Recipes
Chocolate, nut & prune brownies
Cocoa gives these brownies an intense rich chocolate flavour and is cheaper than using chocolate
Cocoa gives these brownies an intense rich chocolate flavour and is cheaper than using chocolate
(151 votes)
Cook: 1 Hour 30 Mins
Serves: 16
Price: 25p per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 43g serving contains
Energy
829kj
198kcal
829kj
198kcal
10%
Fat
12.0g
12.0g
Med
17%
17%
Saturates
5.3g
5.3g
Med
27%
27%
Sugars
16.0g
16.0g
High
18%
18%
Salt
0.20g
0.20g
Low
3%
3%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1927kj/461kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
1927kj/461kcal
Ingredients
75g Asda Stoned Prunes
1 tbsp brandy (or apple juice)
125g butter
50g cocoa, plus extra for dusting
2 large eggs
225g caster sugar
75g macadamia nuts, chopped
¼ tsp Asda Vanilla Extract
75g Asda Self-Raising Flour, sifted
Method
1
Snip the prunes into small pieces, about the size of a pea – this is easiest with scissors. Mix with the brandy or apple juice and set aside for 30 minutes.
2
Line a 20cm shallow square cake tin with baking paper. Pre-heat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.
3
Gently melt the butter in a small pan. Stir in the cocoa and set aside.
4
Whisk the eggs and sugar in a bowl until pale. Stir in the snipped prunes and liquid, chopped nuts, cocoa mixture and vanilla extract.
5
Fold in the flour until evenly mixed (don’t overmix or you’ll spoil the texture). Turn into the tin, level the top and bake for 30-35 minutes (30 minutes will give you brownies with a moist, squidgy middle; 35 minutes will give a cakey texture.
6
Cool in the tin for 15 minutes, then finish cooling on a wire rack. Dust with cocoa powder and cut into squares to serve.