Recipes
Christmas pud brownies
Add spicy, fruity flavour to this crowd-pleasing chocolate treat with leftover Christmas pudding
Add spicy, fruity flavour to this crowd-pleasing chocolate treat with leftover Christmas pudding
(21 votes)
Cook: 45 Mins
Serves: 20
Price: 40p per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 62g serving contains
Energy
1092kj
261kcal
1092kj
261kcal
13%
Fat
13.6g
13.6g
Med
19%
19%
Saturates
7.4g
7.4g
Med
37%
37%
Sugars
24.8g
24.8g
High
28%
28%
Salt
0.07g
0.07g
Low
1%
1%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1761kj/421kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
1761kj/421kcal
Ingredients
200g dark chocolate (70% cocoa), broken into chunks
175g unsalted butter, cubed
280g golden caster sugar
130g plain flour
3 medium eggs
1tsp vanilla extract
2tbsp brandy (optional)
200g leftover cooked Christmas pudding, crumbled
80g mixed roasted nuts, roughly chopped
20cm x 30cm brownie tin
Method
1
Preheat the oven to 170C/150C Fan/Gas 3. Grease brownie tin and line with baking paper.
2
Put the dark chocolate and unsalted butter in a glass bowl over a pan of gently simmering water. Do not allow the base of the bowl to touch the water. Stir occasionally until melted.
3
Remove from the heat and stir in the caster sugar, followed by the flour. Then, mix in the eggs, vanilla extract and brandy (optional).
4
Pour the mixture into the tin and smooth into the corners. Sprinkle over the leftover Christmas pudding mixed roasted nuts, pushing slightly into the batter.
5
Bake for 35-40 mins until set on top and a skewer comes out clean when inserted in the middle. Set aside to cool completely in the tin.
6
Cut into 20 pieces before serving.