
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I made a double batch of these brownies for a luau birthday party. THey are super rich and very very good. I dont want to even begin to think about all of the calories in them but for a special occassion these brownies are delicious. I'm not a fan of coconut but dont mind them in these.
By Chef #1557644
Clinton, IA
on June 30, 2010
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Made these for our weekend luau at our house. Guests and my husband raved about it. I took advice from another review and used crushed pineapple instead of tidbits. Make sure you strain the juice off well. The filling in the middle is scrumptious and the brownies are pretty moist. They're pretty rich. I think I would leave out the pineapple the next time since I'm not a big fan of mixing fruit and chocolate.
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