Easy
40 min
17 min
6 to 8 portions
Dark chocolate and caramel brownies recipe
An original recipe by L'Ecole Valrhona Gourmet
Utensils:
- Rectangle pan
- Strainer
Made with the products below :
1. Dark chocolate brownies
Ingredients:
- 190g Eggs
- 205g Brown sugar
- 195g Butter
- 100g Guanaja 70% dark chocolate or Caraïbe 66% dark chocolate
- 45g All-purpose flour
- 15g Cocoa powder
- 145g Pecans (or your nut of choice)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 17 min
Steps:
- Mix the eggs and brown sugar together.
- Melt the butter and Guanaja 70% dark chocolate or Caraïbe 66% dark chocolate, then incorporate into your first mixture.
- Add the sifted flour and cocoa powder.
- Add half of the roughly chopped nuts.
- Pour into a rectangle pan and sprinkle with the remaining chopped nuts.
- Bake at 340°F (170°C) for 17 minutes.
2. Salted butter caramel filling
Ingredients:
- 185g Heavy cream 36%
- 1/2 ea Norohy Madagascar vanilla bean (or vanilla extract)
- 20g Corn syrup
- 185g Sugar
- 50g Salted butter
Prep time: 15 min
Rest time: cool until use
Steps:
- Heat the cream and infuse with the split and scraped Norohy Madagascar vanilla bean.
- Slowly warm the glucose, then progressively add the sugar and heat to obtain a light caramel.
- Add the salted butter. Strain the hot infused cream and add to the mixture.
- Heat to 245°F (118°C).
- Immediately pour into a large bowl and leave to cool until you are ready to assemble.
3. Brownies assembly
Prep time: 10 min
Rest time: until the caramel hardens
Steps:
- Once the brownie is cooked, cut in half.
- Once the caramel has cooled, pour over one half of the brownie, then immediately cover over with the second half.
- Store in the refrigerator then cut into 6 x 6cm squares.