Jamaican Coffee Brownies With Pecans

Serves: 4

Eda Schinner

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

63

Spice

50

Sweetness

48

Sourness

33

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 cups

Sugar

1 tsp

Salt

3 large

Egg

1.5 tsps

Vanilla Extract

1.25 cups

All-Purpose Flour

3 cup

Pecan Pieces

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 350°F

2

Spray 13x9x2-inch metal pan with nonstick spray

3

Combine sugar, butter, cocoa, ground coffee, and salt in large metal bowl

4

Place bowl over saucepan of simmering water and whisk until butter melts and ingredients are blended (texture will be grainy)

5

Remove bowl from over water; cool mixture to lukewarm if necessary

6

Whisk in eggs and vanilla

7

Sift flour over and fold in

8

Mix in pecans

9

Spread batter in prepared pan

10

Bake brownies until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes

11

Cool brownies in pan

12

Place chocolate chips in small bowl

13

Bring brewed coffee to simmer in small saucepan; pour over chips and stir until melted and smooth

14

Let ganache stand until cool and beginning to thicken, about 1 hour; spread evenly over brownies

15

(Can be made 1 day ahead

16

Cover; let stand at room temperature

17

) Cut brownies into 15 squares

18

Top each with 2 ginger strips

19

Preheat oven to 350°F

20

Spray 13x9x2-inch metal pan with nonstick spray

21

Combine sugar, butter, cocoa, ground coffee, and salt in large metal bowl

22

Place bowl over saucepan of simmering water and whisk until butter melts and ingredients are blended (texture will be grainy)

23

Remove bowl from over water; cool mixture to lukewarm if necessary

24

Whisk in eggs and vanilla

25

Sift flour over and fold in

26

Mix in pecans

27

Spread batter in prepared pan

28

Bake brownies until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes

29

Cool brownies in pan

30

Place chocolate chips in small bowl

31

Bring brewed coffee to simmer in small saucepan; pour over chips and stir until melted and smooth

32

Let ganache stand until cool and beginning to thicken, about 1 hour; spread evenly over brownies

33

(Can be made 1 day ahead

34

Cover; let stand at room temperature

35

) Cut brownies into 15 squares

36

Top each with 2 ginger strips