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Spicy Chocolate Truffle Brownies

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These Spicy Chocolate Cayenne Truffle Brownies are thick, rich and fudgy with a little kick from cayenne pepper. So delicious!
Course Desserts & Sweet Treats
Cuisine American
Keyword brownies, cayenne pepper, chocolate
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 16 servings
Calories 278
Author Laurie McNamara

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate broken into pieces
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter cut into pieces (plus more for greasing the pan)
  • 4 large eggs at room temp
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
  • cup unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder plus more for dusting
  • 3/4 to 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper or more to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350°.
  • Prep your pan with butter and line with parchment.
  • In a sauce pan, place the broken chocolate and butter. Melt over low heat, stirring often. Once melted, remove off of the heat and add both sugars, stir and set aside.
  • Next sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and cayenne into a large bowl and set aside. To the slightly warm chocolate add in one egg at a time whisking after each additional egg. Then add spoonfuls of the flour/cocoa mixture and stir with a spatula until smooth.
  • Pour batter into prepared 8x8 pan and bake in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. For more fudgy brownies, the tester should come out slightly coated with a thicker coat of chocolate batter, it shouldn't be runny.
  • Let cool and remove. Sprinkle with reserved cocoa powder and cut into desired size. If making a spicier brownie, you may want to consider keeping them a little on the small side.
  • Serve with vanilla bean ice cream if desired.

Notes

*If using a 9x13 pan, bake for 20-25 minutes and test for desired doneness.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 109mg | Potassium: 153mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 291IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 2mg